Applied Urban Science and Informatics

Overview

The Applied Urban Science and Informatics MSc program from New York University provides core courses in urban science, urban informatics, and information and communication technology in cities. You will have the opportunity to select from multiple urban domains and informatics disciplines to gain breadth and depth in the application of big data analytics to urban problems.

The program will provide you with the ability to use large-scale data from a variety of sources to understand and address real-world challenges in the urban context.

Learning Outcomes:

• The ability to identify, define, collect, analyze, and communicate relevant data from diverse sources (tabular, web, sensors, etc.)
• A depth of knowledge in a particular urban domain, such as energy, buildings, transportation, etc., and in a discipline, including visualization, decision models and optimization, simulation and computational methods
• An understanding of urban science and urban informatics and their relationship to the operation and development of cities
• An ability to identify and assess problems, evaluate data needs and analytical approaches to problem-solving, and develop solutions in real-world, multiple-constraint contexts