The Master is composed of three main modules. The Social Sciences Module has a theoretical component (9 ECTS) where students will learn the foundations and possibilities of Computational Social Sciences, gain familiarity with the main behavioral theories and discuss social and ethical issues of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence; in parallel, the methodological component (12 ECTS) features courses on research design, survey methodology and social network analysis. The Statistics Module (12 ECTS) provides a key quantitative foundation, offering various courses on modeling and causal inference. Finally, the Computational Module (18 ECTS) will provide a cutting-edge set of R-based tools for data mining, analysis and visualization.
Training supplements
First semester
Total ECTS: 33
Second semester
Master’s Thesis
6 ECTS