Show Notes

Data Science is at the forefront of the industry in the 21st century, as more and more companies and academic disciplines rely on data-driven research, decision making, and visualizations. As a program rooted in a four-college partnership, students who complete a major in data science will have the ability to apply theories and technologies to problems in domains across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Courses taken are machine learning, data analysis, statistics, data visualization, and most importantly the ethics surrounding the field of data science. Possible jobs for graduates of the undergraduate program include data science engineer, data analyst, research engineer, data science developer, among others.


The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus is at the forefront when it comes to this major.  This podcast interviews two students enrolled in the M.S. in Data Science at The University of North Carolina Charlotte Campus, namely, Mr. Khabiyrul Gainey and Ashley Finke. Khabiyrul Millah Gainey earned his B.S. in both accounting and finance and will graduate with a double Masters in accounting and data science and business analytics.  Ashley Finke earned her B.S. in Public Health and will soon graduate with a dual M.S. in Health Informatics and Analytics as well as a Master of Public Health.  Both Khabiyrul and Ashley provide the audience with diverse backgrounds and they explain how those backgrounds fit well within this diverse and ever-growing field.  They also give us a little about The University of North Carolina at its Charlotte campus.