Center for Data ScienceWasedaUniversity Data Science Center

早稲田大学では「専門性」×「データサイエンス」の融合による本学のデータサイエンス分野における研究・教育の推進・支援を行っています。データ科学センターではグローバルエデュケーションセンターと協力して、全学部・大学院生向けに「データ科学教育プログラム」を提供しており、早稲田大学の学生であれば、学部・研究科、学年に関係なく、誰でもデータサイエンスを基礎から学ぶことができます。データ科学教育プログラムの一環として、データ科学の学びに対する明確な目標を提示するために、データ科学認定制度を設置しました。この認定制度は、履修者のデータ科学に関する能力を保証するために４つの級を設置し、級毎に到達目標を明示することで、各学生の興味関心に合わせたデータ科学を学ぶ機会を提供します。各級の定める要件を満たした学生に対しては、データ科学センターより証明書を発行します。
昨今、インターネットやIoTなど情報通信技術の進歩により多種多様で大量のデータが得られるようになっており、これらのデータを活用する「データ科学」は様々な学術領域および社会において強く求められています。「データ科学」とはデータから合理的で明確な意思決定や論証を導くための学問です。データから目的とする意思決定を得るためには、データ及び意思決定の背景となる専門分野の知見が大変重要です。このことからも分かるように「データ科学」は自身の「専門分野」と融合することでその力を発揮します。

Many students study "data science" with the goal of "applying data science to their own fields of expertise," and take advantage of the certification program to improve their knowledge of data science and open up new possibilities for their own careers.

Overview of the certification system

• データ科学認定制度について
  デジタルパンフレット（Publish Online版：日本語／English｜PDF版：日本語／English）
• ​Click here for the curriculum and lecture subjects
• Importance of Data Science Introduction Video
  The introduction video is Here (15 min 05 sec)
• Video introducing the Data Science Education Program and Certification Program in Data Science
  The introduction video is Here (15 minutes 20 seconds)

• これまでの認定者数（2024年度まで）
  

Certification system procedures and applications

• Certification application:Click here (to the application form)
• Procedures:Certification Program in Data Science (Excerpt from the University-wide Open Course Registration Guide (Global Education Center))

[Target students]
- Students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school at Waseda University from April 2021 onwards (full-time students only)

[Course registration]
・Please register for the courses required for certification at the Global Education Center during the regular course registration period.
・Students are free to choose which subjects to take in which semesters, so please check the syllabus and other information, follow the course registration rules of your faculty or graduate school, and register for subjects eligible for Certification Program in Data Science established by the Global Education Center.

[Application for certification]
If you wish to be accredited under Certification Program in Data Science, you will need to submit an "Application for Accreditation" in addition to registering for the course.
Please apply by specifying the level of certification you wish to receive using the "Certification Application" form above.

[Certification process]
・The process for certification is as follows: after "course registration" and "application for certification", a "certification decision" will be made after grades for the spring and fall semesters are finalized. Students who have been certified will be notified via Waseda email.
・Students who have received notification of their certification will be able to issue a certificate of certification through the certificate issuing service.

◆Timing of certification decision◆
Spring semester: September (application deadline: end of July)
Fall semester: March (application deadline: end of January)

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Certification Program in Data Science for Undergraduate and Graduate School Subjects

1. Overview
Certification Program in Data Science provides students with the opportunity to learn data science in line with their interests by setting four levels and clearly indicating the goals to be achieved for each level, for students taking university-wide open courses offered by the Global Education Center.
Meanwhile, at Waseda University, each faculty and graduate school to which students belong also offers courses that allow them to apply data science to their own expertise.
Therefore, starting from the 2022 academic year, we will implement Certification Program in Data Science- Faculty/Graduate School Subject Adaptation" as a mechanism to make it easier for students taking Certification Program in Data Science related subjects in each faculty and graduate school to obtain certification levels under the system.
Specifically, if a student is taking courses in their faculty or graduate school that cover items that correspond to the curriculum of Certification Program in Data Science, they will be able to obtain a grade without having to retake the courses required for Certification Program in Data Science established by the Global Education Center (hereinafter referred to as "designated courses"), which overlap in content.
*Please note that the correspondence between the Faculty and Graduate School subjects specifies the certification conditions for Certification Program in Data Science. Please note that it does not mean "transferring credits between corresponding subjects" or "meeting the prerequisites for taking each subject."

2. Target
Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school at Waseda University (full-time students only)

3. Year of completion of the applicable courses in the faculty/graduate school that are to be certified
2014 and after

4. Certification Program in Data Science- Faculty and Graduate School Subject Correspondence Mechanism
For information on Certification Program in Data Science 's faculty/graduate school subject matching system, please refer to the explanatory materials below (types of subject matching, how to read the table, and examples of obtaining accreditation).
Certification Program in Data Science Faculty/Graduate School Subject Explanation Materials (PDFfile)

5. Eligible Faculties and Graduate Schools
The subjects covered by Certification Program in Data Science for each faculty and graduate school are as follows:

Data Science Course Advice

早稲田大学では、各学生の興味や目的に応じて、 データ科学を学ぶ機会を提供します。学び方は学生の自由ですが、データ科学をはじめて学ぶ方は、上記のデジタルパンフレットを参考になさってください。

We also provide consultation on data science courses for students of our university. Please apply here.

Certificate

Types of certificates that can be issued and where they can be issued

Center for Data Science will issue the following certificates to those who meet the certification requirements set forth for each level.

*1 Please refer to the following URL for information on how to apply online.

Certificate Issuance Service–Academic Advising Office(waseda.jp)

*2 The fee per certificate is as follows:

Current students and those in the graduating year (from the time completion is determined until the end of the relevant semester): 300 yen

Graduates: 400 yen

What you need when applying at the counter (Bring to Academic Advising Office on the 1st floor of Building 7)

• (1) Certificate Application Form: Please fill out the necessary information and bring it with you.
  ​Download the certificate issuance application form (Word)
  ​Download the certificate application form (PDF)

• (2) Purchase the total amount of fee receipts you need from the fee receipt machine in Academic Advising Office on the 1st floor of Building 7.
• (3) Identification documents One of the following: driver's license, health insurance card, passport, or basic resident registration card. However, if you have changed your name due to marriage or other reasons, please also submit an extract from your family register (a copy is acceptable).

*If applying via family or proxy, please bring the following documents in addition to copies of (1), (2), and (3) above.

• (4) Power of Attorney (obtain a power of attorney as specified by your faculty and sign it yourself)
• (5) Identification document of the representative (one of the following: driver's license, health insurance card, passport, or basic resident registration card)

Required documents for application by mail (mail to the Center for Data Science office)

If you are applying by mail, please mail the following required documents to the Center for Data Science office (please note that Academic Advising Office on the 1st floor of Building 7 does not accept applications for issuance by mail):

1. Certificate application form
2. ​A "fixed amount postal money order" for the total amount required (at the post office)
   Note: If you are requesting from overseas, please purchase an International Postal Money Order (please make sure it can be converted into Japanese yen in Japan) from a post office overseas to cover the certificate fee and reply postage (please check these costs yourself) and enclose it with your application (bank-issued money orders and checks are not accepted).
3. Copy of your identity document
4. Return envelope with the recipient's name and stamp affixed. *Please prepare a square No. 2 envelope (length 33.2cm, width 24cm).
5. If applying through a representative, a letter of attorney and a copy of the representative's identification document

Contact Us

Please check here (Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)) before making an inquiry.

・Students of this university: Please contact us here​

We have issued a press release about Certification Program in Data Science. Please see below.
https://www.waseda.jp/top/news/71244