Master of Science in Applied Data Science with a Specialization in Crisis Informatics
In a crisis, information is a critical resource. It’s what drives the response—analyzing scope, identifying resources, and deploying responders. Informatics informs the planning and preparedness needed to reduce the impact of a flood, tornado, or other disaster.
To anticipate, mitigate, and manage a crisis, you need data. With the right skills, you can use that data to provide useful information and potentially life-saving knowledge.
Become a key member of the crisis management team. Earn your degree from our school, the first informatics school in the nation.
Technical solutions for tough situations
Information technology helps key stakeholders to better predict and manage disasters.
Our trailblazing program is the first to offer a Master of Science in Applied Data Science with a specialization in Crisis Informatics. You’ll learn methods of data mining, how to transform large data sets into usable knowledge, and ways to represent information visually.
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Learn how to manage crises
Crisis informatics applies information technology and data analytics to disasters and emergencies to:
- Leverage geospatial technologies to model and visualize hazards and vulnerabilities.
- Develop plans to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate disasters.
- Use social media content from people in disaster zones to create humanitarian response plans.
- Draw on information from crowdsourcing, participatory mapping, or citizen science, with members of the public serving as everyday analysts.
Become a leader in data science
Ours is the first data science program in Indiana to offer both master’s and Ph.D. degrees. Ties to industry, employment, and research distinguish our school and its programs.
The Master of Science in Applied Data Science with a specialization in Crisis Informatics teaches you the latest methods of data management, analysis, and high-throughput data storage and how to apply them in preparing for, mitigating, and recovering from disasters and emergencies.