Data Science Foundations II

Master the Tools of the Trade. Continue your journey by diving into more complex machine learning models, natural language processing, and time series analysis. Gain the expertise to tackle real-world challenges and position yourself as a leader in data science.

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Next Cohort Date

June 2, 2025
December 2, 2024

Course Features

Qualification

Industry Certificate

Duration

12 weeks

Commitment

20 hours weekly

Skill Level

Intermediate

Delivery

Weekly instruction, feedback and support

Start Date

June 2, 2025

Led By

Experienced industry instructors

Features

Flexible schedules and small class sizes (5 max)

Value

Affordable high quality education
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Master the tools of the trade

In this advanced set of courses, you’ll immerse yourself in the most challenging aspects of data science. Learn to develop sophisticated machine learning models. including neural networks, dive into natural language processing, and gain expertise in time series analysis. These courses will equip you with the skills to solve complex problems and develop data-driven solutions that meet the needs of today’s businesses. By mastering these tools and techniques, you’ll position yourself as a leader in the field of data science, capable of tackling the most pressing challenges with confidence and precision.

The Bletchley Institute x Flatiron School difference:

  • Be mentored by a world-class data scientist
  • Small group classes (max 5 students)
  • 100% online programs

Pre-requisites: Data Science Essentials, Data Science Foundations I.

For these advanced courses, you’ll need:

  • Intermediate Python programming skills, especially in handling larger datasets and complex data manipulations.
  • Familiarity with regression analysis and basic machine learning models.
  • A strong understanding of SQL and experience with dynamic data visualizations.

Upon completion of this program, you'll be able to move on to the Data Science Capstone.

Objectives

  • Train on industry-standard software and gain production experience
  • Be mentored by a world-class data scientist
  • Small group classes (max 5 students)
  • 100% online program

Curriculum

Industry-approved curriculum to support your journey into data science

Introduction to Machine Learning - 3 weeks

This course introduces the fundamentals of AI and machine learning, covering core concepts like statistical learning theory and supervised learning. You'll explore models such as logistic regression, decision trees, and support vector machines, and learn to evaluate them using metrics like ROC AUCs. The course concludes with a project where you'll select and deploy the ideal model for a specific task, demonstrating your mastery of the data science pipeline.

What you'll learn: 

  • Utilize foundational machine learning modeling like decision trees and supervised learning
  • Prepare data for machine learning modeling with preprocessing (feature extraction) and normalization
  • Utilize mathematics, statistics, & probability for data science methodologies to derive insights

Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn - 3 weeks

This course covers both supervised and unsupervised machine learning models. You'll learn about distance metrics and k-Nearest Neighbors for classification, recommender systems using SVD, clustering techniques like k-means, and dimensionality reduction with PCA. The course concludes with a project where you'll build and demonstrate both a supervised (k-Nearest Neighbors) and an unsupervised (k-means) learning model, showcasing your skills in classification and clustering tasks.

What you'll learn: 

  • Utilize foundational machine learning modeling like decision trees and supervised learning
  • Prepare data for machine learning modeling with preprocessing (feature extraction) and normalization
  • Integrate mathematics, statistics, & probability for data science methodologies to derive insights 

Natural Language Processing, Time Series & Neural Networks - 3 weeks

This course teaches skills to build advanced models, focusing on natural language processing (NLP) with techniques like text classification and vectorization, time series analysis for managing and visualizing trends, and neural networks using Keras. The course culminates in a project where you'll build and showcase three models: a language model, a time series model, and a basic neural network.

What you'll learn: 

  • Develop insights from language, time, and image data using neural networks and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Integrate mathematics, statistics, & probability for data science methodologies to derive insights

Neural Networks & Similar Models - 3 weeks

This course builds on neural network fundamentals, teaching optimization techniques like normalization and regularization. You'll explore Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for image classification, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) for forecasting and sequence data, and advanced models like transformers and BERT. The course concludes with a project where you'll demonstrate your expertise by building an advanced neural network application.

What you'll learn: 

  • Create an advanced neural network application
  • Integrate mathematics, statistics, & probability for data science methodologies to derive insights

Tuition

Upfront

$4,700

Pay as You Go

$5,200

3 monthly payments of $1,734

Your Life Won't Wait for a Career Change

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Full-Time

You’re ready to commit to a full-time course load. You’ll graduate in 15 weeks thanks to a rigorous schedule and instructor support.

  • 15 week program
  • Required class time and office hours
  • Live instructor guidance and feedback
Tuition: $4,700.00 $5,200.00
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Part-Time

Part-time is designed for busy people. If you don't have 8 hours to dedicate a day, then part-time is for you. Graduate in 45 weeks.

  • 45 week program
  • Optional study groups and office hours
  • Instructor guidance and feedback
Tuition: $4,700.00 $5,200.00
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The community-powered options offers peak flexibility. Pay a small fee each month for access to course material with no time limit for completion.

  • Unlimited learning time
  • Guidance and feedback via Discord community
  • Same top-tier education
  • Cancel membership anytime
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Data Science Foundations II FAQs

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What are the software and hardware requirements for the foundations programs?

Software:

Visual Studio will be used in this program and can be downloaded for free.

Hardware:

Students will need a computer that meets the minimum requirements for Visual Studio 2022.

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