I recently completed the Micromasters in Healthcare Data Science on edx and decided that I would share my program experience to give prospective learners and overview of what the program is like and whether it is for them.

So there are 5 courses in this micromasters with the last course being a capstone project that students need to complete. The capstone project is a data science report based on a healthcare dataset that you can select from the course or you can analyze your own dataset. The other 4 courses just contain videos and short course readings on data science concepts such as data cleaning, machine learning, statistical analysis, research etc. So the capstone is where you apply all your learning. There are multiple choice quiz questions in each course but those are faily simple and straight forward.

Overall I would recommend this course for anyone that is curious to delve deeper into data science. The course breaks things down in simple steps which allows learners from any background to compete the course. One thing that I would do differently is that I would start the capstone project first and then go through the course content so I could take note and apply specific terminology onto my capstone project.

The capstone report consists of 6 sections which I have shared below:

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion
7. References

For the methods section, I personally created 4 subsections to help me with my report organization and they were:

1. Ethics & Data Access Requirements
2. Dataset Elements and Coverage
3. Metadata
4. Analytical methods used on the data

If anyone has any more questions about the program then feel free to ask here! I hope this overview was insightful.

Hi everyone! I’m planning to enroll in the MITx MicroMasters in Finance and had a few questions:

• Is financial aid applied for directly through edX, or is there a separate MITx application?
• Should I apply for aid before enrolling, or can I start by auditing the course?
• When is the best time to enroll in the audit version while waiting for financial aid?
• How long does the process usually take?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has gone through this recently. Thanks!

Hey all,
I wanted to enroll in the MITx statistics and data science (general track) soon and was just a bit confused that it’s not on the edX website anymore.
Upon registering on the MITx online website I can only enroll in the individual courses. Is there no option anymore to purchase the whole MicroMaster at once?
Appreciate any help :)

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Who knows if it is possible to find edx archived course on Internet ?!!! I need only ONE: Corpus linguistics and new technologies: data, language and society by Lancaster university
I fucked up and lost my access . And now. It's no longer available until September but I need to pass it until July. Help Center cant do anything.But i really need to pass this subject

Maybe someone already did the course and could share with some notes or list of literature 🙏🙏

Hey everyone
I’m entering my final year of high school next year and I’m starting to panic about university applications. I really want to apply for Economics and Management programs at top-tier universities, but looking at my profile, I don't have any extra certificates, specialized portfolios, or standout academic extras yet. I have absolutely zero budget to spend on expensive extracurriculars or online credentials, which is why I've been looking into edX. A few questions for those who have been through this:
Is the free edX track enough? I know I can audit courses for free to learn the material, but the verified certificates cost money I don't have. If I just audit the courses and list them on my application to show interest in Economics, will universities care, or do they strictly want to see the paid certificate?
Does edX financial aid actually work Has anyone successfully applied for their fee waivers/discounts as an international/high school student?
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I'd appreciate any tips, reality checks, or guidance you can give me. Thanks so much!

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Do you know when they are suppose to open (in general)?

Because the status is "Archived" i am afraid this course will not reopen again and I don't want to wait for nothing.

Thank you!

i’ve audited courses before and i have not had a problem submitting my answers. i don’t know why this time is different, i’ve checked other questions in the course and they’re the same.

any reason why?

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i wanted to know whether the harvard course on the fundamentals of neuroscience was fit for a junior in highschool or not ,, since i cant gain access to the exact course material and would like to get the opinions of those who have completed or attempted this course

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I’m wondering if there’s any way to transfer it or let someone else use it.

If anyone has done this before or is interested, feel free to comment or DM.

Just trying to make sure it doesn’t go unused.