AUCA recognizes MITx MicroMasters Program credential for credits

 

AUCA is the first university in Central Asia to grant MITx MicroMasters online learners credits that would count toward the completion of a full master’s degree at AUCA.

AUCA MSc in Economics Program will recognize course credits to their students who successfully complete the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) and the MITx MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science. Such an agreement with MIT will help AUCA’s Economics Department enhance teaching innovation and strengthen its curricula in the area of evidence-based development policy analysis and data analysis.

Online Education at MIT

MIT offers several online MicroMasters credentials through its online course database, MITx. Participants that complete the MicroMasters program are eligible to apply to MIT’s blended Master’s program and are able to pursue an accelerated on-campus Master’s degree at MIT.

The DEDP MicroMasters Program was developed by MIT’s Department of Economics, together with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). To earn the certification, a student must complete the following five online intensive courses:

  • Microeconomics
  • Data Analysis for Social Sciences
  • The Challenges of Global Poverty
  • Foundations of Development Policy
  • Designing & Running Randomized Evaluations

The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science was developed by MITx and the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS).  To earn the certification, a student must complete the following four online intensive courses:

  • Probability – The Science of Uncertainty and Data
  • Data Analysis in Social Science.
  • Fundamentals of Statistics
  • Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning
  • Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications

MITx MicroMasters in DEDP and MSc in Economics at AUCA

Credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters in DEDP will be able to earn 24 credits of the 120 total graduate credits towards the completion of the MSc in Economics at AUCA. This agreement is a great opportunity for advancing the education and careers of MiTx MicroMasters participants from AUCA.

MITx MicroMasters in Statistics and Data Science and MSc in Economics at AUCA

The American University of Central Asia will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 24 credits of the 120 of total graduate credits towards the completion of the MSc. in Economics.