2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jun 28, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

MSDA 3440 - Special Topics: Data Analytics


This course addresses current or timely topics in Data Analytics.  Special Topics can vary from semester to semester.  Course may be repeated for credit if topics are different.

Summer 2024

MSDA3440-01 Applied Large Language Models (LLMs)

In this course, students will explore the real-world applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) in various domains. They will understand the fundamentals of LLMs, including model architectures like GPT-3, BERT, and T5, and their applications in tasks such as text generation, semantic search, and chatbots. Through hands-on projects, students will learn how to utilize pre-trained models and fine-tune them for specific tasks to solve real-world problems.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varied