Data Science Minor

Programming

Choose one of the following four courses (4 or 5 credits):

• CPSC 1220 - Data-driven Problem Solving and Programming
• CPSC 1420 - Programming and Problem Solving I
• ECEGR 2000 - Physical Computing with Python
• MEGR 2810 - Engineering Methods

Statistics

Choose one of the following nine courses (5 credits):

• CRJS 3020 - Criminal Justice Statistics
• ECON 2100 - Business Statistics
• EVST 3400 - Research Design and Statistics
• MATH 1210 - Statistics for Life Sciences
• MATH 2310 - Probability and Statistics for the Sciences and Engineering
• MATH 3412 - Mathematical Statistics
• PSYC 3050 - Statistics and Research Methods II
• PUBA 4400 - Research Design and Statistics
• SOCW 4010 - Social Work Research Data Analysis

Databases

Choose one of the following two courses (5 credits):

• CPSC 2300 - Introduction to Databases
• CPSC 3300 - Fundamentals of Databases

Data Visualization

Choose one of the following two courses (5 credits):

• BUAN 4220 - Data Visualization and Communication
• DATA 3310 - Data Visualization

Methodology and Applications

Complete the following course (5 credits):

• DATA 3320 - Methodology and Applications of Data Science

Data Science Electives

Choose remaining credits from the following courses to reach minium 30 credits total:

• BUAN 4310 - Data Mining and Big Data Analytics
• CHEM 3000 - Quantitative Analysis
• CPSC 4310 - Machine Learning
• CPSC 4330 - Big Data Analytics
• CPSC 4610 - Artificial Intelligence
• ECEGR 4620 - Data Communication Networks
• ECEGR 4640 - Internet of Things
• ECEGR 4720 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing
• ECEGR 4750 - Machine Learning I: Optimization, Prediction, and Pattern Recognition in Complex Systems
• ECEGR 4760 - Machine Learning II: Contemporary and Emerging Techniques
• ECON 3100 - Quantitative Methods and Applications
• ECON 4110 - Applied Econometrics
• ECON 4120 - Forecasting Business Conditions
• ENSC 2400 - Environmental Sensors
• ENSC  /  EVST 3500 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• MATH 3411 - Probability
• MATH 3450 - Introduction to Numerical Methods
• PSYC 4030 - Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design
• Special Topics designated as minor electives

NOTE:

See policy for Undergraduate Minors (84-1) for more information.