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Data Science Major

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements.  Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring).  This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

NOTE:  Once a student has completed a course in the department, the student cannot take any course that is in the pre-requisite/Co-requisite sequence leading up to the course taken, without the permission of the Department Chair.

Course requirements

Department Course Number Credits Course Title Recommended Sequence Year/Semester

COM

228

3

Business and Professional Speaking

2

CSC

105

3

Introduction to Computers

1F

CSC

116

3

Computer Programming I

1F

CSC

117

3

Computer Programming II

1S

CSC

207

3

Data Sctructures

1S

CSC

208

3

Database Management

2

CSC

316

3

Systems Analysis and Design

2 or 3

CSC

325

3

Analysis of Algorithms

2 or 3

CSC

407

3

Artificial Intelligence

3 or 4

DSC

205

3

Introduction to Data Science

2

DSC

305

3

Data Analysis and Visualization

2 or 3

DSC

306

3

Data Mining

2 or 3

DSC

405

3

Web Analytics and Mining

3 or 4

DSC

406

3

Machine Learning

3 or 4

MAT

205

4

Functions and Trigonometry

1

MAT

211

4

Calculus I

1 or 2

MAT

212

4

Calculus II

2 or 3

MAT

215

3

Applied Statistics I

1 or 2

MAT

217

3

Applied Discrete Mathematics

2

MAT

218

3

Applied Linear Algebra

3

MAT 325 3 Applied Statistics II
or MAT 407, Numerical Analysis
3 or 4

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6

Any two other 200-level or above CSC, MAT or BUS courses which have been approved by the student's advisor and which have not been used as one of the above required courses.

 

There are 72 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.