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DATA SCIENCE (BS)

DEGREE AWARDED

BS

HOURS TO COMPLETE

50+

COURSES REQUIRED

15+

DEPARTMENT CONTACT

Data and Decision Sciences

Requirements

A minimum of seven quantitative courses and a minimum of six additional courses in a student's substantive area of interest. Students must complete a minimum of 50 credit hours to complete the Data Science B.S. degree. A number of substantive fields, like Biology and Informatics, require more than 50 credit hours because of additional curriculum requirements.

QTM Courses

  • DATASCI 110: Introduction to Scientific Methods

  • MATH 210: Advanced Calculus for Data Sciences

  • DATASCI 150: Intro to Statistical Computing I

  • DATASCI 151: Intro to Statistical Computing II

  • DATASCI 210: Probability & Statistics

  • DATASCI 220: Regression Analysis

  • 3 Advanced DATASCI electives: DATASCI electives include 300- and 400-level lecture or seminar courses (3+ credit hours; Excludes: DATASCI 398R, 495A, 495B, 496R, 497R, and 499R)

Substantive Field Requirements

Completion of six to nine track-specific courses. Contact the department for current list of approved courses in each substantive field.

  • Anthropology

  • Architectural History

  • Art History

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Biology

  • Biological Anthropology

  • Classics

  • Data Sciences

  • East Asian Studies

  • Economics

  • English

  • Environmental Sciences

  • History

  • Informatics

  • International Studies

  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies

  • Linguistics

  • Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology

  • Political Science

  • Psychology

  • Sociology

  • Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

There are no official restrictions about what substantive field a student can concentrate in while pursuing the DATASCI degree. If a student is interested in a substantive field beyond this list, please contact us to discuss their major course policies.

Note: A student may count no more than two classes fulfilling their substantive course requirements towards a double major.

Additional Degree Requirements: When necessary, a combination of DATASCI and substantive area courses of the student’s choosing may be taken to reach 50 the credit hour requirement.

Prerequisites

Calculus I (MATH 111 or MATH 115 or equivalent test credit)
MATH 221: Linear Algebra