Data Science Minor

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The data science minor equips students with foundational skills in programming, statistical modeling, and data wrangling. Project or internship experience integrates these techniques, and prepares students to apply them systematically in their primary field of study.

Requirements

CPS 121 - Introduction to Programming (4)
DSC 210 - Data Wrangling (4)
DSC 211 - Modeling and Visualization (4)
DSC 440 - Data Science Project (4) (or approved 4-credit internship)

Statistics Options

One of the following statistics courses:

BUS 211 - Statistics in Business and Economics (4)
MAT 220 - Biostatistics (4)
MAT 319 - Statistics (4)
PSY 256 - Research Methods I (4)

Elective

One of the following 4 credit options:

BIO 440 - Landscape Ecology & GIS (2 or 4) and BIO 441 - Landscape Ecology & GIS Lab (2)
CPS 330 - Machine Learning (4)
CPS 352 - Database Systems (4)
ECO 213 - Econometrics (4)
MAT 325 - Operations Research (4)
PSY 257 - Research Methods II (4)
Other course approved by minor advisor