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 110 - Thinking with Data (4)
DSC 210 - Data Wrangling (4)
DSC 211 - Modeling and Visualization (4)

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)
DSC 440 - Data Science Project (4)
ECO 213 - Econometrics (4)
PSY 257 - Research Methods II (4)
4-credit internship approved by minor advisor
Other course approved by minor advisor