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Data Science Minor

Requirements for the Minor

Computer Core Courses

CSC 160Web, Data, and Design

4
CSC 220Programming and Problem Solving

4

Mathematics Core Courses

MAT 130Introduction to Statistics

3
OR
MAT 311Mathematical Statistics

3

Data Science Core Courses

DSC 205Statistical Modeling

3
DSC 305Data Science and Analytics

3

Analytics Elective

One of

ANT 301/SOC 301Qualitative Field Methods

3
ANT 305/SOC 305Research Methods

3
ANT 307/SOC 307Feminist Ethnography and Methodology

3
BIO 390Biostatistics

3
DSC 395Machine Learning

3
ECO 390Econometrics

3
PSY 205Introduction to Research Methods

3

Visual Communication Elective

One of

ANT 360GIS and the Environment

3
ARS 110Introduction to Drawing

3
DRA 356C.A.D.D. for the Stage

3
DRA 363Multi-Media Storytelling

3

Additional Recommended Courses for Students Interested in Data Science

Students should consider taking additional electives in analysis or visualization from the lists above or classes that build on these such as ECO 392 (Economic Forecasting) or ECO 395 (Empirical Analysis in Economics and Finance). For students wishing to expand their computing capabilities, CSC 270 (Data Structures)*, CSC 362 (Design and Analysis of Algorithms), and CSC 362 (Database Programming and Design) are all relevant to data science. For students wishing to expand their mathematical capabilities, MAT 240 (Linear Algebra)* and MAT 311 (Mathematical Statistics) are relevant to data science.

* Required for data science majors.