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Data Science Minor

Minor Overview

This minor offers a cross-disciplinary experience designed to prepare students for further study and careers in data science. By integrating mathematics, computer science, and statistics, the program builds a solid foundation of skills, enabling students to explore and visualize data, as well as understand and develop models that support data-driven decision-making.

Courses

Required Minor Core Courses

Complete the following courses. Alternatives for the following courses: MAT204 or MAT233.

MAT204

Calculus I

(4.00 s.h)

COM206

Intro to Computer Science II

(3.00 s.h)

COM205

Introduction to Computer Science I

(3.00 s.h)

COM308

Introduction to Data Mining

(3.00 s.h)

MAT207

Introduction to Data Science

(3.00 s.h)

MAT233

Statistics

(3.00 s.h)

Colloquium

Complete two semesters of colloquium; one presentation required.

NSC300

Science Colloquium

(1.00 s.h)

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