Foundational Component (12 required courses)

• CS 151 - Computer Science through Programming
• CS 295 - Discrete Structures or
• MA 295 - Discrete Structures or
• MA 395 - Discrete Methods
• DS 303 - Discovering Information in Data
• DS 496 - Ethical Data Science Capstone
• IS 251 - Data Analytics and Information Systems or
• BH 251 - Data Analytics and Information Systems *
• IS 353 - Data Management and Database Systems or
• CS 485 - Database Management Systems
• IS 358 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining
• MA 251 - Calculus I
• ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics or
• ST 265 - Biostatistics or
• EC 220 - Business Statistics
• ST 310 - Statistical Computing
• ST 465 - Experimental Research Methods
• ST 472 - Applied Multivariate Analysis

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  * Restricted to Sellinger Scholars.

Elective Component

Choose three courses from the following:

• CS 312 - Object-Oriented Software Design
• CS 456 - Web Programming or
• IS 458 - Web-Enabled Entrepreneurial Project
• CS 484 - Machine Learning
• CS 487 - Big Data
• EC 420 - Econometrics
• EC 425 - Applied Economic Forecasting
• IS 453 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
• IS 460 - Data Visualization
• IS 470 - Sports Analytics
• MA 301 - Introduction to Linear Algebra
• MA 481 - Operations Research
• MA 485 - Stochastic Processes
• MK 415 - Digital Marketing and Analytics
• PH 307 - Mathematical Methods in Physics
• ST 461 - Elements of Statistical Theory I: Distributions
• ST 466 - Experimental Design
• ST 473 - Statistical Learning and Big Data
• ST 475 - Survival Analysis and Generalized Linear Models
• Appropriate course as approved by program director

First Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Notes:

1. EC 102  and EC 103  are recommended to fulfill the Social Science Core.
2. MA 151  may be substituted for MA 251  with permission of the program director.
3. CS 212  is a prerequisite for CS 312 . MA 351  is a prerequisite for ST 461 .
4. Up to two graduate-level Data Science courses may be taken as a DS Elective with approval from the program director.
5. CS 485  and ST 465  are offered every other year.
6. The Data Science major cannot be combined with a minor in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Statistics. Students may double major with these programs.