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Data Science (Minor)

The Minor in Data Science program requires 23 credit hours in computer science/data science/math (Option 1) or 15 credit hours in computer science/data science (Option 2). Option 2 is for Computer Science or Cybersecurity majors, whereas Option 1 is for other majors.

Option 1 (23 hours)

Required Courses (17 hours)
CSCI 1470 Computer Science I
CSCI 1480 Computer Science II
CSCI 2310 Introduction to Data Science
CSCI 2320 Data Structures
CSCI 3385 Artificial Intelligence
Elective Courses (at least 6 hours)
MATH 3381 Data Cleaning and Visualization
CSCI 4370 Data Mining
CSCI 4371 Machine Learning
CSCI 4372 Data Clustering

Option 2 (15 hours)

Required Courses (6 hours)
CSCI 2310 Introduction to Data Science
CSCI 3385 Artificial Intelligence
Elective Courses (at least 9 hours)
MATH 3381 Data Cleaning and Visualization
CSCI 4370 Data Mining
CSCI 4371 Machine Learning
CSCI 4372 Data Clustering

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Undergraduate Bulletin: Minor

Undergraduate Bulletin (Course Descriptions): CSCI, MATH

 

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