Data Science Minor

Program Description

The Data Science Minor program serves students from all academic disciplines and seeks to provide computer literacy and competence to enhance career opportunities within one’s discipline. The data science minor requires 18 semester hours: two foundation courses (6 Cr.) in Data Science, one foundation course in Statistics (3 Cr.) and any 9 credits worth of courses from the approved list of courses or other courses as approved by the Minor in Data Science Program Coordinator. Students must earn a C or higher in the eighteen hours of course work that constitute a minor.

Course Requirements

Foundation Courses

CSC 1315 - Introduction to Data Science Credits: 3 hrs
CSC 2315 - Applied Data Science Credits: 3 hrs
Statistics Course: Choose one

MAT/SOC/PSY/GER 2326 - Statistics for Social and Behavior Sciences,

MAT 3310 - Probability and Statistics I,

QBA 2325 - Business & Economic Statistics,

EXS 2310 - Demystifying the Statistics of the Health Sciences

Total Credit Hours: 9

Breadth Courses

Choose any three of the Breadth courses:

BIO 3305 - Topics in Bioinformatics Credits: 3 hrs
BIO 4277 - Investigation and Research III Credits: 2 hrs
CHE 3236 - Investigations and Research Credits: 2 hrs
PHY 3233 - Investigations and Research Credits: 2 hrs
PHY 3340 - Computational Physics Credits: 3 hrs
CSC 3355 - Principles of Database Management Credits: 3 hrs.
CIT 3355 - Principles of Database Management Credits: 3 hrs
CSC 4310 - Big Data and Cloud Computing Systems Credits: 3 hrs
CIT 4310 - Big Data and Cloud Comp. Systems Credits: 3 hrs
CSC 4355 - Database Management Design and Development Credits: 3 hrs.
CIT 4355 - Database Management System Design Credits: 3 hrs
CSC 4395 - Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3 hrs
ECO 3316 - Applied Econometrics and Forecasting Credits: 3 hrs
EXS 3306 - Epidemiology for Public Health Practice Credits: 3 hrs
GEO 4342 - GIS Concepts and Techniques Credits: 3 hrs
JUS 4342 - GIS Concepts and Techniques Credits: 3 hrs
GEO 4345 - Applied Urban Studies Lab Credits: 3 hrs
HCM 3304 - Health Information Management Credits: 3 SH
HCM 4302 - Health Care Policy, Organization, and Finance Credits: 3 SH
MIS 2350 - Business Intelligence Concepts Credits: 3 Hrs
MIS 3330 - Information Systems Concepts Credits: 3 hrs
MIS 4322 - Global Electronic Commerce Credits: 3 hrs
QBA 3370 - Business Analytics Credits: 3 hrs
QBA 3377 - Operations Management Credits: 3 hrs
MGT 4349 - Services and Quality Management Credits: 3 hrs
MAT 3312 - Biostatistics Credits: 3 hrs
MAT 4333 - Methods of Regression/Analysis of Variance Credits: 3 hrs
MAT 4356 - Mathematical Statistics I Credits: 3 hrs
MAT 4370 - Introduction to Experimental Design Credits: 3 hrs
SOW 3302 - Social Work Research Credits: 3 hrs
SOW 4302 - Applied Social Work Research Credits: 3 hrs
JUS 4302 - Writing & Research in Justice Studies II Credits: 3 hrs
JUS 3345 - Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Credits: 3 hrs
PSY 3402 - Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Credits: 4 hrs
POS 3349 - Methodological Behavior Foundations in Political Science Credits: 3 hrs
Directed study/Independent Study/Internship/Co-op courses/Special Topic with approval of program coordinator.