The computational analysis of data, both large and small, has become essential to academic and industrial institutions. The minor in Data Science provides an overview of data science as well as familiarity with its interdisciplinary statistical and computational foundations to understand, build and use computational tools to analyze data. The minor is open to undergraduates from all colleges.
The minor is comprised of three required courses, one applied data mining / analytics course at the 200 or 300 level, and one or more approved electives relating to data science. See course requirements in catalog description below.
A grade of C or better is required of all minor courses.
Virtually every discipline collects data to gain a deeper understanding of their discipline and to make better decisions. The technical challenges associated with collecting, storing, processing, communicating, visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting the huge quantities of data that have become available today are far from trivial. The courses of the minor in Data Science help prepare students to develop computational solutions to analyze data and provide insights of value.
For more details on the minor in Data Science, refer to the bottom of the CSE Course Catalog page (effective Fall 2022): Computer Science and Engineering Catalog.
Additional courses are regularly approved but not may show up in the catalog yet. You will need to submit a degree program exception for such courses.
To declare the minor, fill out the form linked below:
Data Science Minor Application Form
Questions about the minor may be addressed to the director, Prof. Aparna Bharati.