Data science runs on math. The mathematics concentration in the data science major offers additional upper-level coursework to give students deeper insights into the dynamic world of big data.
Course Information
MATHEMATICS CONCENTRATION COURSE MAP
| Freshman Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| DSCI 100 First Year Seminar in Data Science | 1 |
| CS 163 or 164 Introduction to Programming with Java | 4 |
| MATH 160 Calculus for Physical Scientists I (Section for Data Science majors) | 4 |
| CO 150 College Composition | 3 |
| ARTS/HUMAN | 3 |
| CS 165 Java Data Structures | 4 |
| MATH 161 Calculus for Physical Scientists II (Section for Data Science majors) | 4 |
| STAT 158 Introduction to R Programming | 1 |
| STAT 315 Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| BIO/PHYS SCI | 4 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| CS 220 Discrete Structures with Python | 4 |
| MATH 261 Calculus III | 4 |
| STAT 341 Statistical Data Analysis I | 3 |
| SOC/BEHAV | 3 |
| DSCI 235 Data Wrangling | 2 |
| DSCI 369 Linear Algebra for Data Science | 4 |
| MATH 151 MATLAB | 1 |
| STAT 342 Statistical Data Analysis II | 3 |
| BIO/PHYS SCI | 3 |
| HIST PERSP | 3 |
| Junior Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| DSCI 320 Optimization Methods in Data Science | 3 |
| DSCI ELECTIVE (CS 270, ECON 202, 204, STAT 400, 420) | 3-4 |
| MATH ELECTIVE (MATH 301, 317, 331, 360, 417, 450, 455) | 3 |
| JTC 300 or CO 300 or CO 301B or CO 302 | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| DSCI 335 Inferential Reasoning in Data Analysis | 3 |
| DSCI 336 Data Graphics and Visualization | 1 |
| DSCI ELECTIVE (CS 253, ECON 202, 204, STAT 430, 440, DSCI 473/475) | 3-5 |
| MATH ELECTIVE (MATH 317, 332, 430, 451, 460) | 3 |
| ARTS/HUMAN | 3 |
| Senior Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| DSCI 445 Statistical Machine Learning | 3 |
| DSCI ELECTIVE (CS 253, 270, 320, 370, ECON 202, 204, 304, 306, STAT 400, 420) | 3-5 |
| MATH ELECTIVE (MATH 301, 317, 331, 360, 417, 450, 455) | 3 |
| GLOB/CULT | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| DSCI 478 Capstone Group Project in Data Science | 4 |
| DSCI ELECTIVE (CS 253, 270, 320, 370, ECON 202, 204, 304, 306, STAT 430, 440, DSCI 473/475) | 3-5 |
| MATH ELECTIVE (MATH 317, 332, 430, 451, 460) | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
