Program Requirements
Required Courses in the Data Science Minor
The minor in data science consists of the following:
| Required courses | (12) | |
| STAT 160 | P4 Intro to Data Science | |
| Choose one: | CSCI 260 Introduction to Databases | |
| CSCI 353 Database Structures | ||
| STAT 345 | Exploratory Data Analysis | |
| STAT 375 | Data Analysis and Statistical Computing | |
| Electives | (6) | |
| While students may choose any two of the following elective courses in consultation with their major advisor or director of the statistics program, the following electives are suggested by corresponding major. | ||
| Media and Communication | ||
| COMM 349 | Media Management and Economics | |
| COMM 363 | Media Research and Analytics | |
| COMM 445 | Advanced Media Management Research | |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSCI 385 | Data Mining | |
| Digital Cultures and Technologies | ||
| COMM 363 | Media Research and Analytics | |
| DIGC 240 | P4 The Networked World | |
| DIGC 245 | SQ Visualizing Data | |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 314 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| ECON 402 | Introduction to Game Theory | |
| Accounting/Management/Marketing | ||
| MATH 130 | SQ Mathematical Modeling and Quantitative Analysis | |
| MGMT 345 | Applied Management Research | |
| Psychology | ||
| PSYC 204 | Advanced Statistics | |
| STAT 270 | Meta-analysis | |
| STAT 390 | Special Topics in Statistics | |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCI 280 | Social Research Methods | |
| STAT 270 | Meta-analysis | |
| STAT 390 | Special Topics in Statistics | |
| Sport Management | ||
| SPST 320 | Sport Marketing and Promotions | |
| SPST 330 | Economics of Sport | |
| Total | (18) | |
Program Notes:
- Statistics majors may not minor in data science.
- Only two courses applied to a student's major may also be used to satisfy a requirement in the minor.
- A grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the minor.