Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


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Data science is systematic way to discover, quantify, and understand relationships hidden in data. A data scientist is an expert in acquiring, storing, accessing, and manipulating data; visualizing and modeling relationships in the data; and drawing actionable conclusions from the data. Data science is a tool applied to other areas of study such as biological sciences or business, and emphasizes the holistic process of “thinking with (real) data.”
 
The required course work is in statistics and computer science with the upper-division statistics courses utilizing the program competency acquired. Students are encouraged to pursue a minor in another field of interest in order to gain deep understanding of the challenges and needs that can be addressed by data science.
 

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


Careers

What Can I Do with a Bachelor of Science in Data Science?

Data science is an essential tool to nearly all disciplines and businesses that collect any data. Government and industry employers need data scientists to store, manipulate, and analyze data acquired in research, engineering, finance, marketing, public health, and other fields. By combining quantitative training with a minor in another field, data scientists are employed in a wide range of fields.
 

Career opportunities that might be pursued:
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Research Analyst
  • Big Data Analyst

With further education, one of these paths is possible:
  • Statistics
  • Econometrics
  • Actuarial Science
  • Informatics

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 120
Highest Mathematics Required MAT 216
University Honors Program Optional
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Purpose Statement

Because the amount of global information collected is increasing rapidly due to technological advances, businesses and organizations that can utilize that information stand to benefit. Those organizations need people with the unique skillsets to store, access, and manipulate large sets of data; visualize and model relationships present; and draw actionable inference to make data-informed   decisions.
 
Our students learn the fundamentals of computer science to facilitate the automation of tedious tasks, data storage, and algorithmic problem solving. They also learn statistical science foundations to inform data collection methods, model linear and non-linear relationships, and create predictive models. Students will be exposed to real data drawn from many different fields and have hands-on experience in how data insights are made.
 
Students with a Bachelor of Science degree in data science could pursue jobs as a business analyst, actuary, and data scientist for both public and private organizations in a diverse set of fields such as research, engineering, finance, marketing and public health.

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


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Major Requirements
General Electives
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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Data Science, Bachelor of Science


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