Data Science (MS)

Requirements for the Degree:

33 credits are required for the degree. There are non-thesis and thesis options.

Restricted Electives:

Choose four of the following (12 credits):

• BINF 644 - Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
• BINF 694 - Systems Biology I Credit(s): 3
• BINF 695 - Computational System Biology Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 642 - Advanced Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 652 - Transportation Facilities Design Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 654 - Urban Transportation Planning Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 655 - Civil Infrastructure Systems Credit(s): 3
• CISC 604 - Logic in Computer Science Credit(s): 3
• CISC 612 - Software Design Credit(s): 3
• CISC 636 - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
• CISC 642 - Introduction to Computer Vision Credit(s): 3
• CISC 650 - Computer Networks II Credit(s): 3
• CISC 664 - Introduction to Network Security Credit(s): 3
• CISC 681 - Artificial Intelligence Credit(s): 3
• CISC 844 - Computational Biomedicine Credit(s): 3
• CISC 849 - Advanced Topics in Computer Applications Credit(s): 3-12
• CISC 879 - Advanced Topics in Architecture and Software Systems Credit(s): 3-12
• CISC 882 - Natural Language Processing Credit(s): 3
• CPEG 665 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Credit(s): 3
• ECON 622 - Applied Econometrics I Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 812 - Regression and Structural Equation Modeling Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 862 - Randomized Trials in Education Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 865 - Educational Measurement Theory Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 873 - Multilevel Models in Education Credit(s): 3
• EDUC 874 - Applied Multivariate Data Analysis Credit(s): 3
• ELEG 630 - Information Theory Credit(s): 3
• ELEG 631 - Digital Signal Processing Credit(s): 3
• ELEG 815 - Analytics I: Statistical Learning Credit(s): 3
• ELEG 817 - Large Scale Machine Learning Credit(s): 3
• ELEG 845 - Modern Machine Learning Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 670 - Geographic Information Systems and Science Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 671 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 673 - Select Technical Topics Credit(s): 1-3
• HDFS 815 - Research Issues and Designs Credit(s): 3
• MAST 681 - Remote Sensing of Environment Credit(s): 3
• MATH 600 - Fundamentals of Real Analysis Credit(s): 3
• MATH 602 - Measure, Integration and Complex Variables Credit(s): 3
• MATH 611 - Introduction to Numerical Discretization Credit(s): 3
• MATH 616 - Modeling in Applied Mathematics Credit(s): 3
• MATH 617 - Techniques of Applied Mathematics Credit(s): 3
• MATH 620 - Introduction to Mathematical Finance Credit(s): 3
• MATH 631 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes Credit(s): 3
• MATH 650 - Algebra I Credit(s): 3
• MATH 660 - Introduction to Systems Biology Credit(s): 3
• MATH 688 - Combinatorics and Graph Theory I Credit(s): 3
• STAT 601 - Probability Theory for Operations Research and Statistics Credit(s): 3
• STAT 602 - Mathematical Statistics Credit(s): 3
• STAT 603 - Statistical Computing and Optimization Credit(s): 3
• STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3
• STAT 612 - Advanced Regression Techniques Credit(s): 3
• STAT 617 - Multivariate Methods and Statistical Learning Credit(s): 3
• STAT 619 - Time Series Analysis Credit(s): 3
• STAT 656 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3
• STAT 657 - Statistics for Earth Sciences Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 668 - Government Budgets and Fiscal Federalism Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 684 - Performance Management and Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 689 - Innovation and Technology in Public and Nonprofit Organizations Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 694 - Financial Management in Public & Nonprofit Sectors Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 701 - Public Policy Credit(s): 3

Non-thesis option:

30 credits of course work are required. Up to three credits of Special Problem or Research can be applied toward the credit total.  These Special Problem or Research credits may come from experience on campus or in industry (e.g., internships).  Special Problem or Research credits must be related to the degree and must be approved by the advisor and the executive committee.  Valid scholarly output from such credits are presentations (oral or poster), papers, reports or similar that demonstrate related work in the field.

Thesis option:

Up to six credits can be used to do a MS thesis according the requirements of the department in which the student will take the degree. The University requirements for master’s theses shall apply to the thesis in this degree. The committee for the thesis shall include three members with at least one member not from the specialty department.

Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year