New Minor in Data Science
Professors in the Mathematics Department are invested in the success of our students. Classes are small and collaborative—students spend time analyzing and solving real-world math problems. Learn more about the Mathematics Department.
The Mathematics Department in the College of Arts and Sciences is now offering a Data Science minor.
Data Science is an emerging field that has numerous applications in many career areas including the sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and even the music industry. In fact, data science can be used anywhere!
A total of 18 to 21 credits will complete a Data Science minor—three to four of those credits include mathematics preparation courses like A Short Course in Calculus and Everyday Statistics. Required Data Science courses include Introduction to Data Science and Predictive Modeling for Data Science. This interdisciplinary minor can be paried with any major.
For more information, and to see a complete list of Data Science minor requirements, visit the Course Catalog.
Mako Haruta, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics"The new Data Science minor can be paired with any major. We are excited to be able to offer this opportunity to students. This emerging field has numerous applications in many career areas including the sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and even the music industry. In fact, data science can be used to solve problems in most professions, and demand for job applicants skilled in data science is high and continuing to grow.”