Data Science and Technology - BS

The Data Science and Technology major focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Students will gain knowledge in data classification and organization;  storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity. Graduates of this program will be prepared to work in a variety of industries, from physics to healthcare, where scientific data research is required.

Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses

ACC 20364ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS (4)

ECO 20163MACROECONOMICS (3)

ECO 20263MICROECONOMICS (3)

MAT 10643COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)

OR

MAT 20043DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (3)

OR

MAT 20143BUSINESS MATHEMATICS (3)

OAD 30763BUSINESS STATISTICS (4)

OR

MAT 20044INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS (4)

OAD 31664BUSINESS ETHICS (3)

MAT 20043 is recommended to fulfill foundation requirement. 

Required Major Courses

DST 20000NETWORK ARCHITECTURE (3)

DST 20003NETWORK SECURITY (3)

DST 30000LEAN SIX SIGMA (3)

DST 30003DATA MINING (3)

DST 30006CYBER SECURITY (4)

DST 30009DATA VISUALIZATION (3)

DST 40000INFORMATION FORENSICS (3)

DST 49000SEMINAR IN APPLIED INFORMATION SCIENCE (4)

ITS 16163INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (3)

ITS 20163INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES (3)

ITS 20263INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING (3)

ITS 30044ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS (3)

ITS 47003ETHICAL HACKING AND INTRUSION DETECTION (3)

MAT 21044CALCULUS I (4)