The minor in Data Science will provide students with the fundamentals of how to manage, model, and visualize data responsibly. With interdisciplinary approach, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s program gives students broad knowledge of Data Science as well as marketable data skills that can be applied to fields of interest.
Program Highlights
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Electives available from a variety of colleges and departments across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s schools
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Two required courses & two upper-level electives (12 credit hours)
Careers
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Computer and Information Research Scientists
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
Data Scientists
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
Business Intelligence Analysts
Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.
Requirements
For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.
Transfer
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Cost
Estimated rates for the 2024-25 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.
Ways to Save
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