Data Science and Analysis BS, Economics Emphasis
General Education Requirements
Students must satisfy the university general education requirements. Many of the courses for the degree may be used to fulfill math proficiency, information literacy, social science, and math and life/natural sciences requirements. The program recommends students take ENGL 3130 Technical Writing or ENGL 3120 Business Writing to satisfy the Junior-Level Writing requirement. Emphasis areas may require one of these courses. There is no foreign language requirement for the degree.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option
Courses required for the major may not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Degree Requirements
The BS in Data Science and Analysis consists of a set of core courses along with an emphasis area. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all core courses and emphasis area courses.
Core Courses
| Calculus Course | ||
| MATH 1800 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 1 | 3-5 |
| or MATH 1100 | Basic Calculus | |
| Statistics Course | 3 | |
| The Introduction to Statistics course should align with the student's Discipline Emphasis Area. | ||
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| Quantitative Data Analysis in Social Science Research | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Economic Data and Statistics | ||
| Statistical Analysis in Criminology and Criminal Justice | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Political Analysis | ||
| Business Analytics and Statistics | ||
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| MATH 4005 | Exploratory Data Analysis with R | 3 |
| CMP SCI 1250 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| CMP SCI 4200 | Python for Scientific Computing and Data Science | 3 |
| CMP SCI 4342 | Introduction to Data Mining 2 | 3 |
| or MATH 4250 | Introduction to Statistical Methods in Learning and Modeling | |
| Total Hours | 18-20 | |
- 1
Students interested in the Computer Science emphasis area, the Mathematics Emphasis Area, or in taking additional mathematics courses should take MATH 1800.
- 2
MATH 4250 is available for Mathematics Emphasis Area students.
Emphasis Area Requirements
| ECON 1001 | Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 |
| ECON 1002 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) | 3 |
| ECON 4100 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
| ECON 4110 | Applied Econometrics | 4 |
| ECON 4120 | Time Series Econometrics for Economics and Finance | 4 |
| or ECON 4130 | Business and Economic Forecasting | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Booms and Busts in the Economy: Data and Theory | ||
| Time Series Econometrics for Economics and Finance (if not used above) | ||
| Business and Economic Forecasting (if not used above) | ||
| Geospatial Analysis in the Social Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 21-22 | |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of statistical data collection, analysis and quantitative modeling techniques
- Demonstrate proficiency in industry-standard programming languages that support data acquisition, retrieval and analysis
- Select, apply and build data-based models and visualizations to devise solutions to data science problems
- Effectively communicate technical results and recommendations in various formats to appropriate audiences
- Use economic reasoning to construct models to analyze economic phenomena and evaluate public policy at the micro and macro levels
- Use mathematical models to construct and analyze economic behavior
- Apply statistical concepts and data science methods to analyze real-world problems in economics
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INTDSC 1003 | 1 | CMP SCI 1250 | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | ECON 1001 | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | MATH 1800 | 5 |
| GEN ED CORE: Communication Proficiency | 3 | EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 |
| GEN ED CORE: US History and Government | 3 | ||
| 13 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 1002 | 3 | MATH 1320 | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Social Sciences | 3 | Cultural Diversity Requirement - Global | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity Requirement - US | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CMP SCI 4200 | 3 | CMP SCI 4342 | 3 |
| ECON 4100 | 4 | ECON 4110 | 4 |
| ENGL 3100 | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| MATH 4005 | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 4120 or 4130 | 4 | ECON 4160 | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||