University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 17 courses
The Minor in Data Science, an interdisciplinary collaboration administered by the Department of Statistics, is designed to provide students with an understanding of data science, including statistical analysis and inference, computation, and business intelligence. A Minor in Data Science will assist students with their major field of study to better prepare them for a career in their chosen field. It will also prepare students for graduate studies in a multitude of areas where data science plays an important role. Interested students should submit the Minor Declaration Form available from the Provostβs website. Advising for undergraduates interested in the Minor in Data Science is available in the Department of Statistics. All University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign undergraduate students are eligible to earn the Minor in Data Science, except for those enrolled in a BS degree program for an X+DS major. While there are no strict prerequisites to enter the Minor, basic familiarity with computers is expected.
Choose 2 courses in Domain Specific Data Science
Students may use credit from CS 225 or CS 277 , but not both.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ATMS 207 | Weather and Climate Data Science | 3 |
| CS 225 | Data Structures | 4 |
| CS 277 | Algorithms and Data Structures for Data Science | 4 |
| CS 416 | Data Visualization | 3-4 |
| CS 441 | Applied Machine Learning | 3-4 |
| GGIS 407 | CyberGIS & Geospatial Data Science | 4 |
| IS 357 | Introduction to Data Storytelling | 3 |
| IS 417 | Data Science in the Humanities | 3-4 |
| IS 445 | Data Visualization | 3-4 |
| LING 406 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3-4 |
| MATH 467 | Mathematics for Machine Learning | 4 |
| STAT 432 | Basics of Statistical Learning | 3-4 |
| STAT 440 | Statistical Data Management | 3-4 |
| STAT 447 | Data Science Programming Methods | 3-4 |
| STAT 480 | Big Data Analytics | 3-4 |
| Total Choose 2 courses in Domain Specific Data Science | 6-8 credits | |
Choose 1 course in Data Ethics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 467 | Ethics and Policy for Data Science | 3-4 |
| IS 477 | Data Management, Curation & Reproducibility | 3-4 |
| Total Choose 1 course in Data Ethics | 3 credits | |
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