Data Science Minor

8 Semester Plan

Data Science Minor

2022 – 2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Required Courses
Course Credits
MATH 280 – Introductory Applied Statistics and Data Analysis 3
DTSC 201 – Introduction to Data Analysis & Visualization 3
DTSC 301 – Data Modeling, Wrangling, and Application 3
Elective Courses
Course Credits
See Elective options below
ELECTIVE OPTIONS:
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • COSC 130 - Introduction to Programming (3)
    • COSC 240 - Computer Science I (4)
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • COSC 102 - Foundations of Computer Science (4)
    • MATH 315 - Foundations of Mathematics (3)
    • CHEM 305 - Research Methods in Chemistry (3)
    • GEOG 380 - Research Methods in Geography (3)
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • BIOL 414 - Quantitative Analysis of Vertebrate Populations (3)
    • BIOL 493 - Advanced Biology Research (3)
    • CHEM 320 - Quantitative Analytical Chemistry (4)
    • DTSC 401 - Data Privacy and Ethics in Data Science (3)
    • GEOG 275 - Fundamentals of Geographic Data Handling (3)
    • IDIS 350 - Advanced FSU Colloquium (3) (topic must be “Communicating with Data”)
    • MATH 350 - Linear Algebra I (3)
    • MATH 470 - Mathematical Models and Applications (3)
    • PHYS 420 - Introduction to Computational Physics (3)

Total Credits: 18–21