Data driven inquiries play a role in a vast array of careers.
The University of Arizona offers a spectrum of opportunities for undergraduates with interests in the Data Sciences. Students can choose a Data Science as both a major or a minor, complement their Data Science major with a minor or enhance their major with a Data Science minor.
Statistics & Data Science
Building the theoretical foundations in probability and statistics, design modern statistical approaches like machine learning to data driven questions through the interaction of theory and computation.
Computer Science
Technical aspect of programming - operating systems, systems software, algorithms, data visualization, designs for data storage and retrieval, challenges in cloud computing, its security and privacy.
Information Science
Computing and programming techniques, machine learning, data mining, data engineering, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computational arts and media.
Management Information Systems
Applying computer technology, quantitative techniques, and administrative skills to the information processing to manage computerized information systems to meet the needs of business organizations.
Systems and Industrial Engineering
Solving to engineering problems by integrating classical tools with modern data science, using optimization strategies and incorporating human factors to production systems analysis, logistics, and supply chain analysis.
Population Health Data Science Minor
Understanding both of the underlying dynamics of health and medicine and also skills in how to manage, analyze, interpret big data, and collaborate with higher level data scientists.
Data Science in Your Future
Your ability to solve problems is enhanced by complementing your major with a data science minor.
For those who are planning to come to the University of Arizona to study data science, the table below gives the introductory mathematics, statistics, and computation required for the degree.
To get started
These are the courses that you will take in the first two years of the undergraduate programs indicated.
| STATISTICS & DATA SCIENCE | COMPUTER SCIENCE | INFORMATION SCIENCE | SYSTEMS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Calc I, II, & III, Linear Algebra | Calc I & Calc II or Linear Algebra | Calc I | Calc I, II, & III, Differential Equations | College Algebra |
| Statistics | Calc and Linear Algebra Based | College algebra based | Calc based | College algebra based | |
| Computation | R and Python | Python or Java | R and Python | C or Python | Java |