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Applied Data Science

Contact Person
Dr. Michael Cotterell
School of Computing
mepcott@uga.edu
(706) 582-4799

Description of the Program
The certificate program in Applied Data Science is useful for students in a variety of mathematical, scientific, and engineering fields. The certificate develops expertise in the collection, storage, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of data. Efficient processing of large quantities of data via frameworks like Hadoop and Spark are also explored. The need for expertise in data analytics and data science has grown tremendously in recent years. The certificate program is intended to help meet these needs.

Eligibility: Admission is open across the university, but is targeted to the mathematical, scientific (including biological, physical, and social sciences), and engineering fields. The minimal prerequisite for courses in the certificate program is MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E, Precalculus.

Curriculum: The undergraduate certificate program in Applied Data Science requires 18-20 hours of coursework, with 12 hours of core courses and 6-8 hours of electives. All courses used to satisfy the certificate requirement must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.

Core Courses (12 hours):
CSCI 1301-1301L or CSCI 1360
CSCI 2150-2150L or CSCI 2610*
CSCI 3360

Electives (6-8 hours):
CSCI 4130/6130
CSCI 4150/6150
CSCI 4210/6210
CSCI 4250/6250
CSCI 4360/6360
CSCI 4370/6370
CSCI 4380/6380
CSCI 4780/6780
CSCI 4850/6850
STAT 4210 or STAT 4110H
STAT 4230/6230
STAT 4280/6280

All elective courses must be taken in residence.

*Students can substitute MATH 3200 in place of CSCI 2610.