Data Science, BS

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Delivery Area: Online

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

Minimum 120 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (92 Credit Hours):

Program Core (55 Credit Hours):

CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 CR ★
CIS 110 - Programming Fundamentals 3 CR
CIS 135 - Introduction to Information Systems & Applications Development 3 CR
CIS 150 - Introduction to Data Science 3 CR
CIS 218 - Introduction to SQL 3 CR
CIS 255 - Database Design 3 CR
CIS 350 - Database Management 3 CR
CIS 352 - Data Visualization 3 CR
CIS 354 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 CR
CIS 355 - Introduction to Sensors 3 CR
CIS 360 - Geographical Information Systems 4 CR
CIS 450 - Data Mining 3 CR
CIS 460 - Computers & Culture 3 CR
CIS 470 - Project Management 3 CR

Complete any 200-level programming course (3):

Complete any advanced-level programming course (3):

Complete one of the following (3):

Complete an approved internship or experience as appropriate to the concentration (3):

BUA 495 - Business Internship 3-12 CR
CIS 380 - Internship 3 CR
CIS 480 - Internship 3 CR
SSC 420 - Social Science Capstone Experience 3 CR

Mathematics (13 Credit Hours):

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Remaining General Education Requirements (28 Credit Hours):

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Complete any 100-level Communications course 3 CR
ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR
Complete any 100-level laboratory science course 4 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

ARH xxx any Art History course
ART xxx any Art course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):

AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 ,ENG 210W , ENG 317W orENG 320W )
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 135 or PHI 335 )
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

ANT 1xx any 100-level anthropology course
ECO 1xx any 100-level economics course
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
GEO 1xx any 100-level geography course GEO 101 encouraged
JUS 1xx any 100-level justice studies course
POS 1xx any 100-level political science course
PSY 1xx any 100-level psychology course PSY 100 recommended for Business analytics concentration
SOC 1xx any 100-level sociology course SOC 101 recommended for Social Science concentration
SSC 1xx any 100-level social science course

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen. To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy. The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements. To learn more, visit www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/