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Data Science - MS

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College of Science

Department of Computer Science

Requirements for the Master of Science in Data Science are listed below. Students must complete 30 credit hours, 12 of which must be at the 6000 level or above (excluding CS 6900 , CS 6250 , CS 6970 , STAT 6250  and STAT 6970 ). All students will complete a Plan A MS which includes the completion of a thesis that will be reviewed by their committee. 

Required Courses

Students are required to complete 6 credits of either CS 6970  or STAT 6970  and CS 6900  (a 1 credit seminar course). Furthermore, students must take 9 credits from the following list of courses (excluding CS 6970 , CS 6900  and STAT 6970 ):

Elective Courses

Students may complete the course credits for the degree by choosing courses from the required or elective list of courses. Only 3 credits of CS 5950  or CS 6950  are allowed. CS 6890  and STAT 5810  are allowed only if the topic is in the field of Data Science.

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