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Nov 27, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Data Science, BS
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Creatio Center for Technology and Design |
| Academic Award |
Bachelor of Science |
| Credits Required |
125 semester credits |
| Faculty Lead |
Craig Chapman |
| CIP Code |
11.0104 |
Graduates of Northwest University with a degree in Data Science will gain knowledge and experience in data acquisition, modeling, management and curation, data visualization, workflow and reproducibility, communication and teamwork, domain-specific considerations, and ethical problem solving. This major will incorporate studies in mathematics, business, statistics and computer science. The goal of this program will be to prepare students for a variety of careers focused on understanding data and making decisions based on the analysis of that data.
Graduates with a degree in Data Science are able to:
- Apply the iterative approach of “design thinking” methods to develop solutions to complex problems.
- Identify techniques and methods for analyzing large amounts of structured and unstructured data.
- Demonstrate proficiency with statistical analysis of data.
- Construct a variety of data-based models for purposes of analyzing large amounts of data.
- Analyze the results of data-based models as a way of drawing conclusions about the underlying data.
- Apply the use of software programming tools as a way of performing complex data analysis.
- Apply data science concepts and methods to solve problems in real-world contexts and will communicate these solutions effectively.
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Core Curriculum Requirements: 43
Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 3
- Credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
- Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 6
- 6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following:
- Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Health & Fitness (PEDU), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)
Professional Readiness: 2
Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences.
- This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 60 or more credits to NU
- Students with 47-59 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit
Core Electives: 5
Any college-level courses
Computer and Data Science: 33
General Electives: 16
Any college-level courses
Total: 125 Semester Credits
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