Program Overview
Data Analytics is a joint program of the Zimpleman College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences designed to develop analysts who can work with data to uncover practical insights and support sound and ethical decision-making. The foundation of the program is a core of computer science and statistics classes that build problem-solving skills. Each student also takes two elective courses.
Requirements for Major
The requirements below apply to the B.S. Data Analytics major within the College of Arts & Sciences. See the Zimpleman College of Business section for the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) Data Analytics major within the Zimpleman College of Business.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CS 065 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 3 |
| CS 066 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 3 |
| CS 083 | DIGITAL ETHICS | 3 |
| CS 167 | MACHINE LEARNING | 3 |
| CS 178 | CLOUD AND DATABASE SYSTEMS | 3 |
| IS 044 | MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS FOR BUSINESS ANALYSIS | 2 |
| IS 160 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MATH 050 | CALCULUS I | 3 |
| MATH 070 | CALCULUS II | 3 |
| STAT 040 | INTRODUCTION TO R AND SAS | 3 |
| STAT 072 | STATISTICS II | 3 |
| STAT 130 | PROBABILITY FOR ANALYTICS | 3 |
| STAT 170 | REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES | 3 |
| STAT 172 | DATA MINING AND GENERAL LINEAR MODELS | 3 |
| CS/STAT 190 | CASE STUDIES IN DATA ANALYTICS | 3 |
| 6 |
| BIOINFORMATICS | |
| ALGORITHM ANALYSIS | |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | |
| LINEAR ALGEBRA | |
| CALCULUS III | |
| APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I | |
| APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II | |
| MATHEMATICS MODELING | |
| INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY | |
| INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | |
| ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA | |
| MARKETING RESEARCH | |
| MARKETING ANALYTICS | |
| MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | |
| Total Hours | 50 |
In addition to programmatic requirements, students are responsible for satisfying all requirements of the Drake Curriculum, including Areas of Inquiry (AOI)
Student must also satisfy university graduation requirements for all undergraduate students..