Data Science (DATS) Minor
The requirement for the DATS minor is 6 course units (cu) which include:
- CIS 120 Programming Languages and Techniques
- CIS 419 Introduction to Machine Learning OR STAT 471 Modern Data Mining or CIS 520 Machine Learning
- NETS 212 Scalable and Cloud Computing OR CIS 545 Big Data Analytics
- ESE 301 Engineering Probability or ENM 321 Engineering Statistics or ESE 402 Statistics for Data Science or STAT 430 Probability or STAT 431 Statistical Inference*
- Data Science elective from two of the below categories**
- Data Science elective from two of the below categories**
Please make sure that two electives are from two different categories. Students cannot take both CIS419/519 and CIS520.
*STAT 101, 102 and ECON 103, 104 do not count as a substitute for the STAT requirement STAT 430, 431.
Data-Centric Programming Category** (Select one course) | |
CIS 105 | Computational Data Exploration |
ENGR 105 | Introduction to Scientific Computing |
OIDD 311 | Business Computer Languages |
STAT 470 | Data Analytics and Statistical Computing |
ESE 305 | Foundations of Data Science |
STAT 405 | Statistical Computing with R |
Statistics Category ** (Select one course) | |
MATH 430 | Introduction to Probability |
ESE 301 | Engineering Probability |
EAS 205 | Linear Algebra |
CIS 261 | Probability, Stochastic Processes, and Statistical Inference |
STAT 430 | Probability |
BIOL 446 | Statistics for Biologists |
STAT 476 | Applied Probability Models in Marketing |
Data Collection, Representation, Management and Retrieval Category** (Select one course) | |
CIS 450/550 | Database and Information Systems |
CIS 455 | Internet and Web Systems |
NETS 213 | Crowdsourcing and Human Computation |
OIDD 105 | Developing Tools for Data Access and Analysis (VBA and SQL Programming) |
STAT 434 | Financial and Economic Time Series |
STAT 475 | Sample Survey Design |
Data Analysis Category** (Select one course) | |
CIS 419/519 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
or CIS 520 | Machine Learning |
CIS 430 | Introduction to Human Language Technology |
CIS 421 | Artificial Intelligence |
MKTG 212 | Data and Analysis for Marketing Decisions |
MKTG 309 | Special Topics: Experiments for Business Decision Making |
OIDD 410 | Decision Support Systems |
STAT 422 | Predictive Analytics |
STAT 435 | Forecasting Methods for Management |
STAT 471 | Modern Data Mining |
STAT 474 | Modern Regression for the Social, Behavioral and Biological Sciences |
STAT 520 | Applied Econometrics I |
Modeling Category** (Select one course) | |
NETS 312 | Theory of Networks |
MKTG 271 | Models for Marketing Strategy |
OIDD 325 | Computer Simulation Models |
OIDD 353 | Mathematical Modeling and its Application in Finance |
STAT 433 | Stochastic Processes |
To apply for a DATS minor, students should complete the Application for a Minor form online.
DATS Minor Contacts:
Staci Kaplan
Program Coordinator
Office: 308 Levine
Phone: 215-573-2431
Email: stacilk@seas.upenn.edu
Dr. Susan Davidson
Director
Office: 566 Levine
Email: datsmast@seas.upenn.edu
Undergraduate Program:
Your CIS Contacts:
Jessica Kimpel
Academic Advisor
Office: 308 Levine
Email: jkimpel@seas.upenn.edu
Rob Lee
Academic Advisor
Office: 308 Levine
Email: rkplee@seas.upenn.edu
Laura Fox
Associate Director
Office: 309 Levine
Phone: 215-898-3191
Email: lffox@seas.upenn.edu
Lee Dukes
Director of Advising
Office: 308 Levine
Email: ldukes@seas.upenn.edu
Dr. Joseph Devietti
Undergraduate Curriculum Chair
Office: 572 Levine
Email: devietti@cis.upenn.edu