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Bachelor's

BS in Data Science with Statistics Concentration

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering 55 courses 120 total credits

About This Program

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Data Science with a Statistics Concentration from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering (p. 237) section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.

Degree Requirements

General and Basic Education Requirements	37 credits
Core Courses	57 credits
Statistics Concentration Requirements	15 credits
Free Electives	11 credits
Total Hours	120 credits
General and Basic Education Requirements	37 credits
Core Courses	57 credits
Urban Planning and Policy Administration Concentration Requirements	18-19 credits
Free Electives	7-8 credits
Total Hours	120 credits

General and Basic Education Requirements

Code	Course Title	Credits
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
Total General and Basic Education Requirements		37 credits

Core Courses: Required Courses

Code	Course Title	Credits
ENGR 100 or ENGR 101	Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen or Engineering Success Seminar for Transfer Students	1
MATH 180	Calculus I	4
MATH 181	Calculus II	4
MATH 210	Calculus III	3
MATH 218	Applied Linear Algebra	3
Total Core Courses: Required Courses		57 credits

Select one of the following

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 111	Program Design I	3
CS 112	Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems	3
CS 113	Program Design I in the Context of Law and Public Policy	3
CS 141	Program Design II	3
CS 151 or MCS 361	Mathematical Foundations of Computing or Discrete Mathematics	3
CS 211	Programming Practicum	3
CS 251	Data Structures	4
CS 377	Ethical Issues in Computing	3

Select one of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
STAT 381	Applied Statistical Methods I	3
IE 342	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3
ECE 341	Probability and Random Processes for Engineers	3
STAT 382 or IDS 462	Statistical Methods and Computing or Statistical Software for Business Applications	3
STAT 385	Elementary Statistical Techniques for Machine Learning and Big Data	3
STAT 481	Applied Statistical Methods II	3-4
IDS 312	Business Project Management	3
IDS 435	Optimization for Analytics	3-4
CS 418 or IDS 472	Introduction to Data Science or Business Data Mining	3-4
CS 480	Database Systems	3-4

Statistics Concentration Requirements: Required Courses

Code	Course Title	Credits
STAT 401	Introduction to Probability	3-4
STAT 411	Statistical Theory	3-4
STAT 451	Computational Statistics	3-4
STAT 485	Intermediate Statistical Techniques for Machine Learning and Big Data	3-4
STAT 486	Statistical Consulting	3-4
CS 411	Artificial Intelligence I	3-4
CS 424	Visualization and Visual Analytics	3-4
STAT 431	Introduction to Survey Sampling	3-4
STAT 475	Mathematics and Statistics for Actuarial Sciences I	3-4

General and Basic Education Requirements

Code	Course Title	Credits
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
Total General and Basic Education Requirements		37 credits

Core Courses: Required Courses

Code	Course Title	Credits
ENGR 100 or ENGR 101	Engineering Success Seminar for Freshmen or Engineering Success Seminar for Transfer Students	1
MATH 180	Calculus I	4
MATH 181	Calculus II	4
MATH 210	Calculus III	3
MATH 218	Applied Linear Algebra	3
Total Core Courses: Required Courses		57 credits

Select one of the following

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 111	Program Design I	3
CS 112	Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems	3
CS 113	Program Design I in the Context of Law and Public Policy	3
CS 141	Program Design II	3
CS 151 or MCS 361	Mathematical Foundations of Computing or Discrete Mathematics	3
CS 211	Programming Practicum	3
CS 251	Data Structures	4
CS 377	Ethical Issues in Computing	3

Select one of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
STAT 381	Applied Statistical Methods I	3
IE 342	Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3
ECE 341	Probability and Random Processes for Engineers	3
STAT 382 or IDS 462	Statistical Methods and Computing or Statistical Software for Business Applications	3
STAT 385	Elementary Statistical Techniques for Machine Learning and Big Data	3
STAT 481	Applied Statistical Methods II	3-4
IDS 312	Business Project Management	3
IDS 435	Optimization for Analytics	3-4
CS 418 or IDS 472	Introduction to Data Science or Business Data Mining	3-4
CS 480	Database Systems	3-4

Urban Planning and Public Affairs Concentration Requirements

Students will select two classes from each of the following three categories. Understanding Public Problems Select two of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PPOL 100	Individual Action and Democratic Citizenship	3
PPOL 210	Introduction to Public Policy	3
PPOL 220	Introduction to Civic Technology	3
PPOL 230	Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society	3
UPP 403	Just and Sustainable Planning Practices for Great Cities	3-4
US 101	Introduction to Urban Studies	3
US 202	Social Justice and the City	3
US 301	Political Economy of Urban Development	3

Urban Data Visualization and Geospatial Analysis

Select two of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PA 435	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Public Managers	4
UPP 461	Geographic Information Systems for Planning and Policy	3-4
UPP 462	Intermediate GIS for Planning and Policy	3-4
US 361	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems I	3

Select two of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PPOL 307	Policy Analysis III: Identifying and Developing Alternatives	3
PPOL 405	Evaluating Public Policies and Programs	3-4
UPP 465	Topics in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization	0-5

Topics in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization (Spatial Statistics section)

Code	Course Title	Credits
US 250	Analyzing the City	3
US 306	Urban Policy Analysis Methods	3

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