DATSCI-MIN - Data Science (Minor)

The undergraduate Data Science minor has been designed for majors in the humanities and social sciences who want to gain practical knowledge of statistical data analytic methods related to their field of interest. The minor:

• Provides students with the knowledge of exploratory and confirmatory data analyses of diverse data types such as text, numbers, images, graphs, trees, and binary input)

• Strengthens social research by teaching students how to correctly apply data analysis tools and data visualization techniques to convey their conclusions

No previous programming or statistical background is assumed.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to:

1. Connect data to underlying phenomena and think critically about conclusions drawn from data analysis

2. Be knowledgeable about programming abstractions so they can later design their own computational inferential procedures