M.S. minor curriculum
To satisfy all program requirements for the M.S. minor, students must:
- Complete 9 credits of coursework, including:
- One Tier I course from each of the three emphasis areas (for a total of at least 9 credits):
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA for all courses used for the data science minor
- Take all courses on the A/F grading scale (transfer coursework will not be accepted)
Please note: all courses must be taken through the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
Statistics courses
Take one or more course(s) totaling three or more credits from the following list of courses:
- STAT 5101 - Theory of Statistics I (4.0 cr) or MATH 5651 - Basic Theory of Probability (4.0 cr)
- STAT 5102 - Theory of Statistics II (4.0 cr)
- STAT 5302 - Applied Regression Analysis (4.0 cr)
- STAT 5511 - Time Series Analysis (3.0 cr)
- STAT 5401 - Applied Multivariate Methods (3.0 cr)
- STAT 8051 - Advanced Regression Techniques: linear, nonlinear and nonparametric methods (3.0 cr)
- STAT 8101 - Theory of Statistics I
- STAT 8102 - Theory of Statistics II
- PUBH 7401 - Fundamentals of Biostatistical Inference
- PUBH 7402 - Biostatistics Modeling and Methods
- PUBH 7440 - Introduction to Bayesian Analysis (3.0 cr)
Algorithmics courses
Take one or more course(s) totaling three or more credits from the following list of courses:
- CSCI 5521 - Introduction to Machine Learning (3.0 cr)
- CSCI 5523 - Introduction to Data Mining (3.0 cr)
- CSCI 5525 - Machine Learning (3.0 cr)
- EE 8591 - Predictive Learning from Data (3.0 cr)
- PUBH 7475 - Statistical Learning and Data Mining (3.0 cr)
- PUBH 8475 or STAT 8056 - Statistical Learning and Data Mining (3.0 cr)
Infrastructure and Large Scale Computing courses
Take one or more course(s) totaling three or more credits from the following list of courses:
- CSCI 5105 - Introduction to Distributed Systems (3.0 cr)
- CSCI 5451 - Introduction to Parallel Computing: Architectures, Algorithms, and Programming (3.0 cr)
- CSCI 5707 - Principles of Database Systems (3.0 cr)
- CSCI 5708 - Architecture and Implementation of Database Management Systems (3.0 cr)
- EE 5351 - Applied Parallel Programming (3.0 cr)
- EE 8367 or CSCI 8205 - Parallel Computer Organization (3.0 cr)