Data Science Foundations (Undergraduate Certificate)

An interdisciplinary team of faculty offers a 14-credit hour undergraduate certificate in Data Science Foundations. This certificate program is designed to equip students with an understand of the foundational principles and techniques used in the field of Data Science and is aimed chiefly at students who are not Statistics or Computer Science majors, but who are interested in developing the skills necessary to apply data science principles to future research or careers. The certificate also meets several of the core requirements of the Business Analytics Certificate, making it possible to “stack” that certificate on top of this one to further expand one’s skill set. Completion of this certificate also satisfies the course prerequisites for Truman’s Graduate Certificate in Data Science and/or its Master’s Degree in Data Science and Analytic Storytelling.

Notes:

Any admitted Truman undergraduate student is eligible for this program. Non-degree seeking students must apply to the certificate program separately.

The equivalents of BSAD 153, STAT 190 or 290, and CS 170 or 180 may be transferred from another institution with prior approval. No other courses in the certificate may be transferred.

In addition to completing the requirements of the certificate, no student shall be awarded a certificate with a certificate GPA lower than 2.0. No grade of “D” in certificate courses will be accepted toward completion.

Undergraduate Certificate Requirements: 14 Hours

BSAD 153 - Introduction to Business Data Analytics Credit(s): 1
CS 170 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credit(s): 4
OR CS 180 - Foundations of Computer Science I Credit(s): 4
STAT 190 - Basic Statistics Credit(s): 3
OR STAT 290 - Statistics Credit(s): 3
STAT 220 - Fundamentals of Data Science Credit(s): 3
STAT 320 - Data Visualization Credit(s): 3
OR STAT 322 - Intermediate Data Science Credit(s): 3