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Overview of Course Information

The Capstone for the B.S. degree with major in Data Science and Analytics is a cross college course that can be taken multiple times with a minimum of 3 credits as a requirement for the degree. Students apply their theoretical knowledge, methods and tools acquired during the Data Science and Analytics program to a real-world problem and engage in processing data and applying appropriate analytic methods to the problem. Students implement a solution using appropriate tools and can work individually or in teams under the supervision of the course instructor or another faculty member. This can be accomplished in three ways: an approved Project, Research Experience or Written Thesis.
The 48 required credits for the major are listed below:

CAP 2751 - Tools for Data Science	3
CAP 2753 - Experimental Design and Data Analysis	3
CCJ 3071 - Artificial Intelligence for Social Good	3
ISC 4941 - Data Science Capstone	3
MAP 2192 - Mathematics for Data Science	3
QMB 3302 - Data Management and Analysis with Excel	3
STA 2023 - Introductory Statistics	3
Common Core Total Credits	21
Electives: Choose two courses (Refer to page 2 of the program sheet)	6

GEB 3231 - Business Communication for Data Analysts	3
ISM 3116 - Introduction to Business Analytics and Big Data	3
ISM 4117 - Data Mining and Predictive Analytics	3
ISM 4403 - Advanced Business Analytics	3
Concentration Core Credits	12
Electives: Choose three courses HFT 4481 - Revenue Management and Predictive Analytics in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry ISM 4041 - Contemporary Issues of Digital Data Management ISM 4212 - Database Management Systems ISM 4323 - Management of Information Assurance and Security ISM 4420 - Social Media and Web Analytics MAR 4615 - Business Analytics for Marketing and Customer Relationship Management	(3 credits each -Total 9)
Concentration Total Credits	21

Additional details about program courses can be found in the following document:
- Program Sheet (pdf)

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