When you enroll at Susquehanna, you’ll be paired with an advisor and application tool to guide you in your course planning and scheduling. The following is an excerpt from the complete course catalog. Enrolled students follow the requirements of the course catalog for the academic year in which they declare each major and/or minor, consult with their advisor(s) and the Academic Planning Tool.
Data Science
The data science major is a program that combines mathematics, statistics and computer science with an area of application to give students the tools necessary to pursue a career in the field. The major is intended for students who desire a strong technical background in the areas that form the discipline of data science.
Learning Goals
- Apply relevant data analysis techniques such as data cleaning and statistical modeling.
- Skills in programming languages and tools such as Python, R and data manipulation libraries.
- Effective communication both orally and in writing to various stakeholders including non-technical audiences.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Data Science
To earn the Bachelor of Science degree in data science, a student must complete, with grades of C- or better, the equivalent of the following:
4 CSCI-181 Principles of Computer Science
4 CSCI-182 Object-oriented Programming and Design
4 CSCI-281 Data Structures
4 CSCI-301 Data Mining
4 CSCI-381 Algorithms
4 CSCI-401 Machine Learning
4 MATH-111 Calculus I
4 MATH-112 Calculus II
4 MATH-180 Statistical Methods
4 MATH-201 Linear Algebra
4 MATH-211 Multivariate Calculus
4 MATH-221 Discrete Structures
4 CSCI-500 Senior Colloquium
In addition to the courses above, a student must complete a sequence of three courses outside the department chosen from the list below or another sequence approved by the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science:
- Anthropology: ANTH-162; either ANTH-235 or SOCI-245; either ANTH-341 or ANTH-310
- Biology: either BIOL-101 or BIOL-102; BIOL-220; one 300-level or higher BIOL course including lab
- Chemistry: CHEM-103; CHEM-242; CHEM-341
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: EENV-101; one of EENV-105, EENV-220, or EENV-240; EENV-360,
- Ecology: ECOL-100; BIOL-220; one 300-level or higher ECOL course including lab
- History: One 100-level HIST course, HIST-300, HIST-401
- Physics: PHYS-204; PHYS-206; either PHYS-307 or PHYS-401
- Political Science: One of POLI-111, POLI-121, POLI-131, or POLI-212; POLI-205; POLI 305
- Psychology: PSYC-101; PSYC-223; one 300-level or higher PSYC course
- Sociology: SOCI-101; SOCI-235 or SOCI-245; one of SOCI-102, SOCI-195, SOCI-255
Students double majoring in computer science and data science cannot count CSCI-301 and CSCI-401 as Computer Science electives.