Academic Catalog

Applied Data Science, University Certificate

EKU Campus

Program Requirements

CIP Code: 27.9999

Certificate Requirements
Introductory Statistics Requirements
STA 270Applied Statistics3-4
or STA 215 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
Core Courses
MAT 234Calculus I4
DSC 580R and Introductory Data Mining3
or STA 580 R and Introductory Data Mining
Choose from one of the following:3
Intro to Game Programming
Introduction to Programming for Science & Engineering
Computing Concepts and Programming
Object- Oriented Programming I
MAT 239Linear Algebra and Matrices3
or STA 340 Applied Regression Analysis
Statistics/Data Science Elective
Choose from three hours of the following:3
Sports Analytics
Sampling Methods
Seminar in ___ (approved topics)
Quality Control & Reliability
Statistical Methods Using SAS
Domain Knowledge Electives
Choose two courses from one of the following categories:6-7
Anthropology and Sociology:
Primate Ecology & Sociality
Social Statistics
Population and Society
Research Methods in Sociology
Biology and Environmental Health Sciences:
One Health: Global Environmental Public Health
and Environmental Disease Detectives: Epidemiology
Genetics
and Bioinformatics: Principles and Applications 1
Ecology
and Conservation Biology 1
Computer Information Systems:
Data Base Management 1
Business Data Mining
Essentials of MIS
Computer Science and Informatics:
Data Structures 1
Database Systems 1
Machine Learning
MS Office & Data Analysis 1
Government:
Research and Writing in Political Science 1
Capstone Course in Political Science
Public Opinion & Voting Behavior
Geosciences:
Geoscience Data and Techniques 1
Geographic Information Systems
Advanced GIS
Remote Sensing
Advanced Geographic Imagery
Physics:
Electrical Circuits 1
PHY 406
1
Classical Mechanics
Psychology:
Scientific Literacy in Psychology 1
Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception Lab
Research Literacy in Psychology
Tests and Measurements
Total Hours25-27
1

Requires a pre-requisite course