The data science and health science combined major offers a solid academic and experiential foundation integrating studies in health administration, computer science, mathematics, and statistics. This program reflects the impact of data in modern healthcare and prepares students for success in careers in health administration, community-based health promotion, public health, and big data analysis.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Data Science Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Computer Science Overview | ||
Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
or HSCI 1000 | College: An Introduction | |
CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
or HSCI 2000 | Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | |
Programming Sequence Pathways | ||
Choose one of the two options: | 12 | |
Computer Science Option | ||
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | ||
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | ||
Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | ||
Data Science Option | ||
Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum | ||
Intermediate Programming with Data and Lab for DS 2500 | ||
Advanced Programming with Data | ||
Computer Science Required Courses | ||
CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
CS 3200 | Database Design | 4 |
Information Science Requirement | ||
IS 4300 | Human Computer Interaction | 4 |
Data Science Foundations | ||
DS 3000 | Foundations of Data Science | 4 |
DS 4200 | Information Presentation and Visualization | 4 |
DS 4300 | Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | 4 |
DS 4400 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 1 | 4 |
Supporting Courses for Data Science
Code | Title | Hours |
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MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
or MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 |
Data Science Writing Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
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College Writing | ||
ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines |
Health Science Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Public Health Core | ||
PHTH 1260 | The American Healthcare System | 4 |
or PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | |
PHTH 2300 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions | 4 |
or PHTH 2301 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global | |
PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | 4 |
or PHTH 2351 | Community and Public Health - Global | |
PHTH 2515 | Healthcare Policy and Administration | 4 |
PHTH 4120 | Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | 4 |
PHTH 4540 | Health Education and Program Planning | 4 |
Supporting Courses for Health Science
Code | Title | Hours |
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Research Methods | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Empirical Research Methods | ||
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | ||
Statistics | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Statistics for Economists | ||
Biostatistics | ||
Probability and Statistics | ||
Foundations of Biostatistics and Recitation for PHTH 2210 | ||
Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
Philosophy | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Technology and Human Values | ||
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare | ||
Life Sciences Core | ||
BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1112 | General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | 5 |
BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1114 | General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | 5 |
CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
Integrative Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
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Upper-Division Elective | ||
Complete four semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
HSCI 4000 or higher | ||
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900 | ||
PHTH 4000 or higher | ||
Integrative Course | ||
DS 4420 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 2 | 4 |
Required General Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 16 semester hours general electives. | 16 |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Health Sciences Major Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH courses.
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
- Interpreting Culture
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Engaging Differences and Diversity
- Employing Ethical Reasoning
- Writing in the First Year
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Program Requirement
133 semester hours required
Four Years, One Co-op Sample Plan of Study
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1112 | 5 | BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1114 | 5 | DS 3000 | 4 | Vacation | |
CS 1200 | 1 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | PHTH 2350 | 4 | ||
CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | PHTH 1260 | 4 | ||||
DS 2000 and DS 2001 | 4 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
19 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | CS 1210 | 1 | General Elective | 4 | Vacation | |
CS 3200 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||
MATH 1341 or 1241 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
Statistics Course | 4 | PHTH 2300 | 4 | ||||
PHTH 2515 | 4 | ||||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ENGW 3302 or 3315 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | Vacation | Co-op | ||
IS 4300 | 4 | DS 4300 | 4 | ||||
PHIL 1145 or 1165 | 4 | DS 4400 | 4 | ||||
Upper Division Elective | 4 | PHTH 4202 or IS 4800 | 4 | ||||
PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | DS 4420 | 4 | |||||
PHTH 4120 | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
General Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 136 |