Data Science and Linguistics, BS
The data science and linguistics combined major provides students with extensive background in the formal structures of natural (human) languages and in the collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and computational analysis of data in its various forms. The program teaches the methods and applications of linguistic and psycholinguistic analyses of human language data combined with skills in big data analysis, data science, and data analytics. The major provides excellent preparation for work or more advanced degrees focusing on computational linguistics, natural language processing, machine learning, and a wide array of related fields.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Computer Science Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| Computer Science Foundations | ||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | 5 |
| CS 2510 and CS 2511 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | 5 |
| Computer Science Required Courses | ||
| CS 3200 | Database Design | 4 |
| CS 3500 | Object-Oriented Design | 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 |
| DS 4900 | Data Science Senior Project | 4 |
| Presentation Requirement | ||
| THTR 1170 | The Eloquent Presenter | 1 |
| Khoury Elective Course | ||
| With adviser approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives. | ||
| Complete four credits of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges: | 4 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
Linguistics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics Foundations | ||
| LING 1150 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 4 |
| LING 2350 | Linguistic Analysis | 4 |
| LING 3412 | Language and Culture | 4 |
| Linguistic Structure | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Phonetics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Psychology Requirements | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| Laboratory/Directed Study | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar Requirement | ||
| LING 4654 | Seminar in Linguistics | 4 |
| or PSYC 4658 | Seminar in Psycholinguistics | |
| Linguistics Elective | ||
| Complete one LING course, not counted elsewhere, numbered 3000–4799, or one of the following: | 4 | |
| ASL Linguistics | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Language and the Brain | ||
| Psychology of Reading | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| With prior approval, directed study research, independent study, and Honors Project courses can also be counted: | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Requirement | ||
| A grade of C– or better is required: | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| CS 4120 | Natural Language Processing | 4 |
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 credits of general electives. | 20 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Sample Patterns:
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | CS 3500 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | LING 2350 | 4 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | ||||
| LING 1150 | 4 | MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 3412 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | Co-op | |
| DS 3000 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 3464 | 4 | Linguistic structure | 4 | ||||
| Linguistic structure | 4 | LING elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | CS 4120 | 4 | ENGW 3302 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| DS 4300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 4400 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR 1170 | 1 | ||||||
| Linguistic structure | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | DS 4900 | 4 | |||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| LING lab (or directed study) | 4 | ||||||
| LING seminar | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | LING 2350 | 4 | ||||
| LING 1150 | 4 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 3500 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| MATH 1341 | 4 | DS 3000 | 4 | ||||
| LING 3412 | 4 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3464 | 4 | Linguistic structure | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Linguistic structure | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 4300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 4200 | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR 1170 | 1 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4400 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CS 4120 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Linguistic structure | 4 | ||||||
| LING lab (or directed study) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4900 | 4 | ||||
| LING seminar | 4 | ||||||
| LING elective | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||