Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, BS

The Bachelor of Science in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence is an interdisciplinary STEM program that equips students with the technical, analytical, and ethical skills needed to understand, develop, and apply data-driven solutions. Students will complete coursework in programming, mathematics, statistics, machine learning, and applied AI, while also engaging in ethical and societal reflection on the impact of emerging technologies. Graduates will be prepared to analyze complex problems, interpret and visualize data, and design responsible AI applications across a wide range of professional fields.

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Major Requirements

Required Courses (53 credits)

CIT 1100FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

3

CYB 1200FOUNDATIONS OF CYBERSECURITY

3

CSC 2550/CIT 2550INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

3

CSC 2120ANALYTICS PROGRAMMING

3

CSC 3300/CIT 3301DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

3

CSC 3340/CIT 3250OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

3

or

CSC 4530/CIT 4530AI FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

3

CIT 3350/CYB 3350PROFESSIONAL & LEGAL COMPUTING

3

CSC 3680/CYB 3680/CIT 3680INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING

3

CSC 4140ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

3

CIT 4350DATABASE PROGRAMMING

3

CIT 4800/CYB 4800CAPSTONE PROJECT

3

MTH 2350DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

3

or

MTH 2450TOPICS IN COMPUTER MATH

3

MTH 2510ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY- CALCULUS I

4

MTH 2520ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY- CALCULUS II

4

MTH 3010PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS

3

MTH 3020APPLIED STATISTICS

3

CSC 2120ANALYTICS PROGRAMMING

3

CSC 4140ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

3

Students must also take one of the following courses:

MTH 3060LINEAR ALGEBRA

3

CYB 3670CYBERSECURITY RISK ANALYSIS & MANAGEMENT

3

CIT 4320HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN

3

or a 3 credit CIT/CYB/MTH internship

Required Support Courses (12 credits)

PSY 1010GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

ART 2035/CMA 2035AI CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN

3

ENG 2180WRITING WITH AI

3

PHL 3060PHILOSOPHY & TECHNOLOGY

3

 

Recommended Courses

PHL 2080LOGIC

3

PSY 3020PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

3

PSY 3270COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

3