Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Bachelor of Science, Data Science (Plan of Study)



Concentrations include Big Data Analytics, Health Systems Engineering, Intelligent Mobility, and Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

 

**Course offering frequency subject to change**

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Total Semester Credits: 15


Semester 2


Total Semester Credits: 15


Senior Year


Semester 1


Total Semester Credits: 15


Semester 2


Total Semester Credits: 15


Concentrations


Students select one concentration for twelve hours of credit.

Big Data Analytics


Health Systems Engineering


The Health Systems Engineering (HSE) concentration at Florida Poly prepares students for the dynamic and ever-changing field of healthcare. The concentration supplements traditional degree programs in Computer Science, Data Science and Business Analytics with application examples based on the challenging problems in the healthcare industry. The concentration is grounded in the fundamentals of systems engineering and analytics, and focuses on process improvement, health informatics, healthcaresystems modeling and healthcare decision making.

Quantitative Economics & Econometrics


Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences


Note: Data Science majors select 12 credits from Art and Humanities and Social Sciences. Students may opt to take 9 credits in Social Science and 3 in Arts and Humanities, or divide them evenly. Six credits, as noted below, must be taken in Social Sciences.

Arts and Humanities


Select 3 and up to 6 credits from the following courses. At least 3 credits must come from the required list. If AMH 2020 is taken to satisfy the Social Science and the Civic Literacy requirement, then students may take an additional 3 credits from Arts and Humanities for a total of 6 credits from this area.

Social Sciences


Select 6 to 9 credits. ECO 2023 is already in the plan of study, so students must choose at least 3 credits from the required list to fulfill the Social Sciences requirement. Unless the Civic Literacy requirement has been fulfilled separately, students must take AMH 2020. If Civic Literacy has been fulfilled separately from AMH 2020, students must take a course from the required list AND and additional AMH course.

Total Degree Credits: 120