Data Science has been a rapidly growing science in recent years and has many applications. It is widely used by businesses and government organizations to understand changes in the economy, health policies, and business practices and to make forecasts about future events based on past patterns. Statistics based data science models help draw accurate inferences on large databases. The program helps students navigate their journey by understanding the various career opportunities for data scientists, providing tools in statistical methodology, programming and mathematics which are required to become a practicing data scientist. Students get hands-on exposure to real life projects and large data sets along with modern statistical software. This program helps create individuals who are job-ready and support the demands of data scientists in today’s world. Through the BS in Data Science degree, applicants will have the following: • A comprehensive understanding of the theory behind data • management, machine learning, and solving data-driven problems • with social and human ethics in mind • A balance of mathematical theory behind data science concepts and • a practical computing-based approach to data problems • A flexible and accessible program that meets the needs of students • with varying backgrounds, interests, and career goals

What can applicants do with a degree in data science? • Work as a data scientist, data analyst, data architect, or information • officer in many different fields or industries • Ex. fraud detection in finance, modeling weather data to explore • climate change, and analyzing social inequalities using census data. • Build a career that empowers you to provide data insights that • informs understanding, policy-making, and decisions impacting your community