Data Science 4+1

4+1 Data Science Program

Data-driven decisions are made across most major industry sectors on a daily basis. This means the work of data scientists can be done by those from an array of backgrounds as long as they have a foundation in mathematics. At Saint Mary’s, students can earn a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in just five years. The chart below demonstrates a sample of possible course sequences by major. 

 

Business Analytics Track

The Business Analytics Track allows students who are a part of the department of Business Admin and Economics to enter into the Data Science 4+1 and receive a Master of Science in Data Science in a concentration that builds on their existing undergraduate course work. 

Courses you will take as a part of the Business Analytics Track:

  • CPSC 507 Computer Programming
  • DSCI 501 Data Mining I
  • MATH 546 Applied Statistics I
  • MATH 547 Applied Statistics II
  • DSCI 511 Data Preprocessing and Visualization
  • CPSC 529 Databases
  • DSCI 599 Practicum 
  • Data Ethics
  • Four additional business courses

 

Application Requirements

Current college students meeting the requirements set forth below may apply to the Master of Science in Data Science program under the 4+1 option.  If admitted to the master’s program, you will take two (2) graduate level courses in the Data Science program while in your senior year allowing you to earn up to six (6) credits towards your graduate degree while still an undergraduate. The application requirements are as follows:

The applicant is a current second semester junior majoring/minoring in mathematics, business, computer science, information systems, the sciences, health science, or quantitative social science OR

The applicant is a current first semester senior majoring/minoring in mathematics, business, computer science, information systems, the sciences, health science, or quantitative social science who has registered for a graduate Data Science course in the current semester

And

  • completed application form
  • a personal statement that describes how the experiences in your life make you ideally suited to become a data scientist
  • official transcripts
  • completion of prerequisite courses
  • contact information for an academic reference (waived for current Saint Mary's students)
  • Prerequisite Courses
    • Calculus I
    • Calculus II
    • Statistics
    • Computer Programming
    • Linear Algebra (or equivalent)
    • *One graduate Data Science course
    • *only for those applying in fall semester of the senior year

 

Program Cost

In the fifth year of the program, students will be charged the per credit hour rate equivalent to the cohort they are joining.