{"id":8931,"date":"2022-10-12T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=8931"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:36:45","slug":"data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Science Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Mathematical Sciences Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/mathematics\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Mathematics Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/actuarial-science\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Actuarial Science Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/statistics\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Statistics Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/data-science\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Data Science Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/additional-minors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Additional Minors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/internships\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Mathematical Sciences Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Mathematical Sciences Faculty &#038; 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Students will choose from three tracks: artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, or game design. In addition to the departmental requirements below,&nbsp;a student must complete the University Core Curriculum, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences language&nbsp;requirement, and other general requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-advising-blueprint-for-career-development\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advising Blueprint for Career Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have compiled an <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/01\/08102313\/Data-Science.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advising Blueprint<\/a> for Data Science Majors, which gives suggested activities during your four years at Butler to better support your future career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tMajor Requirements\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mathematics Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MA 106 Calculus &amp; Analytic Geometry I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 107 Calculus &amp; Analytic Geometry 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 162 Elementary Statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 310 Linear Algebra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 320 Big Data Ethics, Governance, and Beyond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 360 Probability Theory I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 361 Statistical Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 362 Linear Regression &amp; Time Series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 369 Multivariate Statistical Methods\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MA 468 Predictive Analytics &amp; Data Mining<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Computer Science Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CS 151 Foundations of Computing I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 248 Object-Oriented Programming &amp; Data Structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 252 Foundations of Computing II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 333 Database Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 341 Advanced Data Structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 351 Algorithms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 445 Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CS 485 Computer Ethics<br><br>Here is more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/computer-science-software-engineering\/computer-science\/\">computer science tracks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elective Course<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 &#8211; 3 credit, 300 level or above course labeled MA, CS, or SE that is not already counted toward the major.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-6a5932ccc8be9-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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