The new Data Science major at UC Davis has been published in the general catalog! The 92 credit major aims to provide a foundation in the theory and methodology behind data science, and to prepare students for more advanced studies. The major will star accepting applications Fall 2022.
You can see the required course load below, or read more on the catalog website.
Foundations Track Units: 92 Preparatory Subject Matter 36 Computer Science Engineering 12 ECS 032A - Introduction to Programming 4 ECS 032B - Introduction to Data Structures 4 ECS 034 - Software Development in UNIX & C++ 4 Mathematics 12 MAT 016A - Short Calculus 3 MAT 016B - Short Calculus 3 MAT 016C - Short Calculus 3 MAT 022A - Linear Algebra 3 Statistics 12 STA 035A - Statistical Data Science I 4 STA 035B - Statistical Data Science II 4 STA 035C - Statistical Data Science III 4 All prerequisites for preparatory material are themselves part of the preparatory material. Depth Subject Matter 56 Computer Science Engineering 20 ECS 116 (Pending Approval) 4 ECS 117 (Pending Approval) 4 ECS 119 (Pending Approval) 4 Choose one: 4 ECS 130 - Scientific Computation 4 MAT 167 - Applied Linear Algebra 4 Choose one: 4 ECS 111 (Pending Approval) 4 MAT 170 - Math for Data Analytics & Decision Making 4 STA 142A - Statistical Learning I 4 Mathematics 8 MAT 168 - Optimization 4 Choose one: 4 MAT 135A - Probability 4 STA 131A - Introduction to Probability Theory 4 Statistics 12 STA 108 - Applied Stat Methods: Regression Analysis 4 STA 135 - Multivariate Data Analysis 4 STA 141A - Fundamentals of Statistical Data Science 4 Science & Technology Studies 4 STS 101 - Data & Society 4 Three elective courses in a related discipline. 12 Total: 92
