Michael Trosset
Professor of Statistics / Director of Graduate Studies
The Dual M.S. Degree program in Data Science and Applied Statistics is recommended for students with a background in Data Science who also want to acquire deep statistical skills. Students in this program satisfy the requirements of both the Data Science and Applied Statistics M.S. programs, and receive both degrees in 3 or fewer years. Students need to apply to and be admitted by both the Data Science and Statistics admissions committees. The program requires a minimum of 52 credit hours of graduate course work, a “savings” of 9 credit hours compared to completing both programs individually. Students will still complete the requirements of each degree.
Course Requirements (52 credits):
- 3 credits of Data Mining and Search (CSCI-B 551, CSCI-B 555, CSCI-B 565, CSCI-P 556, ENGR-E 511, ILS-Z 534, or INFO-I 606)
- 3 credits of Data Management and Engineering (CSCI-B 561, ENGR-E 516, INFO-I 535, or DSCI-D 532)
- 3 credits of Data Visualization and Storytelling (ENGR-E 583, ENGR-E 584, or INFO-I 590 Data Visualization)
- 6 credits of one the following domains
- Augmented and Virtual Reality (INFO-I 590 Artificial Life in Virtual Reality, Building Virtual Worlds, Creating Virtual Assets, Introduction to Virtual Reality)
- Data Security and Privacy (INFO-I 520, INFO-I 525, INFO-I 533, INFO-I 538)
- Economic Data Analytics (ECON-M 504, ECON-M 511, ECON-M 514, ECON-M 518, ECON-M 524)
- Health and Biomedical Data Science (INFO-I 507, INFO-I 519, INFO-I 529)
- Human Robotic Interaction (CSCI-B 657, ENGR-E 599 Autonomous Robotics, INFO-I 513, INFO-I 527, INFO-I 540, INFO-I 542)
- Social Data Science) ENGR-E 583 (may be counted only once), ILS-Z 639, INFO-I 513, INFO-I 590 Data Visualization (may be counted only once), INFO-I 606 (may be counted only once))
- 6 credits of DS (CSCI/ENGR/INFO/ILS/DSCI) 500+ courses, including at most 3 credits of DSCI-D 590 Data Science On-Ramp
- 3 credits of STAT S520 or a more advanced course on statistical theory approved by the DGS
- 3 credits of STAT S610, S611, or S612
- 10 credits of STAT S631, S632, and S690
- 3 credits of a STAT 500+ course
- 12 credits of DS (CSCI/ENGR/INFO/ILS/DSCI) or STAT 500+ courses
