Undergraduate Major in Social Data Science
New Curriculum [Effective Fall 2024]
Minimum MATH/STAT
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Statistics Requirement:
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STAT 100: Elementary Statistics and Probability
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Math Requirement:
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MATH 115 (African American Studies, Anthropology, Geographical Sciences & GIS, Government and Politics, and Sociology tracks); or
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MATH 120 (Economics, Psychology, and Public Health tracks)
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Benchmark 1
Students must take Benchmark 1 and the minimum MATH/STAT courses within 30 credits of declaring their major.
SDSB 233 (Formerly BSOS233): Data Science for the Social Sciences
Benchmark 2
Students must take an introductory course within the track of their choosing within 60 credits of choosing their major.
African American and Africana Studies: AASP/AAAS 101
Anthropology: ANTH 210 or 222 or 240
Economics: ECON 200
Geographical Sciences and GIS: GEOG 202
Government and Politics and International Relations: GVPT 170
Psychology: PSYC 100
Public Health: SPHL 100
Sociology: SOCY 100
Core Courses
All students take foundational courses in programming, statistics, mathematics, and data science, as well as upper-level courses in database design, data privacy and security, ethics, data sources and manipulation, data visualization, and survey fundamentals.
SDSB 326 (Formerly BSOS326): Python Programming for Social Data Science
INST 327: Database Design and Modeling
INST 366: Privacy, Security, and Ethics for Big Data
INST 414: Data Science Techniques
INST 447: Data Sources and Manipulation
INST 462: Introduction to Data Visualization
SDSB 340: Fundamentals of Survey and Data Science
Track Courses
Students also take a set of track courses in a discipline that include upper-level method and theory courses, and a set of restricted electives that will allow students to deepen their knowledge of the discipline and apply data science principles to social science research and practice. Additional tracks may be added over time.
Track I
Required track courses
AASP 210
AASP 395
ANTH 310 or ANTH 322 or ANTH 340
INST 314
ECON 201
ECON 230
ECON 305 or ECON 306
GEOG 306
GEOG 373
GVPT 200
GVPT 201
GVPT 320
PSYC 200
PSYC 300
EPIB 301
EPIB 315
HLTH 200
SOCY 201
SOCY 202
Track II
Track electives
Choose 9 credits from
AASP 301
AASP 310
AASP 313
AASP 314
AASP 400
AASP 402
AASP 411
AASP 441
AASP 443
Choose 9 credits from chosen group
Group 1 - Health
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ANTH 411
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ANTH 412
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ANTH 413
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ANTH 415
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ANTH 416
Group 2 - Heritage
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ANTH 341
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ANTH 440
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ANTH 441
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ANTH 447
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ANTH 448
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ANTH 451
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ANTH 464
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ANTH 496
Group 3 - Environment
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ANTH 450
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ANTH 454
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ANTH 456
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ANTH 462
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ANTH 467
Choose 6 credits from
Choose 9 credits, at least 6 credits from 400-level
GEOG 330
GEOG 331
GEOG 332
GEOG 333
GEOG 335
GEOG 415
GEOG 416
GEOG 421
GEOG 422
GEOG 432
GEOG 470
GEOG 473
GEOG 475
GEOG 477
Choose 6 credits from
Any 300- or 400- level GVPT course
Choose 9 credits from
PSYC 330
PSYC 332
PSYC 334
PSYC 336
PSYC 341
PSYC 344
PSYC 353
PSYC 354
PSYC 355
PSYC 356
PSYC 361
PSYC 362
PSYC 416
PSYC 417
PSYC 420
PSYC 424
PSYC 425
PSYC 432
PSYC 435
PSYC 436
PSYC 437
PSYC 440
PSYC 450
PSYC 456
PSYC 460
Choose 9 credits from
Choose 9 credits from
Any 300- or 400- level SOCY course
Capstone
Students finish the program by completing a required project-based learning capstone.
INST490: Project-based Capstone
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SDSI496: Research Capstone