UT San Antonio's multidisciplinary studies degree in Data Science allows students to study multiple fields such as computer science, statistics, electrical engineering, information systems, and management science. Data science is a blend of data interference, algorithmic development, and technology to solve analytically complex problems. Companies like Netflix, Google, Amazon, and others use data science to make decisions and determine what drives consumer interest.

BS MDST - Data Science 2024-26 Catalog (BS-MDDS-UC)

FIRST YEAR - FALL

The table shows courses available to take the fall semester of your first year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
AIS 1203 or 1233 Academic Inquiry and Scholarship 3
Computer Programming CS 1063, 1083, 1173, DS 4003, 4013, IS 1413, 1053 3
MAT 1213 Calculus I (FA 1) 3
CORE Creative Arts 3
WRC 1013 Freshman Comp I (Q) 3
TOTAL 15

FIRST YEAR - SPRING

The table shows courses available to take the spring semester of your first year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CS 2113 Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming FA 2 3
MAT 1223 Calculus II (FA 1) 3
STA 1053 Basic Statistics (CORE) 3
WRC 1023 Freshman Comp II (Q) 3
CORE American History 3
TOTAL 15

SECOND YEAR - FALL

The table shows courses available to take the fall semester of your second year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CS 2713 Computer Programming in C (FA 2) 3
MAT 2233 Linear Algebra (FA 1) 3
STA 3003 Applied Statistics (FA 1) 3
MDS 2023 Intro to Multidisc Studies 3
POL 1133 or 1213 Texas Politics and Society 3
TOTAL 15

SECOND YEAR - SPRING

The table shows courses available to take the spring semester of your second year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CS 2233 Discrete Math (FA 2) 3
CS 2123 Data Structure (FA 2) 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 1 3
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics 3
ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL 15

THIRD YEAR - FALL

The table shows courses available to take the fall semester of your third year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
UD ELEC Focus Area 2 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 2 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 3 3
COM Requirement COM 1043,1053,2113 or ENG 2413 3
CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3
TOTAL 15

THIRD YEAR - SPRING

The table shows courses available to take the spring semester of your third year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
UD ELEC Focus Area 1 3
ELEC Focus Area 3 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 3 3
CORE American History 3
CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3
TOTAL 15

FOURTH YEAR - FALL

The table shows courses available to take the fall semester of your fourth year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
ELEC Free Elective 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 3 3
UD ELEC Focus Area 3 3
CORE Social & Behavioral Sciences 3
ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL 15

FOURTH YEAR - SPRING

The table shows courses available to take the spring semester of your fourth year.
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
UD ELEC Focus Area 3 3
UD ELEC Free Elective 3
MDS 4983 Seminar for Multidisc Studies 3
CORE Component Area Option 3
CORE Lang, Philosophy, & Cult. 3
TOTAL 15

Focus Areas

Focus Area 1 - 18 hours (12 hours prescribed) 9 hrs UD (12 hours *required)

The table shows some of the courses you can take in the focus area of Statistics & Mathematics.
Course Number Title Prerequisite (C- or better)
MAT 1213 Calculus I (Required) MAT 1093 or equivalent or satisfactory performance on a placement examination
MAT 1223 Calculus II (Required) MAT 1213 (or MAT 1214 in previous catalogs) or MAT 1193, or equivalent
MAT 2253 Applied Linear Algebra (Required) MAT 1213 or equivalent
STA 3003 Statistical Methods and Applications (Required) MAT 1093 or equivalent
STA 4133 or Intro to Prog & Data Manage SAS
STA 4233 Intro to Prog & Data Manage R
STA 4143 Data Mining & Predictive Modeling STA 4133 or equivalent

Focus Area 2 - 15 hours (9 hours prescribed) 6 hrs UD

The table shows some of the courses you can take in the focus area of Programming & Algorithms.
Course Number Title Prerequisite (C- or better)
CS 2113* Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming (required) CS 1083
CS 2713* Computer Programming in C (required) CS 2113
CS 2123* Data Structures (required) CS 2113
CS 3423 Systems Programming CS 2123 and CS 2713
CS 3333 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science CS 2233 and MAT 1213 (or MAT 1214 in previous catalogs).
CS 3343 Design and Analysis of Algorithms CS 2123, CS 2233, and CS 3333.
CS 3443 Application Programming CS 2123
CS 3743 Database Systems CS 2123 and CS 2233
CS 3843 Computer Organization CS 2713 or equivalent
EE 3563 Digital Systems Design EE 2513
EE 4243 Computer Organization and Architecture EE 2583 (or EE 3463 in previous catalogs)

Focus Area 3 - 15 hours (9 hours from one mini track) 6 hrs UD

The table shows some of the courses you can take in the focus area of Data Science
Course Number Title Prerequisite
Data Science
DS 4003 Introduction to Data Science MAT 1073 or the equivalent; students may not enroll without 30 credit hours completed.
DS 4013 Programming for Data Science MAT 1073 or the equivalent
DS 4023 Data Organization and Visualization DS 3023, DS 4003, and DS 4013 or the equivalents
DS 4033 Data Mining and Machine Learning completion of or concurrent enrollment in DS 4023
STA 3333 Introduction to Data Science and Analysis One of the following: MS 1023, STA 1053, STA 1403, STA 2303, or an equivalent
STA 3513 Probability STA 3003, MAT 1223 or STA 3023, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in MAT 2213.
STA 3523 Mathematical Statistics for Inference STA 3513 or an equivalent.
Business Intelligence
STA 4233" Intro to Prog & Data Manage R
STA 4133" Intro to Prog & Data Manage SAS
STA 4143" Data Mining and Predictive Modeling STA 4133 or equivalent
STA 3333 Introduction to Data Science and Analysis One of the following: MS 1023, STA 1053, STA 1403, STA 2303, or an equivalent
BAN 1023 Introduction to Business Statistics A grade of "C-" or better in MAT 1053, or equivalents.
BAN 3043^ Statistical Methods for Business A grade of "C-" or better in MAT 1053 and BAN 1023, or equivalents.
BAN 3073^ Regression Models for Business Analytics A grade of "C-" or better in BAN 1023 or equivalent.
BAN 3083^ Data Management for Business Analytics
BAN 3313^ Statistical Modeling for Business Analytics A grade of C- or better in BAN 3083, or approval of the instructor.
BAN 4373^ Data Mining for Business Analytics A grade of "C-" or better in BAN 3073 and BAN 3083, or their equivalents, or approval of the instructor.
BAN 4383 Predictive Operational Analytics
BAN 3003^ Visualization in Business Analytics
BAN 4203^ Business Analytics Applications A grade of "C-" or better in BAN 4373 or the equivalent, or approval of the instructor.
^ Certificate in Business Analytics
BAN 3003, BAN 3043, BAN 3083, BAN 3073, BAN 3313, BAN 4373 or STA 4143
Computer Science
CS 3333 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science CS 2233 and MAT 1213 (or MAT 1214 in previous catalogs).
CS 3443 Application Programming CS 2123
CS 3743 Database Systems CS 2123 and CS 2233
CS 3753 Data Science CS 2123 and CS 3333
CS 3793 Artifical Intelligence S 2123, CS 3333, and MAT 2253.
CS 4223 Bioinformatics I: Algorithms for Biological Data CS 3343
CS 4233 Bioinformatics II: Statistical Learning for Biological Data CS 3753 or CS 3763 or CS 4223.
CS 4243 Large Scale Data Management CS 3423
CS 4373 Data Mining CS 3343 and either CS 3753 or CS 3763.
CS 4413 Web Technologies CS 3443
CS 4593 Topics in Computer Science Consent of Instructor
CS 4843 Cloud Computing CS 3423
CS 4963 Advanced Topics in Systems and Clouds Consent of Instructor
Data Engineering
CS 2073 Computer Programming with Engineering Applications MAT 1213 (or MAT 1214 in previous catalogs), and completion of or concurrent enrollment in MAT 1223 (or MAT 1224 in previous catalogs).
EE 2423 Electric Network Theory EE 1322 and completion of or concurrent enrollment in EGR 3423 and PHY 1963
EE 2583 Microcomputer Systems I EE 2513, and CS 2073 or CPE 2073.
EE 3113 Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory I EE 2423, EE 2513, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in EE 3313.
EE 3223 C++ and Data Structures EE 2583 or EE 3463
EE 4243 Computer Organization and Architecture EE 2583 (or EE 3463 in previous catalogs).
EE 4443 Discrete- Time and Computer Controlled Systems EE 3413 and completion of or concurrent enrollment in EE 3523.
EE 4673 Data Communication and Networks EE 3223
Cyber Analytics
ISC 1003 Unlocking Cyber
ISC 2053 Programming I ISC 1203, or equivalent, with a grade of "C-" or better. (They will accept DS 4013 as the pre-req.)
ISC 3063 Database Management for Information Systems
ISC 3523 Intrusion Detection and Incident Response. ISC 3033 and ISC 3513, or equivalents, with a grade of "C-" or better.
ISC 3513 Information Assurance and Security ISC 3413, or equivalent, with a grade of "C-" or better.
ISC 3413 Telecommunications and Networking ISC 1003, or equivalent, with a grade of "C-" or better.
ISC 4023 Applied Big Data with Machine Learning ISC 2053, or equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.
ISC 4443 Cyber Analytics I ISC 4023 and ISC 3523, or equivalents, with a grade of "C- "or better. (Hidden Pre-reqs IS 3513, 3413 and 1003)
ISC 4503 Cyber Analytics II ISC 4443, or equivalent, with a grade of "C-" or better.
ISC 4483 Digital Forensic Analysis I Students may not enroll without having completed 60 credit hours and without having completed nine (9) hours of upper-division ISC (formerly IS) and/or CS coursework.

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