Thiel College
Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics
Greenville, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 34,964 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees apply for international students: Services Fee $1000 | Student Health Insurance $1600
Introduction
In 2012, Harvard Business Review called Data Scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century,” and since then, data science has only increased in demand and popularity! Thiel College data analytics students will obtain the skills necessary to understand and work in the world of data science and are virtually guaranteed to be in demand by a wide variety of industries.
This program will provide students with the background necessary to work in a wide variety of fields in which companies must make data-informed decisions to be competitive, as well as provide them with the prerequisites for graduate studies in data science.
Major Features
- Demonstrate proficiency in standard mathematical and statistical methods relevant to data science.
- Be able to use programming and databases to obtain and process data.
- Use computational and statistical methods to discover patterns within large data sets.
- Be able to communicate information effectively through data visualization.
Program Outcome
The Data Analytics program is designed to give students a strong background in the fundamentals of data science. Students study mathematics, computer science, and data science in order to have a broad understanding of the subject. Students graduating with a degree in Data Analytics will be well prepared for careers in business, government, and science in addition to being prepared for graduate study in data science.
A student who graduates from Thiel College with a major in Data Analytics will:
- Demonstrate proficiency in standard mathematical and statistical methods relevant to data science;
- Be able to use programming and databases to obtain and process data;
- Be able to use computational and statistical methods to discover patterns within large data sets;
- Be able to communicate information effectively through data visualization as well as oral and written communication.
Curriculum
A student majoring in Data Analytics must successfully complete the following courses. All courses applied to the major must be completed with a grade of C minus or higher.
- CSCI 120 Intro to Data Analytics
- MATH 181 Calculus I
- MATH 182 Calculus II
- MATH 291 Linear Algebra
- MATH 451 Probability
- MATH 461 Statistics
- CSCI 149 Programming in Python
- CSCI 159 Intro to Programming
- CSCI 169 Data Structures
- CSCI 319 Database Management
- CIS 113 Data Management App
- MATH 350 Data Analysis in R
- CSCI 422 Data Mining
Students majoring in Data Analytics are also required to complete a minor in a data-intensive field, such as business, biology, or sociology. The choice of minor must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.
Career Opportunities
We live in a remarkable time in history when humanity has developed both the computational power to collect and organize incredibly large amounts of data and the mathematical and statistical tools to distill that data into strategies for achieving particular outcomes. Because of this, there is significant demand for data science professionals in business and marketing, science and technology, public policy, and many other areas. Thiel College data analytics majors will be uniquely prepared for the workplace because of our comprehensive liberal arts education.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship Opportunities
Thiel College offers scholarships to students for reasons such as academic success, community service or involvement, exemplary leadership, and more! The scholarships available to data analytics majors are:
- The Dr. Judith A Crissman '64 Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Nathan Warren Harter and Besse Roseberry Harter Scholarship
- The Leland E. Householder ’33 Scholarship Fund
- Elizabeth McElhaney Scholarship
- The George and Magdalene Skegas Scholarship for Mathematics
- Arthur E. Smith Scholarship Fund
- TWC Amelia Earhart Scholarship
- Irene Wintersteen Memorial Science Scholarship
- The Nelson P. Yeardley Mathematics Scholarship