BS in Data Science

The Interdisciplinary Data Science BS degree supports students preparing for competitive jobs in data science, machine learning, statistics, artificial intelligence, and related fields. The program will prepare students for competitive positions in many of the world’s best companies, and can also serve as excellent preparation for graduate work. Graduates of this program will be able to curate and maintain data, build models to effectively analyze this data, understand the principles of modeling and the basis of the models themselves in order to draw accurate conclusions from these analyses, and ethically provide insight in how to use this work in their various applications.

The BS in Data Science program provides a solid data science core and is supported by foundational courses in mathematics, statistics and computer science. Students will also complete data science themed courses in a discipline of their choice, and a capstone experience that provides real-world contact with employers and their challenges.

Students interested in adjacent fields such as business, science and engineering that require skills such as data management, analytics, visualization, and forecasting would also benefit from the program.

For more information on the new BS in Data Science, please contact
the Data Science Program Administrator, Natalie R.,
natalie.rg@stat.byu.edu — (801) 422-9202.