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Data Science

Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA

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Program
Award
Data Science
Total credits (published)
40
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-27
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The major in data science aims to guide students to be effective, ethical, and judicious users, interpreters, analyzers, and communicators of data and data-related concepts. The major offers students a foundational understanding of the data generating process, the appropriate and efficient translation of analytic strategies to specific data settings, the potential biases arising from missing data or data collection, the means for drawing accurate conclusions, and the techniques and principles of integrity in data visualization and communication. As part of their data science education, students will develop excellent communication skills and the ability to make clear and persuasive arguments framed by logic and supported by data. The data science curriculum reflects the increasingly collaborative and interdisciplinary academic landscape.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166939
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166939_fab79fc0_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 2 items
  1. STAT 140
    4
  2. STAT 242
    4

As a prerequisite for MATH-211:

7 items
  1. MATH 102
    Calculus II
    As published: “Calculus II (or above)”
  2. MATH 211
    4
  3. COMSC 151
    Introduction to Computational Problem Solving
    As published: “Introduction to Computational Problem Solving 1”
    4
  4. COMSC 205
    4
  5. 12 credits at the 300 level from at least two departments or programs and chosen from the approved list of elective courses for Data Science. One course must be either: 2, 3, 4, 5
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  6. COMSC 335
    Machine Learning
    As published: “Machine Learning 6, 7”
    or: STAT-340 Applied Regression Methods
  7. 8 additional credits chosen from the approved list of elective courses for Data Science 2, 3, 4, 5
    Not resolved to a course
    8

Required Core Courses for the Data Science Major

major core · 0 items

    Computer Science

    3 items
    1. COMSC 151
      4
    2. COMSC 205
      4
    3. COMSC 335
      4

    Mathematics

    1 item
    1. MATH 211
      4

    Statistics

    3 items
    1. STAT 140
      4
    2. STAT 242
      4
    3. STAT 340
      4

    Elective Courses for the Data Science Major

    electives · 0 items

      Biological Sciences

      2 items
      1. BIOL 223
        4
      2. BIOL 234
        4

      Computer Science

      8 items
      1. COMSC 235
        4
      2. COMSC 312
        4
      3. COMSC 334
        4
      4. COMSC 335
        4
      5. COMSC 341CD
        4
      6. COMSC 341DV
        4
      7. COMSC 341NL
        4
      8. COMSC 341TE
        4

      Data Science

      6 items
      1. DATA 113
        4
      2. DATA 121
        4
      3. DATA 225AR
        4
      4. DATA 225DH
        4
      5. DATA 350TE
        4
      6. DATA 390
        4

      Economics

      5 items
      1. ECON 220
        4
      2. ECON 320
        4
      3. ECON 346
        4
      4. ECON 349DV
        4
      5. ECON 349QF
        4

      Entrepreneurship, Orgs & Soc

      1 item
      1. EOS 299AR
        4

      Geography

      3 items
      1. GEOG 205
        4
      2. GEOG 210
        4
      3. GEOG 321
        4

      Mathematics

      3 items
      1. MATH 339PT
        4
      2. MATH 339SP
        4
      3. MATH 342
        4

      Philosophy

      2 items
      1. PHIL 260AR
        4
      2. PHIL 350TE
        4

      Politics

      2 items
      1. POLIT 279
        4
      2. POLIT 387EC
        4

      Psychology

      1 item
      1. PSYCH 326CP
        4

      Sociology

      2 items
      1. SOCI 216TX
        4
      2. SOCI 316TX
        4

      Statistics

      9 items
      1. STAT 244NF
        4
      2. STAT 244SC
        4
      3. STAT 331
        4
      4. STAT 340
        4
      5. STAT 343
        4
      6. STAT 344ND
        4
      7. STAT 344SM
        4
      8. STAT 344TM
        4
      9. STAT 351
        4
      Source. Mount Holyoke College, catalog Catalog 2026-27 — http://catalog.mtholyoke.edu/areas-study/data-sci/. Captured page pages/0119.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.