A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MSE
- Total credits (published)
- 10
- Credits (computed from items)
- 4
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_02b8416e
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
Core Requirements (4 cu's)
major core · 0 items
Linear Algebra or Convex Optimization
1 item
- or: MATH 5130 Computational Linear Algebraor: MATH 5140 Advanced Linear Algebraor: ESE 6050 Modern Convex Optimizationor: STAT 5810 Convex Optimization for Statistics and Data Science1
Statistics
1 item
- As published: “Statistics for Data Science”or: STAT 5110 Statistical Inferenceor: STAT 5120 Mathematical Statisticsor: STAT 5350 Forecasting Methods for Managementor: STAT 5420 Bayesian Methods and Computation1
Machine Learning
1 item
- 1
Algorithms
1 item
- or: CIS 5020 Analysis of Algorithmsor: CIS 6770 Advanced Topics in Algorithms and Complexity1
Concentration (choose one)
concentration · 0 items
Students are required to select one of the following tracks.
0 items
Data Science Concentration
concentration · 2 items
- or: STAT 5710 Modern Data Mining
4 CUs of Electives (Choose courses from any of the elective buckets)
electives · 0 items
AI Concentration
concentration · 2 items
- As published: “Artificial Intelligence”1
- As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”or: CIS 5300 Natural Language Processingor: CIS 6800 Advanced Topics in Machine Perceptionor: CIS 6300 Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing
4 CU's of Electives (Two of which should come from the ML/multimodal AI bucket)
electives · 0 items
Elective Buckets Machine Learning, Multi-modal AI and Data Analysis
electives · 20 items
- As published: “Artificial Intelligence”1
- 1
- As published: “Computer Vision & Computational Photography”
- 1
- As published: “Principles of Deep Learning”1
- 1
- 1
AI and Data Science for Discovery
13 items
- As published: “Biological Data Science II: Data Mining Principles for Epigenomics”1
- 0.5
- 1
- As published: “Foundations of Artificial Intelligence in Health”
- As published: “Advanced Methods and Health Applications in Machine Learning”
Optimization, Systems and Control
7 items
- 1
- 2
Social and Network Science
6 items
- As published: “Econometrics III: Advanced Techniques of Cross-Section Econometrics”1
- As published: “Econometrics IV: Advanced Techniques of Time-Series Econometrics”
Surveys and Statistical Methods
9 items
- 0.5
- 1
- As published: “Modern Regression for the Social, Behavioral and Biological Sciences”0.5
Data-Centric Programming
11 items
- 1
- As published: “Hardware/Software Co-Design for Machine Learning”
Robotics
4 items
- 4
Simulation
6 items
- As published: “Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations”
Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations
16 items
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Data-driven Modeling and Probabilistic Scientific Computing”
- 3
- 1
Other Electives
electives · 2 items
- As published: “Special Topics Only relevant data science / AI topics upon approval”
Thesis / Practicum
2 items
- As published: “Master's Independent Study (1 or 2 cu's of Practicum Total (1 cu per semester)) DATS Practicum and Thesis courses are not mandatory”
- As published: “Master's Thesis (2 cu's total needed (consecutive semesters)) DATS Practicum and Thesis courses are not mandatory”
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