Please note: This program will no longer be available for enrollment to new students beginning with the spring 2024 term.
Bachelor of Science in Health Data Science Curriculum
Core Communication
Take two courses for 6 credits.
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing and Inquiry (3 credits)
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
Analytical Reasoning
Take two courses for 6 credits
- MATH-15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 credits)
- MATH-15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 credits)
Cultural Understanding, Social Sciences/Arts & Humanities
Take one course for 3 credits.
- One approved course from the cultural understanding approved list.
Social Sciences/Arts & Humanities
Take three courses for 9 credits.
- Up to three Arts & Humanities/Social Sciences; nine credit hours from the approved arts and humanities list and the approved social sciences list. Students must complete three credit hours in Arts & Humanities, three credit hours in Social Sciences, and three additional credit hours from either area.
Life & Physical Sciences
Take two courses for 6 credits.
- Two approved courses from the life and physical sciences approved list.
General Education Requirements
Take three courses for 9 credits.
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 credits)
OR
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 credits)
OR
TCM-220 Technical Report Writing (3 credits) - MATH-165 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (3 credits)
- MATH-171 Multidimensional Mathematics (3 credits)
Take two courses for 6 credits.
- PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 322 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 credits)
Major courses
Take all 9 courses and internships for 27 credits.
- PBHL-B 275 Probability for Health Data Scientists: A Computational Approach (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 280 Biostatistics for Health Data Scientists: A Computational Approach (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 285 Classical Biostatistical Regression Methods (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 385 Contemporary Biostatistical Regression Methods (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 401 Health Data Science Internship I (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 402 Health Data Science Internship II (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 420 Introduction to Biostatistical Learning (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 481 Introduction to Biostatistical Computing (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 490 Advanced Biostatistical Computing (3 credits)
Take six courses for 20 credits.
- CSCI-23000 Computing I (4 credits)
- CSCI-24000 Computing II (4 credits)
- CSCI-34000 Discrete Computational Structures (3 credits)
- CSCI-36200 Data Structures (3 credits)
- CSCI-44300 Database Systems (3 credits)
- CSCI-48100 Data Mining (3 credits)
Required informatics electives:
- INFO-I 223 Data Fluency (3 credits)
- INFO-I 453 Computer and Information Ethics (3 credits)
OR
Informatics Minor
Take six courses for 21 credits.
- INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 credits)
- INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I (4 credits)
- INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (4 credits)
- INFO-I 223 Data Fluency (3 credits)
- INFO-I 308 Information Representation (3 credits)
- INFO-I 453 Computer and Information Ethics (3 credits)
Required computer science electives:
- CSCI-34000 Discrete Computational Structures (3 credits)
- CSCI-36200 Data Structures (3 credits)
Take up to seven courses (21 or 22 credits), at least four from PBHL, CSCI or INFO up to a total of 120 credits.
- PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 452 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 220 Policy and Management for Population Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-S 315 Community Health (3 credits)
- CSCI-N 241 Fundamentals of Web Development (3 credits)
- INFO-I 303 Organizational Informatics (3 credits)
- INFO-I 402 Informatics Project Management (3 credits)
- NEWM-N 220 Introduction to Media Application Development (3 credits)
- NEWM-N 230 Introduction to Game Design and Development (3 credits)
- COMM-C 180 Introduction to Inter-personal Communication (3 credits)
- COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
- COMM-C 392 Health Communication (3 credits)
Degree electives
A minimum of 105 credit hours of required courses are listed for this curriculum. 39 credit hours are required in general education and preparatory courses and 12 required credit hours in public health. For those pursuing an informatics minor 53 credit hours are required in the major and minor areas. For those pursuing a computer science minor 54 credit hours are required in the major and minor areas. In addition, students must take a sufficient number of college-level elective courses to total a minimum of 120 credit hours. Contact the Office of Student Services at (317) 278-0753 for specific determinations.