Data Science and Machine Learning
Complete all of the following courses:
STAT 201: Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (preferred) OR
STAT 121: Principles of Statistics
CS 235: Data Structures
**CS 474: Deep Learning
Math 522: Methods of Applied Mathematics 2 (Bayesian Networks + Mathematical Theory of Machine Learning)
Complete one of the following courses:
**CS 473: Introduction to Machine Learning
Ling 581: Natural Language Processing
CS 401R: Topics in Computer Science
**CS 580/PHSCS 513R: Theory of Predictive Modeling
CS 674: Advanced Deep Learning
** Please note that MATH 320 and CS 235 will fulfill all pre-requisites for CS 240, CS 472, CS 474, and CS 580. To get an add code for your class, please contact Lynnette Nelson lnelson@cs.byu.edu
*** This list will be updated regularly with courses that may fulfill this concentration. If you feel a class may complete one of the required courses, please contact the ACME Committee.
**A double major in this field for Computer Science or Statistics will also be accepted.
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After graduation, students have gone into the both the workforce and graduate programs. The following table shows some of the career paths our graduates have followed:
Job Title | Master's Degree Subject |
Business Analyst Data Analyst Data Engineer/Scientist Machine Learning Engineer Software Engineer | Computer Science Mathematics |