Data Engineering Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S.

Data engineering is the field of study that focuses on the collection, transformation and validation of data for subsequent analysis and visualization. This program provides students with skills to design and manage data storage options and to construct data pipelines in the context of data science.

Program Requirements

Required Core Courses I (18 hours)

CPS 181	Introduction to Data Structures	3(3-0)
CPS 585	Applied Data Engineering	3(3-0)
DAS 150QR	Introduction to Data Science	3(2-2)
DAS 251	Data Visualizations and Programming using Tableau	1(1-1)
DAS 252	Data Visualization and Programming using R/RStudio	1(1-1)
DAS 253	Data Visualization and Programming using SAS	1(1-1)
DAS 350	Exploratory Data Analytics	3(2-2)
DAS 450	Applied Analytics I	3(3-1)

Required Courses II (1 hour)

Select one of the following:

CPS 301	Social Issues of Computing and Professional Practice	1(1-0)
DAS 260	Data Integrity and Ethics	1(1-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

CPS 240	Object-Oriented Programming, Analysis and Design	3(3-0)
CPS 340	Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

CPS 280	Alternative Programming Languages	3(3-0)
CPS 525	Introduction to Text Mining	3(3-0)
ITC 441	Database and Virtual Data Server Administration	3(3-0)
ITC 510	Software and Data Modeling	3(3-0)

Note: The selected course from Required Course IV cannot double count as an elective for the Data Science, Computer Science or Information Technology majors.

Total: 25 semester hours