Statistics and Data Science

The digital revolution has created vast quantities of data. Extracting knowledge and insight from this avalanche of information is the goal of data science, a rapidly growing field with applications in such areas as marketing, education, and sports, as well as scientific fields such as genomics, neuroscience, and particle physics.

Career Opportunities

Decision-makers have access to more data than ever before, but deriving meaning and actionable insights from that data requires specialized tools and expertise. For that reason, graduates with degrees in statistics and data science are in high demand.

Currently, there is a global data scientist shortage. It is estimated that within the next two years, there will be twice as many data science jobs as there will be people to fill those roles. This means extensive job opportunities for individuals with the necessary education and skills.

Curriculum

UE’s program in statistics and data science combines state-of-the-art tools and techniques from the field of data science with a mathematically rigorous tradition of classical applied statistics. Students in the program will…

Engage through project-driven courses. Data analysis projects offered throughout the curriculum expose students to the entire work cycle of predictive modeling, including problem formulation, acquisition and cleaning of data, model selection and fitting, interpretation, and reporting.
Master cutting-edge statistical software. Students gain fluency in the statistical software currently in use within business and industry, including R, Python, and BigQuery.
Receive a first-class liberal arts education. Working with “big data” requires more than quantitative and technological skills—it also requires an ability to frame questions, to bring diverse teams together, to make ethical and informed decisions, and to communicate results to decision-makers. A UE education provides students with broad foundational knowledge in the arts and sciences, as well as the critical thinking and communication skills that employers value.

Details on program requirements and course descriptions can also be found in the catalog.

Additional Information

Sample Plans of Study

Sample 4-year Plan Beginning in an Odd Year

	Fall	Spring
Freshman	MATH 221 – Calculus I	MATH 222 – Calculus II STAT 266 – Introductory Statistics with R
Sophomore	CS 210 – Fund. of Programming I STAT 267 – Experimental Design MATH 365 – Probability	MATH 341 – Linear Algebra Math 466 – Statistics CS 215 – Fund. of Programming II
Junior	STAT 361 – Linear Models STAT 474 – Techniques for Large Data Sets	Harlaxton
Senior	MATH 495 – Senior Seminar: Mathematical Modeling	STAT 362 – Machine Learning STAT 493 – Statistical Modeling

Note: CS 215* can be replaced by a computer-based course

Sample 4-year Plan Beginning in an Even Year

	Fall	Spring
Freshman	MATH 221 – Calculus I	MATH 222 – Calculus II STAT 266 – Introductory Statistics with R CS 210 – Fund. of Programming I
Sophomore	STAT 267 – Experimental Design MATH 365 – Probability CS 215 – Fund. of Programming II	MATH 341 – Linear Algebra Math 466 – Statistics
Junior	STAT 361 – Linear Models	STAT 362 – Machine Learning
Senior	STAT 474 – Techniques for Large Data Sets MATH 495 – Senior Seminar: Mathematical Modeling	STAT 493 – Statistical Modeling

Note: CS 215* can be replaced by a computer-based course. Harlaxton: STAT 361 can be taking in the fall of the senior year.

Course Offerings

STAT Course	Frequency	Starting In
STAT 266 - Introductory Statistics with R	Annually in Spring	Spring 2017
STAT 267 - Experimental Design	Annually in Fall	Fall 2017
STAT 300 - Data Analysis in Real World	Annually in Fall	Fall 2018
STAT 361 - Linear Models	Annually in Fall	Fall 2017
STAT 362 - Machine Learning	Every other Spring	Spring 2018
STAT 474 - Techniques for Large Data Sets	Every other Fall	Fall 2018
STAT 493 - Statistical Modeling	Annually in Spring	Spring 2019

MATH and CS Course	Frequency
MATH 221, 222 - Calculus	Fall, Spring, and Summer
MATH 365 - Probability	Annually in Fall
Math 466 - Mathematical Statistics	Annually in Spring
MATH 341 - Linear Algebra	Annually in Spring
MATH 495 - Senior Seminar: Mathematical Modeling	Annually in Fall
CS 210, 215 - Introduction to Programming	Every Fall and Spring