About Data Science

The Associate of Science in Data Science degree is designed to provide students with sufficient understanding of concepts in the fields of Mathematics, Data Science, and Computer Science to succeed in upper division coursework in Data Science at a four-year college or university.

The field of Data Science is one with a multitude of employment opportunities. Completing this degree will aid students in developing a wide variety of skills that are valuable in collaborative Data Science work environments. Students who complete this degree stand to improve their employment prospects in the field of Data Science, but also in many applied fields, such as Biology, Sociology, or Finance.

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Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Apply analytical concepts and techniques from statistics, probability, calculus, and linear algebra to problems in the field of Data Science.
  • Create computer programs that use common data structures.
  • Analyze data and communicate the analysis using industry-standard applications.
  • Integrate analytical and computational techniques using data from a domain of interest.

Program Options

Click on the degree or certificate you're interested in earning to see a sample map of courses to take to complete your goal from start to finish.

Please note that the course maps provided are just an example to help you get started. Please meet with a counselor to personalize the plan to you and your Academic goals.

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Course Required for the Associate of Science (AS) in Data Science

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
MATH 110ACalculus I5 
MATH 110BCalculus II5 

Total Units: 10 

Choose one of the following

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
MATH 108Foundations of Data Science*5 
ECON 5Introductory Statistics for Economics, Business and Social Sciences **5 
LALS 5Introduction to Statistical Methods in Latin American and Latino/a Studies5 
STAT C1000Probability and Statistics5 
PSYC 5Statistics for Behavioral Sciences5 

* Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor when planning their course work, as Statistics course options might impact transferability, especially to the UC system.

** Students who take ECON 5, LALS 5, STAT C1000, or PSYC 5 should also take CS 110A if they do not have prior computer programming experience. Be advised that this will not be accepted in place of DATA 8 at UC Berkeley.

Total Units: 5 

Choose one of the following

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
MATH 120Linear Algebra3 
MATH 130Linear Algebra and Differential Equations5 

Total Units: 3-5

Choose one of the following

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
CS 110BProgramming Fundamentals: C++4 
CS 111BProgramming Fundamentals: Java4 

Total Units: 4

Choose one of the following

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotes
CS 110CData Structures and Algorithms: C++4 
CS 111CData Structures and Algorithms: Java4 

Total Units: 4

 

Total Units: 26 - 32