Data Science, MS (Portland)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogUniversity Interdisciplinary ProgramsPortland32 semester hours totalverified parse

Official catalog page for this program

Programming with Data

• DS 5110 — Essentials of Data Science

Algorithms

• One of:
  • CS 5800 — Algorithms
  • EECE 7205 — Fundamentals of Computer Engineering

Machine Learning

• One of:
  • CS 6140 — Machine Learning
  • EECE 5644 — Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition

Interdisciplinary Capstone

• DS 5500 — Data Science Capstone

Concentrations (choose 1)

Computer Science

From the catalog

Complete 16 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 16 semester hours from:
  • CS 5100 — Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 5180 — Reinforcement Learning and Sequential Decision Making
  • CS 5200 — Database Management Systems
  • CS 5330 — Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
  • CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
  • CS 5610 — Web Development
  • CS 6120 — Natural Language Processing
  • CS 6200 — Information Retrieval
  • CS 6220 — Data Mining Techniques
  • CS 6240 — Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
  • CS 6350 — Empirical Research Methods
  • CS 6620 — Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
  • CS 6650 — Building Scalable Distributed Systems
  • CS 7140 — Advanced Machine Learning
  • CS 7150 — Deep Learning
  • CS 7180 — Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 7200 — Statistical Methods for Computer Science
  • CS 7250 — Information Visualization: Theory and Applications
  • CS 7280 — Special Topics in Database Management
  • CS 7290 — Special Topics in Data Science
  • CS 7990 — Thesis
  • CS 8674 — Master’s Project
  • DS 7995 — Project
• One of:
  • CS 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • CS 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
  • CS 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
  • CS 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Data Design and Visualization

From the catalog

Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • ARTG 5150 — Information Visualization Principles and Practices
  • ARTG 5151 — Information Design Critique Seminar
  • ARTG 5330 — Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals

• From the catalog

  Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • ARTG 5310 — Visual Cognition
  • ARTG 6110 — Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
  • ARTG 6330 — Information Design Mapping Strategies
  • CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
  • CS 5610 — Web Development
  • CS 7250 — Information Visualization: Theory and Applications
• One of:
  • EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
  • EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
  • EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

GPA requirements

• 32 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

• CS 6140 ↔ EECE 5644 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under data-science-ms-portland, and the official page is the authority.