DSCI Minor Requirements

Learn more about which lower and upper-level courses you need to complete the Minor in Data Science.

Program requirements for completion of the minor 

The lower and upper-level requirements can be completed at any time, but note that taking the courses prior to admission into the minor will not impact your chances of getting admitted. See the FAQ below for more information about the admission process. 

Lower-level requirements 

  • Data Science: DSCI 100
  • Statistical Inference: STAT 201
  • Programming: One of CPSC 203, CPSC 210, CPEN 221
    • Note: For most non-CS majors, we recommend taking CPSC 203 (and selecting CPSC 103 as the prerequisite for 203).
  • Calculus: One of MATH 100, MATH 102, MATH 104, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 180, MATH 184, SCIE 001 

Upper-level requirements

There are 6 courses (18 credits) of upper-level requirements. The requirements are:

  • Statistical inference: STAT 301
  • Machine learning: CPSC 330
  • Ethics: Once of DSCI 430, CPSC 430
  • Three of the following five options:
    • Reproducible data science: DSCI 310
    • Data visualization: DSCI 320
    • Cloud computing and big data: CPSC 436C
    • Databases: One of CPSC 368, CPSC 304, COMM/COEC 437
    • Discipline-specific data science courses: One of:
  • COMM 335
  • COMM / 
    COEC 365
  • COMM 414
  • COMM 415
  • COMM 475
  • COMM 486I
  • CPSC 322
  • CPSC 340
  • CPSC 406
  • CPSC 447
  • ECON 398
  • ECON 425
  • EOSC 410
  • EOSC 440 
  • EOSC 354
  • FRE_V 437
  • INFO 419
  • LING 342
  • MATH 441
  • MATH 442
  • MICB 405 
  • MICB 425
  • NSCI 303
  • PHYS 410
  • PSYC 359
  • STAT 406
  • STAT 447B
  • STAT 450

An example path through the minor 

Consider a student in Psychology who is interested in the Data Science minor. This example student might complete their courses in the following order: 

Lower: 

  • DSCI 100
  • CPSC 103
  • CPSC 203
  • STAT 201
  • MATH 102 

Upper: 

  • STAT 301
  • CPSC 330
  • DSCI 430
  • DSCI 310
  • DSCI 320 

Other resources for planning your degree 

UBC Statistics/Data Science Course Mapper:https://ubc-stat-it.github.io/course-mapper/?active=dsci 

See all requirements for the Data Science Major and Minor in the UBC Calendar. If there are any discrepancies between the Calendar and the lists above, please refer to the Calendar, as it contains the most current and official requirements for course requisites and program requirements. 

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