Data Science Major, BS in Data Science - Technical Communication Concentration

Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 1-3 Credit Hours *

• DATA 101* - Data Knowledge and Discovery 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 101* - Design Your Career, Design Your Degree 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101* - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)

Term 2

• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• DATA 102* - Data Stewardship and Ethics 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102* - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)

Term 3

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• DATA 202* - Data Management and Visualization 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 1-3 Credit Hours *
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours

• DATA 203* - Analytical Methods of Data Science 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ² Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ² Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• DATA 303 - Advanced Data Analysis 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴  ENGL 360* - Technical and Professional Writing 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• DATA 304 - Data Wrangling 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 399 - CECS Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

• 
  ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration  - Select one course:

• ENGL 460 - Technical Editing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 461* - Global Communication for Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 462 - Writing for Publication 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 466 - Writing, Layout, and Production of Technical Documents 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours * OR Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• DATA 401 - Visual Analytics 3 Credit Hours

• 
  Select one course:

• CECS 375 - Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 385 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 475 - Senior Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 485 - Transdisciplinary Research Projects in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

• 
  ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration- Select one course:

• ENGL 460 - Technical Editing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 461* - Global Communication for Science and Technology 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 462 - Writing for Publication 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 466 - Writing, Layout, and Production of Technical Documents 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ⁴ Technical Communication Concentration Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ TOPS Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CECS 499 - CECS Senior Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Expanded Perspectives Electives must total 6 credit hours from any courses on the approved AH, SS, GCI, or GCUS or AAH lists

2. Engaged Inquiries electives must total 9 credit hours from two or more subjects.

3. See Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) Electives Requirements below for additional information.

4. Concentration requirement.  See Technical Communication Concentration Requirements below for additional information.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.

Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) Elective Requirements

Students must complete 15 hours of Transdisciplinary Options (TOPS) elective credit by completing any combination of CECS minor(s), CECS certificate(s), and/or program electives as listed below.  

Technical Communication Concentration Requirements

The Technical Communication Concentration consists of 12 credit hours of required coursework.  To satisfy the Technical Communication Concentration requirements, students must complete the following courses: