Harvey Mudd College has long been a leader in educating students in subjects fundamental to data science and is guided by our mission to educate leaders who understand the impact of their work on society. The Emphasis in Data Science guides students toward data-scientific curriculum opportunities and practical data-rich experiences across the college in a coherent and cohesive manner.
The Emphasis in Data Science is not a major. Rather, it is a coordinated program of study that allows students majoring in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics the opportunity to apply data-scientific approaches across a variety of applications and understand their work from a range of perspectives, so they may best evaluate their impact on society and the world.
Emphasis Structure: An Emphasis in Data Science requires a minimum of six courses beyond the Core, including a capstone project. The emphasis requires three credits (on or off campus) be chosen from each of the Computing Fluency, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, and Data Science and Values course categories, six credits chosen from the Electives course category, and a capstone experience (4-6 credits). A single course cannot be used to satisfy two requirements in the emphasis, but courses satisfying requirements for a student’s major may also satisfy a single emphasis requirement. It is expected that all courses satisfying EDS requirements will be taken for letter grade.
Requirement: Students must declare their intention to pursue an Emphasis in Data Science in or before their sixth semester.