Data Science A.A.

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Program Director: Rob Brown· Phone: 410-386-8224 · Email: rbrown@carrollcc.edu

Data Science is an emerging discipline centered on investigating, analyzing, and presenting conclusions on data in fields such as Business, Accounting, Healthcare, and STEM. The Data Science degree prepares students for immediate professional placement or provides a foundational base for continued study in a Bachelor’s program.

Degree Requirements

Associate of Arts, Data Science, Degree
Recommended Course Sequence: 60 Credits Required

Fall

ENGL 101 - College Writing (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
MATH 115 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) Required Math course.
CIS 105 - Intro to Object-Oriented Programming (Fall & Spring Only)
DATA 101 - Introduction to Data Science (Fall & Spring Only)
Social and Behavioral Science - Diversity Course Required (Select ANTH 101 , SOC 101 , SOC 210 , or SOC 215 )

Spring

CIA 135 - Excel (Spring Term Only)
CIA 170 - Access (Fall Term Only)
ENGL 102 - Writing About Literature
Elective - Refer to ARTSYS the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

Fall

CIS 148 - Intro. to SQL & Database Design (Fall & Spring Only)
COMM 105 - Introduction to Speech Communication (All Terms) Required Arts and Humanities course.
Biological and Physical Sciences General Education

Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education

Elective - Refer to ARTSYS and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

Spring

DATA 210 - Exploratory Data Analysis (Spring Term Only)
PHIL 105 - Ethics Required Arts and Humanities course.
Biological and Physical Sciences General Education

General Education Electives

General Education Electives

Program Goals

Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

Collect, organize, clean, transform, and load data into an appropriate format for analysis.
Apply statistical tools and techniques to a cleaned dataset to identify patterns and test relationships.
Apply visualizations to present patterns and relationships in a data set.
Communicate conclusions learned from the analysis process to an audience.
Discuss ethical issues and their implications surrounding data science.

Student Notices

Diversity Requirement: ENGL 102 and a Social and Behavioral Science Diversity course (Select ANTH 101 , SOC 101 , SOC 210 , or SOC 215 ).

An Associate of Arts degree requires a minimum of 12 credits of 200-level courses.

Students who transfer to a four-year institution are advised to take additional mathematics and computer science courses as their electives. Initially, we will pursue transfer articulations with Mt. St. Mary’s University and Capitol Technology University.