About the minor
You will follow at least 15 ECs worth of Data Science courses that are not already part of your compulsory bachelor curriculum. These ECs consist of one obligatory course and multiple electives. All minor students follow the 6 EC course Data Science Project (NWI-IBC045, taught in Semester 2) and construct their own minor by choosing electives. The courses you can choose depend on your current curriculum. Some courses are more suitable if you have a technical background, for example, because you study at the Faculty of Science (FNWI) or your bachelor is in Artificial Intelligence. Otherwise, you can follow a less technical track. Both groups of courses are listed below.
You can register for the minor (course code NWI-MI-DATSC) starting July 15th. Please note that you also need to enroll in each of the individual courses that you plan to follow as part of the minor. Faculty of Arts students who want to enroll in this minor as part of their elective minor (vrije minor) need to enroll in both the elective minor and the Data Science minor.
This minor is only available to students at Radboud University. For HBO students of computer science, the university’s Faculty of Science offers a different Data Science minor, please visit www.kiesopmaat.nl/modules/run/NWI/140663/ or contact Perry Groot (Perry.Groot [at] science.ru.nl (Perry[dot]Groot[at]science[dot]ru[dot]nl)) for more information.
Admission
All bachelor students can apply, except for those studying Computing Science with a specialisation in Data Science.
Note that:
- If your curriculum does not contain mathematics, Mathematics for Data Science as part of the DS minor is obligatory. Classes for this course will be scheduled after consulting with the students, to maximize possible attendance.
- If your curriculum does not contain statistics, an introductory statistics course as part of the DS minor is obligatory.
- If your curriculum does not contain a programming course, an introductory programming course as part of your DS minor is obligatory.
- Important exception! If your curriculum does not contain mathematics, no statistics, and no programming (i.e., all three points above apply), then you need to choose only two of the three obligatory courses (Mathematics for Data Science, an introductory statistics course, an introductory programming course).
See below for the recommended courses and available electives.