BS Functional Data Analytics at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

Functional Data Analytics is an interdisciplinary major that prepares students to be data professionals who are skilled communicators/project managers capable of translating the results of complex data analyses for leaders and decision-makers. Students completing this program will have excellent written, oral, and visual communication/presentation skills and will understand the appropriate application, use of analytical tools, and interpretation of results of analyses.

Faculty: Penn State Behrend | Duration: minimum 122 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 122 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Effective Speech, Introduction to Data Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Diagnostic Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Prescriptive Analytics.

Career pathways

Skilled professionals who can collect and analyze data, as well as communicate their findings and anticipate future performance, are in demand. Continued growth of “big data” and the data analytics specialty are expected for the foreseeable future in any field that uses data—in other words, in nearly every field.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entrance To Major Entry to the Functional Data Analytics major requires the successful completion of 4 entry-to-major courses: CMPSC 121 or CMPSC 131 , DA 101 , MATH 110 or MATH 140 , and DS 200 or PSYCH 200 or SCM 200 or STAT 200 or STAT 250 . Each course requires a C or better grade for successful completion.

Undergraduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer entry; the application opens August 1 for Fall and Summer and June 1 for Spring.

Early Action: apply by November 1 to receive a decision by December 24. Recommended submission deadline for all applications: December 1. Applicants apply through the MyPennState application or the Common App. A nonrefundable application fee is paid by credit card; fee waivers are available to eligible students.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

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