The DATA Science Credential

The Data (Data-Acumen-Theory-Application) Science Credential in Economics helps Economics majors receive in-demand data skills, guided by theory, applied to economics. Completion of the credential requirements allows students to obtain:

Practical and Marketable Skills
Introduction to programming languages (e.g., R/Python) commonly used in applications of data
science, and practical data skills: collecting, scraping, cleaning, merging, processing, and visualizing
data, descriptive analysis, optimization, and supervised/unsupervised statistical learning.

Synergy, Application, and Experience
Gain experience in combining these data skills with foundational knowledge of economics to frame
and solve economic questions using real data from finance, industry, government, health,
environment, among others.

Credential Requirements
The Credential requirements include completion of three courses and attendance at the Credential Speaker events.

• Three Courses*
  • ECON 370: Economic Applications of Data Science
  • ECON 470: Econometrics
  • ECON 573: Big Data and Machine Learning
    • or ECON 571: Advanced Econometrics
    • or ECON 575: Applied Time Series Analyses and Forecasting
    • ECON 470 (three sections): TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    • ECON 571 (one section): MW 9:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
    • ECON 573 (one section): TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
    • Speaker Series
      • Fall 2023
        • Krystal Lo, J.P. Morgan
        • Zhou Zhang, Cambly
        • Kang Jian, Teladoc Health
        • Ju Hyun Kim, Blue Cross Blue Shield
        • Josh Patterson, Voltron Data
        • Laura Perkins & Josh O’Donnell, AlixPartners
        • Gyasi Dapaa, Indeed
        • Sean Olson, Booz Allen Hamilton
        • Philip Nutsugah & Christian Welin, Cox Communications
        • Wade Kimbrough, Volatility Protocol
        • Nickolai Riabov, Airbnb
        • Yanik Lacroix Torrent & James Cardiff, West Jet
        • Stella McMullen, Zillow
        • Data Science Competitions: Optional participation with a team of students in competitive challenges to explore and analyze a provided data set to answer important economic questions.

        If you are interested in the DATA Science Credential in Economics, please fill out this FORM.

        The credential is officially conferred to a student at the end of the semester in which all requirements are met.

        Undergraduate Program

        • Introduction
        • The Economics Major in a Nutshell
        • The Economics Major in a Slideshow
        • Choosing to Major in Economics
          • Bachelor of Arts
          • Bachelor of Science
          • Undergraduate Course Offerings
          • Economics Course Descriptions
          • Archive of Course Syllabi
          • New Minor in Economics
          • Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship
          • The Philosophy, Politics, & Economics Minor
          • Undergraduate Research
          • Study Abroad Opportunities
          • Learning Opportunities & Extracurriculars
          • Study Resources
          • Job and Internship Opportunities
          • Economics Conferences for Undergraduates
          • Undergraduate Learning Assistant (ULA) Program