Suggested Pathway
The following suggested pathways list required courses in the program and tracks. In addition, students will need to take additional courses to fulfil the School, common core, and the minimum of 120 credit requirements, etc.
Applied Biosciences Track
LIFS1901 General Biology I and LIFS1902 General Biology II should be taken before year 2 Spring
| Fall | Spring | |
| Year 2 | COMP1021 Introduction to Computer Science (3) DASC2010 Calculus for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2210 A Survey on Big Data in Science and Society (1) LANG2010 English for Science I (3) |
DASC2020 Applied Linear Algebra for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2110 Object-oriented Programming for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2220 Statistics and Probability for Data Analytics in Science (3) LIFS2040 Cell Biology (3) |
| Year 3 | DASC3120 Data Structures for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC3230 Statistical Modeling for Data Analytics in Science (3) LIFS3140 General Genetics (4) |
DASC3240 Data Visualization in Science (3) |
| Year 4 | DASC4300 Capstone Project for Data Analytics in Science (3) SOSC elective (3) |
LIFS4320 Data Science for Biology and Medicine (3) SOSC elective (3) |
Environmental Science Track
CHEM1010 General Chemistry IA, OCES1030 Environmental Science should be taken before year 3 Fall (for 2021-22 cohort only)
OCES1010 Principles and Applications of Environmental Science should be taken before year 3 Fall (for 2022-23 cohort onwards)
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Spring |
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Year 2 |
COMP1021 Introducion to Computer Science (3) |
DASC2020 Applied Linear Algebra for Data Analytics in Science (3) |
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Year 3 |
DASC3120 Data Structures for Data Analytics in Science (3) |
DASC3240 Data Visualization in Science (3) |
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Year 4 |
DASC4300 Capstone Project for Data Analytics in Science (3) |
OCES3301 Data Analytics in Ocean Science |
Information Science Track
PHYS1111 General Physics I /PHYS1112 General Physics I with Calculus/PHYS1312 Honors General Physics I and PHYS1114 General Physics II /PHYS1314 Honors General Physics II should be taken before year 3 Fall
| Fall | Spring | |
| Year 2 | COMP1021 Introduction to Computer Science (3) DASC2010 Calculus for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2210 Survey on Big Data in Science and Society (1) LANG2010 English for Science I (3) |
DASC2020 Applied Linear Algebra for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2110 Object-oriented Programming for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2220 Statistics and Probability for Data Analytics in Science (3) |
| Year 3 | DASC3120 Data Structures for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC3230 Statistical Modeling for Data Analytics in Science (3) PHYS2022 Modern Physics (3) |
DASC3240 Data Visualization in Science (3) DASC3250 Numerical Methods for Data Analytics in Science (3) LANG3023 Science Communication in English (Physics) (3) |
| Year 4 | DASC4300 Capstone Project for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC4400 Data Analytics in Information Science (3) PHYS4058 Information Physics (3) SOSC elective (3) |
PHYS10071 Quantum Information for Everyone (3) SOSC elective (3) |
1PHYS1007 is also common core course. For those admitted in or before 2021-22 and are under the 36-credit common core system, it can fulfil both the common core and major requirements provided the maximum 9 credit of double-counting is not exceeded. For those admitted in or after 2022-23 and are under the 30-credit common core system, it can only be counted as your major requirement.
Molecular Science and Cheminformatics Track
CHEM1020 General Chemistry I and CHEM 1030 General Chemistry II should be taken before year 3 Fall
| Fall | Spring | |
| Year 2 | COMP1021 Introduction to Computer Science (3) DASC2010 Calculus for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2210 A Survey on Big Data in Science and Society (1) LANG2010 English for Science I (3) |
DASC2020 Applied Linear Algebra for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2110 Object-oriented Programming for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC2220 Statistics and Probability for Data Analytics in Science (3) |
| Year 3 | DASC3120 Data Structures for Data Analytics in Science (3) DASC3230 Statistical Modeling for Data Analytics in Science (3) CHEM2110 Organic Chemistry I (3) |
DASC3240 Data Visualization in Science (3) DASC3250 Numerical Methods for Data Analytics in Science (3) LANG3022 Science Communication in English (Chemistry) (3) |
| Year 4 | DASC4300 Capstone Project for Data Analytics in Science (3) SOSC elective (3) CHEM4120 Biomolecular Chemistry (3) |
CHEM41601 Cheminformatics (3) CHEM44201 Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Chemical Data Analytics (3) SOSC elective (3) |
1These required courses are subjected to change