Data Science Students
Reference Academic Plan
If accepted, the acceptance letter contains information about assigned faculty advisors. Please contact your faculty advisor early and often. Faculty advisors provide invaluable recommendations and approve the Candidate Plan of Study (CPS) for MS DS students. The following is a reference study plan highlighting prerequisite orders and a suggested path of study for adaptation.
UHCL Master of Science in Data Science (MS DS): Curriculum and Courses
Outstanding Data Science Student Award
2024 Outstanding Data Science Student
Mr. Timothy Carter
Timothy is a second-year Data Science student with a flawless GPA. A product of home-schooling, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and maintained a 4.0 GPA while acquiring a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies emphasizing International Relations. With multiple awards as an analyst working with government agencies in supervisory and non-supervisory roles for 20 years, he is adept at gleaning insights from various sources and delivering key findings to decision makers in both presentations and in writing. Recently, his first scientific paper, titled "Mortality Risk Factor Ranking for Non-Communicable Diseases Using Multiple Linear Regression" has been accepted for publication in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) 2024. A veteran, Timothy also served as a Non-Commissioned Officer within the United States Marine Corps with two combat deployments. Aside from work and studies, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, mountain biking, and rooting for the Houston Astros.
2023 Outstanding Data Science Student
Ms. Jennifer Travis
(Jennifer Travis has taught mathematics at a community college for nearly 20 years. While working with community college students on data analysis projects, she realized she needed to strengthen her knowledge of both computing and data analytics. She began taking undergraduate computer science classes at UHCL and also at her community college, then joined the MS in Data Science program in 2022. She has enjoyed the program very much, and looks forward to applying her new knowledge digging into data on community college transfer students. She is also in the MS in computer engineering program, all while continuing to teach full-time at her community college. Jennifer finds great satisfaction in the craft of writing, and anticipates either a second career or a side career uncovering and sharing hidden stories in data. When she is not teaching or studying or playing with data, Jennifer enjoys testing her limits in ultramarathon races.
