Data Science
The Data Science Track involves taking a minimum of 30 degree credits (600 or 700 level):
- 6-credit thesis or a 3-credit research project
- 9 credits of required (core) courses
- 3 credits of mathematical physics or applied mathematics
- 6 credits of required Data Science courses
- the remaining credits are to be filled with elective courses
To graduate with a 6-credit “thesis” research project
Make sure to have earned 24 class credits and 6 MSc project credits with “S” grade. Write a 10-15 page MSc thesis on the work done as part of the 6-credit project. The report should be organized in the form of a scientific paper with section headers: Introduction, Methods/Computational Details, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. Submit the MSc thesis to the graduate coordinator at least 10 days prior to the defense deadline. No formal defense is required for MSc theses.
To graduate with a 3-credit “project” research project
Make sure to have earned 27 class credits and 3 MSc project credits with “S” grade. Simply submit your paperwork to the Graduate School Newark and voilà!
Choose 3 among the following Physics core courses
| Class number | Class name | # of credits |
| 26:755:511 | Advanced Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| 26:755:521 | Classical Electrodynamics | 3 |
| 26:755:532 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| 26:755:541 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
Choose 2 among Data Science courses
| Class number | Class name | # of credits |
| 26:645:611 | Special Topics: Introduction to Statistical Models in Science and Engineering | 3 |
| 26:645:651 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| 26:645:652 | Statistics and Machine Learning | 3 |
Available Electives
| Class number | Class name | # of credits |
| 26:755:610 | Special Topics in Experimental Physics (topics vary) | 3 |
| 26:755:611 | Special Topics in Theoretical Physics (topics vary) | 3 |
| 26:755:632 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 |
| 26:755:680 | Quantum Mechanics III | 3 |
| 26:755:621 | Classical Electrodynamics II | 3 |
| NJIT | NJIT offers several electives such as Biophysics, Physics of Materials, and several others | |
| New Brunswick | Rutgers New-Brunswick offers several electives in Physics, Engineering, Data Science, and others | |
| Business School | Rutgers Business School offers several electives in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Quantitative Finance |