Important Note: Students may take up to two courses from the list below to count toward graduation. Students must consult with their Faculty Adviser about potential overlap in Data Science/Machine Learning courses when exploring courses not on the list below.
Computer Science courses open to students in other departments, including Statistics students, during the Change of Program period. Enrollment is determined by the CS Department and are not guaranteed. CS course registration policy and further information can be found at: https://www.cs.columbia.edu/cs-course-registration-policy/
Non-Data Science students will be able to join a waitlist via SSOL. Space permitting, Non-DS students will be moved from the waitlist to the class roster during the first week of classes. Questions about Data Science courses? Email DataScience-Registration@
| Course | Course Title |
| U6506 | Data Science & Public Policy |
| APMA E4990 | Introduction to Data Science in Industry |
| BINF G4006 | Translational Bioinformatics |
| COMS W4111 | Introduction to Databases* |
| COMS W4121 | Computer Systems for Data Science (Spring course only) |
| COMS 4705 | Natural Language Processing |
| COMS 4775 | Causal Inference 1 |
| COMS 4995* | Causal Inference for Data Science |
| COMS E 6998** | Cloud Computing & Big Data |
| CSOR W4231 | Analysis of Algorithms I |
| CSOR W4246 | Algorithms for Data Science |
| CSEE W4119 | Computer Networks |
| ECBM E4040 | Neural Networks & Deep Learning |
| ECBM E6040 | Neural Networks and Deep Learning (Research) |
| EECS E6720 | Bayesian Mod Machine Learning |
| EECS E6893 | Big Data Analytics |
| EECS E6895 | Adv. Big Data Analytics |
| EECS E6894 | Deep Learning for Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing |
*COMS 4995 Sections (if not specifically included on the list above) must be individually approved by the Faculty Adviser.
**Only COMS E 6998 Cloud Computing & Big Data counts, other topics do not count towards graduation and require Faculty Adviser’s approval