Office of Academic Affairs

3501 Lee Hall
P.O. Box BQ
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Four academic programs are housed in the Office of Academic Affairs:

• Geospatial and Remote Sensing Minor on the Starkville Campus
• Master's Program in Physician Assistant Studies on the Meridian Campus
• Computational Biology
• Data Science

Complete information on both programs is found in this section of the Graduate Catalog.

Grad College Degrees and Programs

Department	Degree and Major	Concentration	Thesis	Non-Thesis	Starkville	Meridian	Distance
Academic Affairs	Minor in Remote Sensing				X
Academic Affairs	Master of Physician Assistant Studies			X		X
Academic Affairs	Master of Science - Computational Biology		X		X		X
Academic Affairs	Master of Science - Data Science			X	X		X

Master of Science in Data Science

The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Data Science degree program will provide students with a broad training in managing, processing, and extracting value from a giant and diverse data sets and allow them to communicate their findings. The program will prepare students for professional employment in industry, government, and NGOs and at the same time obtain sufficient skills to continue into more advanced degree programs. Admission to the Master's program in Data Science is open to graduates from all disciplines with a strong quantitative background and computational skills. The program of study is a blend of statistical and optimization methodology laced with data management and computational skills, and it provides graduate students with the opportunity to participate in data analytics projects. For more information, please contact either Dr. Rahimi (rahimi@cse.msstate.edu) or Dr. Razzaghi (razzaghi@math.msstate.edu).

CSE 8423	Data Science Concepts and Practice	3
ST 8123	Statistical Thinking: Probability Models and Theory of Statistics	3
ST 8133	Statistical Modeling	3
CSE 6503	Database Management Systems	3
CSE 8080	Directed Project in Computer Science	1-3
General Electives
Students will complete 15 hours in approved Data Science electives. Up to 6 hours Directed Individual Studies may count towards the degree.		15
Total Hours		30

Geospatial and Remote Sensing Minor

Director: Dr. John Rodgers
Department of Geosciences
355 Lee Blvd, 108 Hilbun Hall
Mississippi State University, MS 39762
Telephone: 662-325-3915
E-mail: jcr100@msstate.edu
Mailstop: 9537

The Geospatial and Remote Sensing (GRS) minor is a cross-disciplinary program that allows students from any major to develop and enhance their geospatial skills.  Students will learn important theoretical concepts associated with geographic information systems and remote sensing sciences, and they will acquire the ability to use these methods to solve spatial problems.  Graduate students must complete a minimum of 12 hours of GRS coursework at Mississippi State University with a grade of C or higher from a list of approved courses.  A 3.00 GPA is required.  An MSU Graduate Faculty member with geospatial expertise must serve as minor professor on the student’s graduate committee.

A student who chooses this minor must have the approval of his or her graduate committee and graduate coordinator in the major field.  The minor coursework is then included on the student's program of study and is approved by the minor graduate coordinator.