Global Achievement Academy 2 - Bachelor of Science - Data Science

The Global Achievement Academy 2 (GAA2) is designed to give students a fast start at the University of Central Florida. The GAA2 is a balanced first-year program for international students with good English-language skills. It pairs immersive classes taught in English with just the right amount of support.

As a student in the GAA2, students will get:

The BS in Data Science program at UCF spans a variety of sub-disciplines within the greater field of data science to provide students with an opportunity to specialize in an area that aligns with their personal and professional goals. These include mathematics, statistics, specialized programming, algorithm design, and the fundamentals of uncovering, interpreting and communicating the business insights obtained from the data to help business to make informed decisions.

From tracking consumer behaviors to performing an analysis on trends, students will play a critical role in informing organizations about current operations and helping guide decision-making. Digest complex information to present and share with leadership about recommendations and effective strategies to move forward. Data scientists provide information that helps companies explore new opportunities that may have gone unnoticed before.

Throughout their coursework, students will have an opportunity to create, adapt and use state-of-the-art tools to obtain insight from large and unstructured data sets and convert them into knowledge. Plus, with the program’s heavy emphasis on physical and computational sciences, explore multiple disciplines and become well-versed in this growing field. Data science graduates work for a number of sectors nationally — like big tech — to local opportunities around the Central Florida corridor.