Data Science & engineering
Preparing for Advisor Meeting — Data Science & Engineering (UMaine)
Steps to get ready for your course‐registration advising appointment:
- Create (or reuse) a Google spreadsheet using the appropriate curriculum sheet:
- Include in the spreadsheet:
- All courses you’re currently enrolled in,
- Courses you’ve completed so far,
- Grades for past semesters.
- Check the Student Resources page for the upcoming semester’s course offerings (typically available mid‑October for Spring, early March for Summer & Fall).
- Prioritize courses across different thematic areas rather than bunching them in a single theme.
- Add your chosen courses for the upcoming semester into your spreadsheet.
- Share the spreadsheet link with your advisor and schedule an advising appointment.
- After meeting, enroll in courses via MaineStreet.
Course enrollment for the the Fall 2025 semester starts March 31 2025.
These are the courses offered in Fall 2025 that are eligible for the DSE programs (*** indicates that courses are available online).
| Course No | Course Name | Instructor | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations | |||
| DSE 501- 0190 | Statistical Foundation for DSE*** | M. Dube | UM |
| ECE 515 | Random Variables and Stochastic Processes | Yongjie Guan | UM |
| DSE 502-0001 (on campus DSE 502-0190 (online) | Programming Foundations for DSE*** | TBA | UM |
| Theme 1 | |||
| SIE 559 | Geosensor Networks *** | Silvia Nittel | UM |
| ECE 563 | Energy Harvesting and Sensing | Taher Ghomian | UM |
| Theme 2 | |||
| COS 582 | Introduction to Data Science*** | Chaofen Chen | UM |
| BUA 680 | Foundations of Business Intelligence and Analysis*** (1st + 2nd half semester) | Yonggang Lu | UM |
| Theme 3 | |||
| BUA 685 | Problem Solving and Decision Analysis *** | Yonggang Lu | UM |
| COS570 | Topics in Artificial Intelligence*** | TBA | UM |
| ECE 590 | Neural Networks | Vikas Dhiman | UM |
| DSC 525 | Introduction to Machine Learning*** | R. Graziano | UMA |
| Theme 4 | |||
| Theme 5 | |||
| DIG 500 | Introduction to Digital Curation *** | K. Bird | UM |
| CYB 501 | Cybersecurity Fundamentals *** | H. Felch | UMA |
| CYB 520 | Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management *** | Raquel Hicks | UMA |
| CYB 551 | Cyber Laws, Policies and Ethics*** | TBA | UM |
| Domains | |||
| Business | |||
| BUA 680 | Foundations of Business Intelligence and Analysis*** | Yonggang Lu | UM |
| BUA 685 | Problem Solving and Decision Analysis *** (2nd half) | Yonggang Lu | UM |
| Bioinformatics | |||
| Spatial | |||
| SIE 509 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems*** | TBA | UM |
If you cannot register for a BUA course, please contact Dr. Meghan Gardner(***) (meghan.gardner@maine.edu).
If you plan to do a DSE589 Graduate Project course or a DSE590 Internship course in the following, please contact the DSE Director Dr. Nittel ahead of time. Approval for both courses is necessary.