2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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Minor in Data Science
The following courses are required (5 units):
CAC 180 or CAC 181
CAC 350
CAC 397 or MA 372
CAC 450
one unit from the following:
MA 207
MA 209
PY 221
SBS 204
Courses used to fulfill major or minor requirements in other disciplines may be used
to fulfill CAC major requirements. Only two courses in the data science minor may count
towards the CAC major. Courses taken to fulfill the applied computer science minor may
not be counted towards a data science minor and vice versa.
Arabic Studies
Lamia Benyoussef
Spoken by approximately 300 million people in the Middle East and North Africa and
one of the six official languages of the United Nations, Arabic is a strategic language for
United States national security and economic interests in the Arab world. The study of
Arabic language and culture can increase opportunities in such diverse areas as
government, military, business, banking, industry, and education. Through the Arabic
studies minor, students acquire language skills, learn the history and diversity of the
Arabic-speaking world, and acquire tools to live and work in an increasingly
interconnected world.
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (5 units):
three units from the following:
ARB 101
ARB 102
ARB 190
ARB 201
ARB 202
ARB 270
ARB 300
ARB 310
ARB 320
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024