Data science visualization (Courtesy of Adobe Stock/Tamer Yilmaz/Generated with AI)Cal State Fullerton is offering a new minor in data science to prepare students for careers in a data-driven world and provide them with practical knowledge of the methods and techniques of data analysis. Data science uses statistics, computer science and domain expertise to analyze and interpret data on real-life issues. Yamir Ortuno, a mathematics major and aspiring data scientist“The data science minor is helping me understand complex information and discover patterns to approach challenges more clearly,” Ortuno said. As part of the minor, students complete a culminating experience through independent study, engaging with data science research projects guided by faculty from multiple colleges and fields. The program enables students to integrate data science into business, health care, engineering, government, social sciences and the humanities.