1：all students must become acquainted with probability theory, at least at the level of S&DS 538 (Probability and Statistics) or S&DS 541 (Probability Theory).
概率论：至少是课号538或者541的概率论与统计的水平
2：all students must learn some statistical theory, at least at the level of S&DS 542 (Theory of Statistics) or S&DS 612 (Linear Models).
统计理论：至少是课号542的统计理论或者课号612的线性模型的水平
3：all students must gain some experience at working with real data in S&DS 625 (Case Studies).
在案例研究课程上去的真实数据相关的实操经验
4：all students must take at least two courses in methods of data science, from a list of courses including (but not necessarily limited to): S&DS 563 (Multivariate Statistics), S&DS 565 (Applied Data Mining and Machine Learning), S&DS 661 (Data Analysis), CPSC 663 (Deep Learning Theory and Applications), S&DS 630 (Optimization Techniques), S&DS 668 (Nonparametric Estimation and Machine Learning), S&DS 669 (Statistical Learning Theory).
数据科学方法：这些课程包括但不限于 多变量统计、应用数据挖掘与机器学习、数据分析、深度学习理论与应用、优化技术、非参数估计和机器学习、统计学习理论等
5： all students must take at least two courses relating to efficient computation and Big Data. This could include (but is not limited to): S&DS 562 (Computational Tools for Data Science), S&DS 662 (Statistical Computing), BIS 557 (Computational Statistics), CPSC 524 (Parallel Programming Techniques), CPSC 526 (Building Distributed Systems), CPSC 527 (Object-Oriented Programming), CPSC 640 (Topics in Numerical Computation), or as approved by the DGS.
高效计算和大数据：至少两门相关课程，包含但不限于 数据科学的计算工具、统计计算、计算统计学、并行程序设计技术、构建分布式系统、变相对象的编程、数值计算等；
另外，学校鼓励学生去完成合适的暑期实习项目，可以进行学分的转换；
而在选修课方面，学校的要求如下：
The remaining four or five elective courses are selected in consultation with the DGS. Although some of these are likely to add depth to the areas outlines above, they may include coursework in specific areas of application including, but not limited to: Engineering and Applied Science, Economics, Computer Science, Linguistic, and Biostatistics. S&DS 627/628 (Statistical Consulting when taken for a full year) may also count as one of these electives.
选修课方面通常需要完成四至五门课程，可以是对于必须课程的更深层次的学习，也可以是特定方向的学习，包括但不限于：
工程学和应用科学、经济学、计算机科学、语言学和生物统计学等，持续一整年的统计咨询课程也可以算作一项选修课程。
该项目通常在一年到一年半的时间内完成，根据学生本人的情况，通常在3到四个学期内可以完成。
院校介绍：
耶鲁大学为老牌美国名校，坐落于美国康涅狄格州纽黑文，是世界著名的私立研究型大学、全美第三古老的高等学府。耶鲁大学是
美国大学协会的14所创始院校之一，也是著名的常春藤联盟成员。
