Registration for Spring 2024

Course enrollment for the the Spring 2024 semester starts October 23 2023.

These are the courses offered in Spring 2024 that are eligible for the DSE programs (*** indicates that courses are available online).

Course No Course Name Instructor Campus
Required
DSE 510 Data Science Practicum*** M. Dube UM
Foundations
CIS 454 Advanced Python for Data Science*** R. Graziano UMA
Theme 1
DSC 589 Data Cleaning*** M. Dube UMA
Theme 2
SIE557 Database System Applications*** (section closed) D. Abeyrathne UM
SIE580 Ontology Engineering Theory and Practice*** T. Hahmann UM
ECE 574 Cluster Computing V. Weaver UM
Theme 3
BUA 684 Business Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery *** Y. Lu UM
COS 575 Machine Learning*** S. Y. Sekeh UM
COS 598 Interp/Explain/Machine Learning*** (see note) C. Chen UM
ECE 590 Neural Networks V. Dhiman UM
Theme 4
DSC 552 Data Visualization*** M. Dube UMA
SIE 516 Interactive Technologies for Solving Real-World Problems*** N. Giudice UM
Theme 5
COS 530 Introduction to Cybersecurity S. Ghanavati UM
DIG 550 Digital Preservation*** Ippolito/Bird UM
CYB 501 Cybersecurity Fundamentals*** H. Felch UMA
Domains
Business
BUA 680 Foundations of Business Intelligence and Analysis*** Y. Lu / H. Takeda UM
BUA 686 Predictive Analytics and Business Forecasting*** Q. Zheng UM
Bioinformatics
BMS 625 Biostats/Computational Biology*** M. Dube UM
Spatial
SIE 510 Geographic Information Systems Applications*** K. Beard UM

Note that UMA and USM courses are not yet available for registration or search.

(*) Prerequisite for COS 598 Interp/Explain/Machine Learning: The prerequisite is COS 575 Machine Learning taught by Prof. Salimeh Sekeh.

(**) If you cannot register for a BUA course, please contact Dr. Meghan Gardner(***)  (meghan.gardner At maine.edu).

(***) Dr. Gardner is on Leave until Dec 18; please contact Alex Englekemier (alex.engelkemier@maine.edu) instead.

  • After the initial enrollment, you can self-service enroll in courses using Mainestreet.
    • Please check with the Grad School for more information here.
    • You can enroll in and drop courses.
    • Note, that each semester, courses usually can be added until the end of the first semester week, and dropped for a full refund until about 3 weeks after the beginning of the semester.
  • Before contacting your academic advisor to determine the courses for the following semester, please fill out or update your program of study spreadsheet (below) and send it along to your advisor when requesting a meeting.
  • To track your progress in your program please use one of the following program of study sheets:

 

  • 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.
  • Taking courses at other UM campuses:
    • You will register as a non-degree student at the other campuses to take a course. Please check the contact information below.
    • If you have financial support (such as a graduate assistantship), please fill out and submit a Domestic Study away form. (form)
    • If you do not have financial support via UM, please contact Emily Kuhlmann (emily.kuhlmann@maine.edu) at the end of the semester to transfer the credit to UMaine. She will ask you to fill out a program of study, including the transferred credit.
    • For courses at USM, please contact:
    • For courses at UMA, please contact: