Coursework
What I've Studied
Courses from my BS in Data Science at UC San Diego (Seventh College, Sep 2022 — Jun 2027), organised by subject. Sourced from my official degree audit.
UC GPA
3.911
Major GPA
3.860
Minor GPA
3.950
Units Earned
181+ 12 WIP
Machine Learning & AI
Upper-division ML, deep learning, and probabilistic reasoning — the core of the Data Science major.
CSE 150A
AI: Probabilistic Models
Bayesian networks, hidden Markov models, and reinforcement-learning foundations.
CSE 151A
ML: Learning Algorithms
Supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms from the ground up.
CSE 151B
Deep Learning
Neural-network architectures, optimisation, and modern deep-learning practice.
CSE 158R
Recommender Systems & Web Mining
Large-scale recommendation, text mining, and graph-based ML methods.
LIGN 167
Deep Learning for Natural Language
Neural language models, attention, and modern NLP pipelines.
Data Science
Core Data Science major coursework — from Python and Pandas through production pipelines and web-scale practice. Senior project (DSC 180A/180B) still to come.
DSC 10
Principles of Data Science
Python, Pandas, probability, hypothesis testing, and prediction.
DSC 20
Programming & Data Structures for Data Science
Object-oriented programming, recursion, and core structures applied to data problems.
DSC 30
Data Structures & Algorithms for Data Science
Performance-oriented data structures and algorithms for scale.
DSC 40A
Theoretical Foundations of Data Science I
Loss functions, gradient methods, and the mathematics of model fitting.
DSC 40B
Theoretical Foundations of Data Science II
Graph algorithms, computational complexity, and theoretical ML.
DSC 80
The Practice of Data Science
End-to-end: scraping, cleaning, missingness reasoning, modelling, and communication.
DSC 100
Introduction to Data Management
Relational algebra, SQL at scale, and storage-layer design.
DSC 190
Topics in Data Science
COGS 9
Introduction to Data Science
COGS 108
Data Science in Practice
Team project — ethics, data, EDA, and modelling through a reproducible notebook.
Mathematics & Statistics
Calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and the statistical inference that underpins ML and data science.
MATH 18
Linear Algebra
Vector spaces, linear maps, eigenvalues, and matrix decompositions.
MATH 20A
Calculus I — Science & Engineering
MATH 20B
Calculus II — Science & Engineering
MATH 20C
Calculus III — Multivariable
MATH 20D
Introduction to Differential Equations
MATH 109
Mathematical Reasoning
Proof techniques, logical structure, and foundations of rigorous mathematics.
MATH 183
Statistical Methods
Probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression.
MATH 189
Data Analysis and Inference
Applied statistical inference and experimental design for data-science problems.
Computer Science
Programming foundations, data structures, and the practical toolchain that supports everything else.
CSE 11
Accelerated Introduction to Programming
CSE 12
Basic Data Structures & Object-Oriented Design
CSE 15L
Software Tools & Techniques Laboratory
Unix, Git, debugging, and testing — the toolchain of real software.
CSE 20
Discrete Mathematics
Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Minor)
Rady School minor (M077) coursework — startups, product, finance, and technology strategy. Minor GPA: 3.950.
MGT 16
Personal Ethics at Work
MGT 103
Product Marketing & Management
MGT 121A
Innovation to Market A
MGT 121B
Innovation to Market B
MGT 127R
AI & Technology Strategy
S-curve framework, innovator's dilemma, and disruptive-technology case studies (ARK Invest, Anduril).
MGT 175
Supply Chain Management
MGT 187
New Venture Finance
Writing & Synthesis — Seventh College
Seventh College's writing and GE sequence themed around "A Changing Planet." Intensive writing alongside the Analytical Writing Program (AWP). My coursework threads a personal research focus on combating climate change.
AWP 4A
Analytical Writing A
AWP 4B
Analytical Writing B
SYN 1
Synthesis I — Communicating / Changing Planet
SYN 2
Synthesis II — Inquiring / Changing Planet
Taken remotely.
SYN 100
Synthesis III — Engaging / Changing Planet
Upper-division project-based capstone.
Economics, Humanities & Natural Sciences
Breadth coursework outside the major — economics grounding, chemistry fundamentals, and humanities electives for GE.
ECON 1
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 3
Principles of Macroeconomics
CHEM 4
Chemical Thinking
CHEM 6A
General Chemistry I
CHEM 6B
General Chemistry II
LIGN 17
Making and Breaking Codes
Cryptography and the history of coded communication.
MUS 17
Hip-Hop
TDAC 1
Introduction to Acting
Grades and quarters above are pulled from my UCSD degree audit. DSC 102, DSC 106, and the DSC 180A/180B senior project sequence are still on the schedule before graduation in June 2027.