Search and data mining techniques form the core of many popular software applications. These applications help people access, use, and understand the huge variety of connected information available on the web, at social media sites, in companies, and in government agencies. This track provides the student both the formal and practical training needed for a software industry position or for graduate study in this rapidly developing area.
Note that for students graduating by May 2012, if CS 291SP (now called CS 230) has not been taken, then Operating Systems (377) is a required elective.