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Declan Coleman, Author at The Student Life inform, Scripps College students now have the option of completing a data science minor after the new track was approved for the fall 2020 semester.
The Aug. 25 announcement
of the new minor follows the addition of Scripps’ first computer
science faculty member and the creation of a data science sequence at
Claremont McKenna College, TSL reported last fall.
Scripps College will now offer a data science minor to meet the increasing demand for computer science education.
Photo:Nanako Noda • The Student Life
The program, led by mathematics professor Winston Ou and psychology, neuroscience and data science professor Michael Spezio, will provide students in a wide range of fields with supplementary education in computer science and data analytics.
The minor requires seven courses: Computer Programming, Foundations of Data Science, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Data Science Ethics & Justice and two upper-division courses selected in consultation with a data science minor adviser, according to the course catalog.
In addition to courses in coding and statistical models, the minor requires a course in ethics and reasoning...
In total, the new department will offer two data-science specific courses: Introduction to Python and Data Analysis and Introduction to Data Science. The program aims to prepare students with marketable skills and new opportunities as they pursue careers and postgraduate studies, the announcement said.
Source: The Student Life
