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Data Science Major (BS), Minor

Undergraduate Program On Campus

What You'll Learn

Glance at the headlines today, and it quickly becomes clear that businesses, non-profits, and governments all desperately need people who can wisely collect, interpret, and apply data. In Calvin's data science program, you'll learn to analyze and understand data鈥攁nd put it to effective use in a business, scientific, or social setting.

Calvin is one of the first Christian institutions to offer a data science program. Here, you鈥檒l take foundational classes in computer science, statistics, and mathematics. Then you鈥檒l pair your analysis and critical-thinking skills with a subject area that fits your career goals鈥攍ike biology, geography, business, economics, or political science.

You鈥檒l tie it all together with a capstone project that you can proudly present to employers, who are eager to hire data scientists like you.

What Makes This Program Great

  • Christian perspective: Here, all your classes are taught by Christian professors who are experts in their fields. They鈥檒l challenge you to take ethical issues seriously. You鈥檒l carefully consider how data can be used to empower business and improve lives.
  • Practical approach: Calvin鈥檚 robust core requirements mean that you鈥檒l take four or five classes in another field of interest. You鈥檒l apply your data science skills to that field before you graduate, giving you practical experience and expertise.
  • Expanding opportunities: If you crunch the data on data science job openings, you鈥檒l see that it鈥檚 a rapidly expanding field鈥攎ore and more industries see the benefit of using analytical data. You鈥檒l graduate with deep experience and a wide-open career path.
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Faculty

Kenneth Arnold

Associate Professor
Microsoft Research New England, Cambridge, MAResearch Internship Fall 2015Luminoso, Cambridge, MACo-founder, Researcher, Developer 2011 and Summer 2013MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MAResearch Assistant

Randall Pruim

Professor, Mathematics and Statistics; Director, Data Science; Contributing Faculty, Computer Science