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8/8/2015 Development of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Computational Science Péter Molnár, David Toth, Rachel Vincent-Finley

Clark Atlanta University

Areas of Computational Science Degrees (I) Arts & Sciences BusinessEducationSocial Work Biology Chemistry Computer & Information Science Physics Mathematics PhD (traditional “wet lab”) Master of Science Computational Data Science (PhD, MS, ug minor) Material Science Simulations Genomics Data Intensive CAU Schools

Areas of Computational Science Degrees (II) Arts & Sciences Business Education Social Work Biology Chemistry Computer & Information Science Physics Mathematics Computational Data Science Humanities Social & Political Sciences Marketing Economics (?) CAU Schools

Programs: PhD (72), MS (30), BS/MS (4+1 yrs), Minor (18) Architecture & Operation of Computing Systems Data Visualization & Graphics Predictive Analytics Database Systems Computer Science Research Communication Computer Programming for Scientists Mathematical Methods for Scientists BS + Computational Science Minor (18 credit hours) 15 Electives 42 Dissertation Research CS Applied Discipline BS Computer Science (w/ Comp. Sci. electives) Prereq. No Credit

University of Mary Washington Public (VA) PUI – 4000 ugrads – Liberal arts – MS in Ed., Elementary Ed., MBA, 1 or 2 more ~20% minority students

Computational Science’s Start at UMW Administration requested MS programs Computer Sci, Math put heads together Nat/Phys sciences not interested yet Business wanted Data Analytics Minor first: “Data Science” Hope to spawn 2 MS programs: – Computational Science – Data Analytics

1.CS ½ 2.Computer Science 1 3.Discrete Math 4.Modeling & Simulation 5.Data Mining 6.Intro Stats 7.Calc 1 8.Calc 2 9.Linear Algebra 10.Data Structures OR Analytics Application Development 11.Parallel Computing OR Foundations and Applications of Data Analytics The Data Science Minor

Future at University of Mary Washington Minor begins this semester Trying to bring scientists (and soc sci) on board – 109: extension of NCSI workshop – two-day workshop last Dec. – Tried 2-day workshop in spring, but… VA’s governor pushing mod & sim…

Southern University and A & M College Southern University and A & M College (SUBR) is a historically black institution founded in Demographics Average of 8,000 students per year Degree Programs 2 Associate degree programs 42 Bachelor’s degree programs 20 Master’s degree programs 5 Doctoral degree programs

Academic Colleges & Schools Agricultural, Family & Consumer Services College of Arts & Humanities College of Business College of Education College of Engineering College of Sciences School of Architecture School of Nursing Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Stakeholders College of Sciences Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics Rehabilitation and Disability Studies Social Work Sociology Speech-Language Pathology College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electronics Engineering Technology

Computer Science Scientific Option 57 hours in Computer Science 18 hours in Natural Science 18 hours in Mathematics (Total: 133 semester hours) Information System Option 48 hours in Computer Science 15 hours in Business 18 hours in Natural Science 17 hours in Mathematics (Total: 132 semester hours)

Computer Science CategoryCredit Hours Computer Science courses48 – 54 Mathematics/Statistics Physics Life Sciences4 Science/Quantitative Science4 Written Communication6 Other (Humanities, Social Science, etc.)37 – 43

HPC University Graduate

HPC University Training Road Map

Common Challenges So many courses required unless they are specialized Not enough faculty to create/run specialized courses Need enough students to run specialized courses Cooperation between depts Never enough funding from administration We’re trying anyway!!!

Discussion Péter Molnár David Toth Rachel Vincent-Finley