04/19/23

Development of Undergraduate and Development of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Computational Graduate Programs in Computational ScienceScience

Péter Molnár, David Toth, Rachel Vincent-Finley

Clark Atlanta University

Areas of Computational Science Degrees (I)

Arts &Sciences

Business Education Social Work

BiologyChemistryComputer & Information

SciencePhysicsMathematics

PhD(traditional “wet lab”)Master of Science

Computational Data Science (PhD, MS, ug minor)

Material ScienceSimulations

GenomicsData Intensive

CAU Schools

Areas of Computational Science Degrees (II)

Arts &Sciences

Bus

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Soc

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ork

Biology

Chemistry

Computer & Information

Science

Physics

Mathematics

Computational Data Science

Humanities

Social &Political

Sciences

MarketingEconomics

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CAU Schools

Programs: PhD (72), MS (30), BS/MS (4+1 yrs), Minor (18)

Architecture &Operation of Computing Systems

DataVisualization& Graphics

PredictiveAnalytics

DatabaseSystems

ComputerScience

ResearchCommunication

ComputerProgrammingfor Scientists

MathematicalMethods

for ScientistsBS + Computational Science Minor

(18 credit hours)

15 Electives

42 Dissertation Research

CS AppliedDiscipline

BS Computer Science(w/ Comp. Sci. electives)

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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 ½2. Computer Science 13. Discrete Math4. Modeling & Simulation5. Data Mining 6. Intro Stats7. Calc 18. Calc 29. Linear Algebra10. 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 1880.

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

Category Credit Hours

Computer Science courses 48 – 54

Mathematics/Statistics 17 - 21

Physics 8 - 10

Life Sciences 4

Science/Quantitative Science 4

Written Communication 6

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 pmolnar@cau.edu

David Tothdtoth@umw.edu

Rachel Vincent-Finleyrachel_finley@subr.edu