Degrees & Programs Data Analytics

Learn how to apply mathematical techniques and understanding to large sets of data to help make decisions in a wide range of industries and organizations.

Professors in the mathematics, computer science, and economics and business departments collaborated in creating this interdisciplinary major in the context of a liberal arts program to provide a more humanistic perspective. Your study begins with a foundation in calculus, statistics, research and forecasting, microeconomics or accounting, computational problems, and concrete systems, and then moves into classes on database design, machine learning, management science and game theory. Employers increasingly seek graduates with expertise in data analytics. Read an interview with Professor Don Patterson on quanthub about Westmont's distinctive data analytics major.

Sample Schedule

Fall (13)

CS 010
MA 009
Common Contexts GE
PEA

Spring (16)

CS 030
EB 010
MA 010
Common Contexts GE

Fall (17)

MA 005
Common Contexts GE
Common Inquiries GE
Language
PEA

Spring (17)

EB 020
Common Contexts GE
Common Inquiries GE
Elective
PEA

Fall (17)

EB 138
Common Contexts GE
Common Inquiries GE
Elective
PEA

Spring (16)

EB 115
CS 116
CS 125
Elective

Fall (16)

CS 128
Common Inquiries GE
Serving Society/Communicating Cross-Culturally GE
Elective

Spring (16)

CS 195
MA 130
Elective
Elective

Faculty Highlights

Enrico Manlapig, Ph.D.

Has studied the economics of speed dating

Donald Patterson, Ph.D.

Obtained a patent for a device evaluating infant movement in a NICU

David J. Hunter, Ph.D.

R fanatic who likes mathematically interesting data

Anna Aboud, Ph.D.

Specializes in algorithms

Russell W. Howell, Ph.D.

Views mathematics through the eyes of faith

MARYKE (MARIA) VAN DER WALT, PH.D.

A mathematician and musician interested in data science

Guang Song, Ph.D.

Uses computational models to study protein structures, dynamics, and functional mechanisms

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