On Feb. 18, Eastern announced that they will be adding a Computer Science degree to the mathematics department. Dr. Walter Huddell states in the article on Eastern’s website that, “what the telescope is to the astronomer, the computer is to the computer scientist. Like the telescope, the computer is a means by which new universes of interesting problems are revealed.”
The curriculum for the Computer Science Program consist of courses such as: Data Structures, Databases, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Analysis of Algorithms, and Ethical and Philosophical Issues in Computer and Data Science. There are also mathematical courses that will count toward the major including: Calculus, Discrete Mathematics and Linear Algebra. Students will also be given the opportunity to potentially combine their Computer Science Major with pure mathematics and data science.
Eastern strives for academic excellence as well as an integration of faith and ethical behavior within its studies. Regarding the new major, Dr. Huddell states, “the technical rigor of our program is juxtaposed with a robust University approach to Christian liberal learning. We aim to produce Christian thinkers who can engage the data science world in ways consistent with a Christian understanding of ethics and personhood.”
Eastern is currently admitting students into the program. The first Computer science students will start in Aug. 2018.
Sources: Eastern.edu
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