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UC Berkeley’s Data Science education program reached new heights in 2016 and is poised for further growth in 2017. Approximately 500 students enrolled in the entry-level course, Foundations of Data Science, and hundreds more in connector courses spanning topics ranging from neuroscience to media studies. Below are highlights from a semester that helped establish a model for refining and extending the curriculum to a broader...

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December 7, 2016 As 2016 draws to a close, a report on the first year of Berkeley's Data Science Education Program has been released as part of the campus' ongoing efforts to integrate data science into the undergraduate curriculum and extend the program to larger populations of students in the future. Co-authored by Bob Jacobsen, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Cathryn Carson, professor of history, and...

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An op-ed by a UC Berkeley student arguing for the need for the campus' investment in data science education.

Berkeley’s data science offerings continue to grow this spring, with a variety of new courses available in departments across the campus. In addition to the courses listed below, an additional set of courses is still under development. Note that the information below is subject to change; please check back often for updates. Foundations of Data Science This spring, Berkeley’s four-unit Foundations of Data Science course...

Probability for Data Science (Stat 140) Instructor: Professor Ani Adhikari, Statistics Lecture TuTh 3:30-5:00 155 Kroeber Discussion Sections: 101: Wed 2-3 344 Evans 102: Wed 3-4 344 Evans Labs: 111: Fri 3-5 330 Evans 112: Fri 4-6 342 Evans [[{"fid":"71","view_mode":"width_300","fields":{"format":"width_300","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","link_text":null,"attributes":{"class":"width-300 media-element file-width-300"}}]] This new course introduces students to probability theory using both mathematics and computation, the two main tools of the subject. The contents have...

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[[{"fid":"91","view_mode":"width_300","fields":{"format":"width_300","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Luis Macias","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Luis Macias"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"width_300","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Luis Macias","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Luis Macias"}},"attributes":{"alt":"Luis Macias","title":"Luis Macias","style":"float: right;","class":"width-400 media-element file-width-300","data-delta":"1"}}]] This fall the Data Science Initiative and the D-Lab partnered with student organizers to initiate the Data Scholars program, a community providing a welcoming environment and support resources to underrepresented students taking Foundations of Data Science (Data 8), Berkeley’s lower-division course for students of all intended majors. One of the driving forces behind the program...