Administration
Robert J. Padgett, PhD, Program Director
Program Website
www.butler.edu/arts-sciences/data-science-minor/
The field of data science concerns the transformation of data into actionable insights. Butler’s interdisciplinary minor in data science is designed to provide undergraduate students with the mathematical, statistical, and computer programing tools necessary to broaden their disciplinary education, preparing them for success in an increasingly data-driven world.
At Butler, a minor in data science is an ideal vehicle for students whose passion may be in the social sciences, the natural sciences, health sciences, engineering, economics, or business to gain useful and marketable technical skills that will prepare them for graduate training in data science/data analytics and give them broader skills immediately applicable to the workplace. The courses required for the minor in data science can be customized so that students can choose options that will allow them to develop competencies to complement their majors.
