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Are Two Disciplines Better Than One? The Push for Integrated Majors

Inside Higher Ed

Ten colleges will launch integrated majors, which combine two existing degrees into one, to see if they lead to increased diversity and skill sets suited to the 21st century. As the director of first-year writing at a midsize public university, Melanie Gagich doesnt know a ton about computer science.

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The 15 best colleges for computer science degree seekers

University Business

As a growing number of undergraduate students each year opt to enroll in computer science, it’s important to know which schools offer the best degrees in the field. Not only did computer science survive the pandemic—it thrived. Undergraduate enrollment increased by 6.2% on average with an eyebrow-raising 10.4%

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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CU Boulder announces AI master’s degree on Coursera for under $16,000 — no application required

Coursera blog

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Im excited to announce a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MS-AI) from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), marking the universitys fifth degree on Coursera. The degree is $15,750, with all of CU Boulders degrees on Coursera priced at about $20,000 or less.

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This leads to wasted tuition dollars and makes it more challenging to earn a bachelors degree. Truly universal transferability would require faculty buy-in and better digital tools. Faculty across institutions readily reached consensus on the core knowledge and skills students needed to succeed in the second half of their program.

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Trending online courses in business, computer science, tech, and more

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These latest courses, Professional Certificates, and degrees cover everything from accounting and IT to data science and software engineering. Computer science programmes from BITS Pilani are highly regarded across the industry. What will you learn next?

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PUCP launches online Master of Computer Science—the first degree from a Peruvian university on Coursera

Coursera blog

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, I’m happy to announce an online Master of Computer Science* from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), the No. This is the first degree from a Peruvian university on Coursera. 1 university in Peru and one of the top 15 universities in Latin America.