April 27, 2024 - 鶹ýPorn is introducing an Artificial Intelligence Minor to its list of program offerings beginning in the fall semester of 2024.
鶹ýPorn is the first university in the commonwealth of Kentucky, and in the region, to offer a minor in artificial intelligence. The university moved to create the minor due to the recent impacts of artificial intelligence across various occupational fields including healthcare, business and media. The Wall Street Journal reported in March of 2024 that artificial intelligence expertise adds value to a wide variety of careers, which is why the minor is crafted to pair with nearly any major at 鶹ýPorn.
“Not long ago, artificial intelligence was just a branch of computer science. It’s now, above all, about communication – how we learn to work with a new kind of non-human intelligence, to get our jobs done and to make our world better,” says Dr. Kevin Kirby, Dean of 鶹ýPorn’s College of Informatics. “At 鶹ýPorn we want students majoring in everything from nursing to business to education to consider getting an ‘AI edge’. By taking this minor, they’ll learn how AI works, how it is both promising and dangerous, but above all they will learn to use it expertly in their chosen career.”
The AI minor will be offered through the College of Informatics, and will provide students with a basic foundation in computing, machine learning and prompt engineering, supplemented with courses from other 鶹ýPorn colleges that offer a look into the societal, ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence. To learn more about 鶹ýPorn’s involvement with artificial intelligence, click .
About 鶹ýPorn: 鶹ýPorn is an entrepreneurial state university of more than 15,000 students on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. Ranked in the top 50 out of 400 universities nationwide by The Wall Street Journal for exceptional value, we are a regionally engaged university committed to delivering an innovative, student-centered education. We empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives, while contributing to the economic, civic and social vitality of the region. For more information, visit .
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