{"674732":{"#nid":"674732","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Sciences Announces New Minors, Ph.D. Program and Curriculum Additions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the College of Sciences will debut three new minors, a new Ph.D. program, and a new \u201c4+1\u201d B.S.\/M.S. degree program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe announcement follows curriculum updates for the 2023-24 academic year, including the launch of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/new-minor-science-mental-health-and-well-being-launches-school-psychology\u0022\u003EMinor in the Science of Mental Health and Well-Being\u003C\/a\u003E in the School of Psychology and the creation of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/school-earth-and-atmospheric-sciences-offer-three-new-undergraduate-degrees-including\u0022\u003Ethree new bachelor of science degrees\u003C\/a\u003E in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are excited to announce these additions to the College\u2019s portfolio of academic opportunities for our students,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/david-collard\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid M. Collard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior associate dean in the College of Sciences and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThe updates reflect our College\u2019s growth and respond to our students\u2019 interest in pursuing advanced study.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe additions for the 2024-2025 academic year include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201c4+1\u201d B.S.\/M.S. Degree Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College offers several options for undergraduate students to earn both a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/academics\/special-academic-programs\/bs-ms-programs\/\u0022\u003Ebachelor of science degree and a master of science degree\u003C\/a\u003E as a part of a \u201c4+1\u201d program. Students may apply to the B.S.\/M.S Degree Program after being at Georgia Tech for about one year. This allows them to tailor their undergraduate and graduate academic requirements to complete both degrees in a timely manner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComputation and Cognition Minor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-computation-cognition\/\u0022\u003EMinor in Computation and Cognition\u003C\/a\u003E is a highly interdisciplinary program that combines advanced computational training with the study of human cognition. Students will learn about the computational mechanisms underlying human cognition and use computational methods to better understand human cognition. Established by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E in collaboration with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E and with support from the Schools of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, the minor is open to all students starting this fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are several new courses in the School of Psychology supporting this minor, including PSYC 4690 (Sensation and Perception: A Computational Perspective) and PSYC\/PHYS 4745 (Physics of Cognition). These two classes are offered as special topics this fall but will have permanent course numbers in Spring 2025. More new courses in computation and cognition are planned for the next year and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeuroscience and Neurotechnology Ph.D. Program, Neuroscience Minor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-offer-phd-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology-new-minor\u0022\u003Enew Ph.D. and minor offerings\u003C\/a\u003E build on the recently launched \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/georgia-tech-launch-interdisciplinary-neurosciences-research-program\u0022\u003ENeuro Next Initiative in Research\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EUndergraduate Program in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E, respectively.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Ph.D. Program is a joint effort across the Colleges of Science, Computing and Engineering. It is focused on educating students to advance the field of neuroscience through an interdisciplinary approach, with scientists and engineers of diverse backgrounds \u2014 ultimately integrating neuroscience research and technological development to study all levels of nervous system function. The program expects to enroll its first graduate students in Fall 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApproved by the Board of Regents in 2017, the interdisciplinary B.S. in Neuroscience degree enrolled more than 400 undergraduate students in 2022, and has been the fastest growing undergraduate major at Georgia Tech. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-neuroscience\/\u0022\u003EMinor in Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E is set to become available during the 2024-25 academic year.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuantum Sciences and Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EMinor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn response to the explosion of research, development, investment, and hiring in quantum information science taking place across academia, national labs, and private industry, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E is now hosting a new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-quantum-sciences-technology\u0022\u003EMinor in Quantum Sciences and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAvailable starting this fall, the program is open to all students, regardless of major, who are interested in learning more about quantum information theory, applications of quantum information to measurement, quantum materials, quantum computation, quantum algorithms, quantum communication, or any other quantum science related topics. The coursework includes basic training in quantum mechanics and quantum information, and a choice of quantum-related electives in physics, math, chemistry, computer science, and electrical engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor was established by the School of Physics in partnership with the School of Mathematics and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry in addition to the Colleges of Computing and Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the College of Sciences will debut three new minors, a new Ph.D. program, and a new \u201c4+1\u201d B.S.\/M.S. degree program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This fall, the College of Sciences will debut three new minors, a new Ph.D. program, and a new \u201c4+1\u201d B.S.\/M.S. degree program.\u00a0"}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-05-15 18:05:52","changed_gmt":"2024-12-04 21:00:01","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673414":{"id":"673414","type":"image","title":"A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. 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