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Ethical Data Science

Earn a B.S. degree in a fast growing career

Find out more about Naz’s unique STEM + liberal arts major

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Practical skills

Build chat bots, movie recommender systems, games,
data projects, interactive music visualizations, and more

Hands-on learning

Apply human-centered design techniques to address the social consequences of data, machine learning, and AI

All are welcome

Learn from the ground up thru project-based classes, internships, and research. No prior experience required

EDS courses

Design. Evaluate. Explore

Our courses integrate math, statistics, computer science, sociology, and business for a unique learning experience

Connect new ideas

Bring together your interests in problem-solving with making the world a better place

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Build analytical skills

Get hands-on experience with the latest tools and problem-solving approaches

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Investigate data

Dive into how to generate trusted information in an increasingly complex data world

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Student projects

Tailor your EDS coursework to pursue your passions

80% of EDS students have no prior coding experience

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Data sonification

Hear the impact of climate change on global coral reefs with this cool project that applies sound to data

02.

Vintage arcade game

Make a 64-bit Space Invaders game to learn basic programming concepts, like pattern matching and control flow

03.

Eco-awareness

Explore the environmental impacts of forever chemicals in local rivers and streams to alert fishing enthusiasts

04.

Reveal superheroes

Tell the Marvel and DC backstory through data inquiries and visualizations using Python programming

05.

Combat misinformation

Design and lead a research project to better understand how people made sense of the COVID-19 pandemic

Extremely Fast

You may see a lot of cool pages which are made in page builders. Problems that they degrade your score on web vitals. In Greenshift we added the best solutions to keep maximum speed: conditional asset loading, no jquery, no dependencies, no icon libraries, smart loaders for libraries

Video Greenshift

Research + Internships

Grow. Learn. Experience

Combine hands-on work in the classroom
with the latest tools, techniques and opportunities
to prepare for your future career or grad school

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Super-charge your career path with a meaningful summer internship working for a local nonprofit, in public service or at an international Fortune 500 company

Nazareth University Center for Life’s Work

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Join the U.S. National Science Foundation’s highly competitive all-expenses paid summer program to work on cutting edge research at the top universities in the country

NSF Research Experience for Undergrads (REU)

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Study abroad to build career skills and personal confidence at one of Naz’s 75 international campus and/or service-learning partners in 35 countries

Nazareth University SPARK Grant

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Collaborate with a Naz faculty member to conduct a summer research project, participate in the Spring campus research fair, and get paid for learning

Nazareth University SPARK Grant

Contribute. Help. Serve

Give back to the community

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

01.

Are data science careers in high demand?


63% of private firms expressed concern about a growing talent shortage, according to the 2022 State of Data Science Report by Anaconda, the industry-leading open source Python software firm.

02.

What kinds of work can I do with a data science major?


Data touches every job sector from startups, small businesses and global firms to mission-driven nonprofit organizations and government agencies. No matter what your interests, data needs to be collected, structured, managed, protected, and analyzed.

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Why combine ethics with data science?


40% of respondents to the 2021 State of Data Science survey were in the process of implementing steps to mitigate bias and ensure fairness in their data analysis projects over the next 12 months.

About me

Hi. I’m Dr. Wendy Norris, an assistant professor of social computing at Nazareth University. My teaching and research is informed by my work in crisis informatics and socially intelligent technologies for humanitarian data systems.

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