NKU becomes first university in region to offer artificial intelligence minor
OF EIGHT TESTS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY IS STREAMLINING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR SOME STUDENTS IN. CU IS THE FIRST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO IMPLEMENT THE DIRECT ADMIT PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO BYPASS THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND APPLICATION FEE, AND RECEIVE A DIRECT ADMISSION OFFER TO THE UNIVERSITY, WE’RE TOLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE A GPA ABOVE 2.75 WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROGRAM. IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT THIS AUGUST FOR STUDENT
NKU becomes first university in region to offer artificial intelligence minor
Updated: 2:34 PM EDT Apr 30, 2024
Northern Kentucky University is adding artificial intelligence to its list of degrees this fall, becoming the first in the region to do so.NKU announced it will offer an artificial intelligence minor starting in the fall semester of 2024.This makes NKU the first university in the state, and the region, to offer a degree in artificial intelligence across various occupational fields, including health care, business and media. NKU cited the Wall Street Journal’s report in March 2024, which stated AI expertise can add value to a range of careers, as its reason as to why they decided to offer the minor. “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,” Kevin Kirby, the dean of NKU’s College of Informatics, said in a statement. “At NKU 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.The minor will teach students about computing, machine learning and prompt engineering, supplemented with a look into the societal, ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence.
Northern Kentucky University is adding artificial intelligence to its list of degrees this fall, becoming the first in the region to do so.
NKU announced it will offer an artificial intelligence minor starting in the fall semester of 2024.
This makes NKU the first university in the state, and the region, to offer a degree in artificial intelligence across various occupational fields, including health care, business and media.
NKU cited the Wall Street Journal’s report in March 2024, which stated AI expertise can add value to a range of careers, as its reason as to why they decided to offer the minor.
“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,” Kevin Kirby, the dean of NKU’s College of Informatics, said in a statement. “At NKU 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.
The minor will teach students about computing, machine learning and prompt engineering, supplemented with a look into the societal, ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence.
