Data Analytics | Westmont College

Learn how to apply mathematical and computational techniques to make decisions in a wide range of industries and organizations

Professors in mathematics, computer science, economics and business created this interdisciplinary major in the context of a liberal arts program. Your study begins with foundational courses in each discipline and moves to advanced classes in probability and statistics, database design, big data, machine learning, management science and game theory. A senior seminar provides a capstone experience and Christian perspective. Employers increasingly seek graduates who understand how to analyze data effectively in order to responsibly answer mission critical questions.

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Can you find the truth in data to make our world better?

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to prepare students to participate in the redemption of the information universe by conceiving, creating, analyzing and critiquing computational technologies.

Program Learning Outcomes

The links below lead to information about the department's most recent assessment of student learning relative to our program learning outcomes.

As a result of what they have learned in their mathematics program, graduates in mathematics will be able to do the following:

Core Knowledge. Students will know the core ideas and methods in the field of computer science.
Communication. Students will be able to communicate information and ideas of computer science in writing or orally.
Creativity. Students will be able to independently learn new ideas and techniques and to formulate and solve a novel problem in computer science.
Christian Connection. Students will incorporate computer science knowledge and skill into a wider interdisciplinary framework and especially into a personal faith and its accompanying worldview.

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Alumni Stories

Dante Poleselli ’20, is the Lead Baseball Systems Developer for the Los Angeles Angels.

Ben Forster ’21, is a Platform Engineer at Umbra Space, an aerospace company that builds next generation space systems for observing the earth.

Dylan Sund ’21, is a Data Analyst at Alliance Defending Freedom, an alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.