{"id":20970,"date":"2025-09-10T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/?p=20970"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:18:56","slug":"introducing-two-new-minors-form-the-csse-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/2025\/09\/10\/introducing-two-new-minors-form-the-csse-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Two New Minors form the CSSE Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-csse\/\">The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering<\/a> proudly announces two new minors, starting Fall 2025: data science, and cybersecurity. While new course offerings compliment these in-demand minors, the data science minor is designed to attract students across programs. For more information, <a href=\"mailto:cjenkins@monmouth.edu\">please contact Office Coordinator Christy Jenkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"data-science\">Data Science<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The data science minor program will focus on harnessing the power of data, providing a foundation in data science techniques, along with hands-on experience. This minor exposes students from all majors to the growing field of data science, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Students will learn and develop applications across various domains, while fostering a comprehensive understanding of data analytics, machine learning, and ethics, as well as exploring cutting-edge topics and tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-csse\/programs-of-study\/minor-in-data-science\/\">Minor in Data Science<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cybersecurity\">Cybersecurity<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The cybersecurity minor program will introduce students to information and network security and their related issues. By learning the fundamental principles of securing software systems and networks, through the introduction of cryptography, as well as the techniques of hacking and secure cloud computing, students will be able to design secure applications and systems, understand threat assessment using different detection techniques, and countermeasure security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-csse\/programs-of-study\/minor-in-cybersecurity\/\">Minor in Cybersecurity<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering proudly announces two new minors, starting Fall 2025: data science, and cybersecurity. While new course offerings compliment these in-demand minors, the data science minor is designed to attract students across programs. For more information, please contact Office Coordinator Christy Jenkins. 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