Academic Catalog

Digital and Computational Studies (C093)

GEC Coordinator: Barry Lawson

This concentration allows students to explore the breadth of digital and computational studies. Students can engage in work regarding algorithmic thinking and programming, in data analysis and visualization, in interrogating values and assumptions in the digitized world, and in the development and expression of ideas in inclusive and equitable digital and computational spaces.

Complete any four courses in digital and computational studies and/or courses designated with the C093 GEC attribute, subject to the following constraints.

One independent study, pre-approved by the coordinator, may be applied toward the concentration. One non-Bates credit, pre-approved by the coordinator, may be applied toward the concentration. Students may include one Short Term course as one of the required four courses.

Active course offerings include:

AMST S51BSTIP: Rethinking Archives, Data and Analysis: Critical Approaches to Archival Data and Bates College
AMST 205Archives, Data, and Analysis
ASTR S11Modeling & Data Analysis in the Physical Sciences
DCS S13Computation & Mathematical Art
DCS S16Infrastructures
DCS S17Modeling & Data Analysis in the Physical Sciences
DCS S29Logic: Possibility, Proofs, and Paradox
DCS S31Human-Robot Interaction Design Workshop
DCS S33Introduction to Web Development
DCS S34Data, AI, and Society: Ethical Implications in Research and Practice
DCS S45TMathematical Image Processing
DCS S50Independent Study
DCS S51ASTIP: Rethinking Archives, Data and Analysis: Critical Approaches to Archival Data and Bates College
DCS 105Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science
DCS 109DIntroduction to Computer Science for Data Analysis
DCS 109RIntroduction to Computer Science Using Robots
DCS 109SIntroduction to Computer Science for Software Development
DCS 109TIntroduction to Computer Science for Text Analysis
DCS 117Introduction to Data Science: Data Visualization
DCS 170Introduction to Digital Media
DCS 204Archives, Data, and Analysis
DCS 206The Past, Present, and Possible Dystopian Future of Computing
DCS 211Computing for Insight
DCS 212Digital History Methods
DCS 216Computational Physics
DCS 219Composing Sonic Systems
DCS 229Data Structures and Algorithms
DCS 252Philosophy of Cognitive Science
DCS 301CPublic History in the Digital Age
DCS 304Online Community Building and Digital Activism
DCS 305Digital Maps, Space, and Place
DCS 306Animal Learning
DCS 316PIC Math: Community Engaged Data Science
DCS 317Algorithms & Theory of Computation
DCS 320Health Informatics and Digital Health: Data, Systems, and Innovations in Healthcare
DCS 325Introduction to Web Development
DCS 331Mathematics for Machine Learning
DCS 351Computational Macroeconomics
DCS 355ANumerical Analysis
DCS 355DChaotic Dynamical Systems
DCS 355HNumerical Linear Algebra
DCS 357Computational Neuroscience
DCS 360Independent Study
DCS 368Data Science for Economists
DCS 375Network Analysis
DCS 383Surveillance and Society
DCS 401Internship in Digital and Computational Studies
DCS 456Senior Capstone
DCS 457Senior Thesis
DCS 458Senior Thesis
EACS S11Modeling & Data Analysis in the Physical Sciences
ECON 351Computational Macroeconomics
ECON 368Data Science for Economists
ENVR S13Infrastructures
GSS S13Infrastructures
GSS 383Surveillance and Society
HIST 212Digital History Methods
HIST 301CPublic History in the Digital Age
MATH S45TMathematical Image Processing
MATH 117Introduction to Data Science: Data Visualization
MATH 316PIC Math: Community Engaged Data Science
MATH 331Mathematics for Machine Learning
MATH 355ANumerical Analysis
MATH 355DChaotic Dynamical Systems
MATH 355HNumerical Linear Algebra
MUS 219Composing Sonic Systems
NRSC 252Philosophy of Cognitive Science
NRSC 306Animal Learning
NRSC 357Computational Neuroscience
PHIL S29Logic: Possibility, Proofs, and Paradox
PHIL 210Philosophy of Cognitive Science
PHYS S11Modeling & Data Analysis in the Physical Sciences
PHYS 216Computational Physics
PSYC 305Animal Learning
SOC 383Surveillance and Society
THEA 170Introduction to Digital Media