\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe University of Central Oklahoma is launching new degree programs this fall to prepare students for careers in artificial intelligence as the technology continues to reshape industries. Beginning this fall, UCO will offer a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence through the College of Mathematics and Science, focusing on the technology behind AI and how to build it. “Students will learn the origin, the computing requirements, but also the applications, what can I build, what can I do,” said Dr. Russell Evans, dean of the College of Business. The university is also introducing an MBA concentration focused on AI management, designed to help future business leaders understand how to implement AI in the workplace. “On the MBA side, (it) will be more focused on leaders. So, leaders thinking about AI use inside their enterprise,” Evans said. WATCH: Oklahoma Chronicle: How is AI impacting education in Oklahoma?Evans explained that the programs were created in response to growing demand across Oklahoma’s major industries, including aerospace, defense, energy, and financial services, as employers increasingly integrate AI into their operations. “You combine that culture and that history with a university like UCO, where we have this chart for workforce development,” Evans said. “And it just kind of makes sense that Oklahoma City would be on the front lines again, on some of those technological disruptions.” As AI continues to evolve, Evans said the curriculum will adapt to keep pace with the changes. “I think in both programs, both programs will have opportunities to have courses that\u2019ll be reinvented every year,” he said. Students will also learn how to use AI responsibly, seeing it as a tool to enhance ideas rather than replace human creativity. “And so how do we make sure that we’re not, sort of, giving AI the charge to create ideas for us, but instead using it to expand ideas, cultivate ideas, take an idea to something that’s actionable on a much faster timeline,” Evans said. Evans emphasized that UCO is committed to preparing students to adapt to the changes brought by artificial intelligence. “It’s an exciting time if you’re a student because you’re playing with new technologies, (and an) exciting time for your faculty because you’re building programs around new technologies,” he said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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The University of Central Oklahoma is launching new degree programs this fall to prepare students for careers in artificial intelligence as the technology continues to reshape industries. <\/p>\n
Beginning this fall, UCO will offer a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence through the College of Mathematics and Science, focusing on the technology behind AI and how to build it. <\/p>\n
“Students will learn the origin, the computing requirements, but also the applications, what can I build, what can I do,” said Dr. Russell Evans, dean of the College of Business. <\/p>\n
The university is also introducing an MBA concentration focused on AI management, designed to help future business leaders understand how to implement AI in the workplace. <\/p>\n
“On the MBA side, (it) will be more focused on leaders. So, leaders thinking about AI use inside their enterprise,” Evans said. <\/p>\n
WATCH: Oklahoma Chronicle: How is AI impacting education in Oklahoma?<\/p>\n
Evans explained that the programs were created in response to growing demand across Oklahoma’s major industries, including aerospace, defense, energy, and financial services, as employers increasingly integrate AI into their operations. <\/p>\n
“You combine that culture and that history with a university like UCO, where we have this chart for workforce development,” Evans said. “And it just kind of makes sense that Oklahoma City would be on the front lines again, on some of those technological disruptions.” <\/p>\n
As AI continues to evolve, Evans said the curriculum will adapt to keep pace with the changes. <\/p>\n
“I think in both programs, both programs will have opportunities to have courses that\u2019ll be reinvented every year,” he said. <\/p>\n
Students will also learn how to use AI responsibly, seeing it as a tool to enhance ideas rather than replace human creativity. <\/p>\n
“And so how do we make sure that we’re not, sort of, giving AI the charge to create ideas for us, but instead using it to expand ideas, cultivate ideas, take an idea to something that’s actionable on a much faster timeline,” Evans said. <\/p>\n
Evans emphasized that UCO is committed to preparing students to adapt to the changes brought by artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n
“It’s an exciting time if you’re a student because you’re playing with new technologies, (and an) exciting time for your faculty because you’re building programs around new technologies,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Central Oklahoma is launching new degree programs this fall to prepare students for careers in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5250,24,25,52611,794,14822,52610,16495,4748,52613,18878,26,134,52612,122],"class_list":["post-101135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-aerospace","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-central-oklahoma","tag-college","tag-degree","tag-evans","tag-idea","tag-industry","tag-industry-demand","tag-program","tag-student","tag-technology","tag-uco","tag-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}