{"id":231559,"date":"2026-06-14T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/new-artificial-intelligence-minor-launches-this-fall-virginia-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T01:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:10:26","slug":"new-artificial-intelligence-minor-launches-this-fall-virginia-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/new-artificial-intelligence-minor-launches-this-fall-virginia-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"New artificial intelligence minor launches this fall | Virginia Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vt.edu\/articles\/2026\/06\/eng-cs-interdisciplinary-minor-for-all-launching-soon.html\">New artificial intelligence minor launches this fall | Virginia Tech News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vt.edu\/articles\/2026\/06\/eng-cs-interdisciplinary-minor-for-all-launching-soon.html\">https:\/\/news.vt.edu\/articles\/2026\/06\/eng-cs-interdisciplinary-minor-for-all-launching-soon.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-14 21:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"news.vt.edu\">news.vt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia Tech is introducing a new undergraduate minor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) accessible to students from any major this summer.<\/li>\n<li>The program aims to equip students with AI skills and literacy applicable across various fields of study and future careers.<\/li>\n<li>Applications for the minor will be open to all undergraduates starting in August, with some students able to enroll in the first classes this month.<\/li>\n<li>Christine Julien, head of the Department of Computer Science, emphasizes the importance of AI literacy in nearly every profession, with the aim to ensure graduates understand AI&#8217;s operation, its evaluation, and responsible application in their fields.<\/li>\n<li>The minor was designed to be inclusive, incorporating contributions from departments across the university to tailor AI education to diverse academic disciplines.<\/li>\n<li>The 18-credit-hour minor includes technical, ethical, and interdisciplinary applications modules. 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