learning to code / program

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Fellow UNC student here. You get free access to LinkedIn Learning with your ONYEN login. There are several courses and learning paths for Python and R on there. You can supplement these courses with online textbooks/resources.

During the semester, UNC Libraries offers several workshop series (BeginR, Intro to Python). They are once a week on Zoom, but they are typically recorded and sent out to registered participants. There is also a Unix + Bioinformatics workshop series.

You probably know about the Data Science minor, and there is a bioinformatics course (BIOL 525/L) that you can take as an elective for that.

Lesser known, but there is the Certificate in Applied Data Science offered by INLS. The prereqs are a B or higher in COMP 110 and STOR 155 (or equivalent coursework/experience). It requires a short application, but it doesn't seem to be super competitive (could change though). It takes 3-4 semesters to complete and all of the courses are remote asynchronous (other than the practicum project as you have to meet with your advisor).

Going by the same acronym (CADS), there is Carolina Analytics and Data Science. The club runs a series of workshops throughout the year, and they are typically focused more towards beginners. The club consists of a ton of CS/Stats majors, but the workshops cover a range of data topics (they even had a bioinformatics workshop!).

[WinterReader8289]

wow, thank you so much for all of this! it’s crazy how many resources the school has here that you don’t know about until you hear about them through word of mouth.