Title: Crypto in Academia Post by: arcticlava on August 13, 2014, 06:21:10 AM Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences.
Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: Mobius on August 13, 2014, 06:28:07 AM Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences. Several universities are incorporating bitcoin into both their economics and computer/IT related classes. To a less extent some universities have courses that teach bitcoin specifically. I have also seen many posts about people writing graduate level papers about bitcoin and writing their desertion (to get their PhD) on bitcoin. Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: iluvpie60 on August 13, 2014, 12:42:22 PM Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences. Several universities are incorporating bitcoin into both their economics and computer/IT related classes. To a less extent some universities have courses that teach bitcoin specifically. I have also seen many posts about people writing graduate level papers about bitcoin and writing their desertion (to get their PhD) on bitcoin. dissertation my good sir. but yes, universities are talking about crypto currency. economics classes that would talk about the supply and demand and the deflationary nature of btc. it would also be kind of appropriate to put it in a businesses class not just computer/it. i would imagine something like emerging technologies or computer science classes might teach people how to make their own? Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: hannscryo on August 13, 2014, 01:09:11 PM I didn't know that bitcoin would have been studied in the universities, I think that it is great for btc future because in this way more young people will be involved.
Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: bitsmichel on August 13, 2014, 01:11:33 PM I didn't know that bitcoin would have been studied in the universities, I think that it is great for btc future because in this way more young people will be involved. There are some master-level courses in crypto since this or last year. I think you can learn much more from hacking around with the codes though - everything you want to know is online.Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: Harley997 on August 13, 2014, 01:17:53 PM There is a university near me which accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment for a course, I can't quite remember what course that would be for though.
Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: cryptworld on August 13, 2014, 06:14:53 PM I just know some groups that have courses to give an initiation to bitcoin
Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: BitcoinAccepted on August 13, 2014, 08:15:11 PM There are some nice academic articles now floating around on the subject of cryptocurrencies.
If you attend a University you can probably access Emerald or JSTOR or similar online portals. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/search.htm?st1=bitcoin&ct=all&ec=1&bf=1 http://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=bitcoin&acc=off&wc=on&fc=off An overview by Konrad Graf I found useful. http://konradsgraf.com/storage/On%20the%20Origins%20of%20Bitcoin%20Graf%2003.11.13.pdf Title: Re: Crypto in Academia Post by: CharHill on August 13, 2014, 09:29:31 PM Just curious. Globally, any colleges or universities creating formal courses in cryptocurrency? It seems like a logical extension of Economic theory or computer sciences. I don't think, that universities have formal courses about that, but some IT specializations have courses where studets to meet with including in crypto currecy for selflearn. |