Integrative Informatics

Integrative Informatics
Academic Bulletin

Integrative Informatics is an interdivisional major that helps students to understand computational technology and the landscape of digital information systems from multiple perspectives, including technological, humanistic, and social. Areas of study include bioinformatics, health data, econometrics, new media art, data in media and marketing, robotics and artificial intelligence, and critical study of computational culture.

Students in the program complete core courses in Computer Science, Communication, and Art. Depending on their interests and goals, they also focus on courses from one of the following modules: Media and Visual Production, Environment and Sustainability, Governance and Politics, Health and Society, or Marketing and Enterprise. The major requires a minimum of 40 credit hours. 

Because the program is interdivisional, students may pair it with any major or minor, except Computer Science. Students who major in Integrative Informatics may not double major or minor in Computer Science.

The first semester students should start with the core and can take any of the following courses:

• CMPSC 100. 
  • If the sections for CMPSC 100 fill up before a student is able to register, instructors should be notified to see if there is an additional space and/or to be put on the waiting list. 
  • Students who have any previous Java programming experience should contact the instructor for CMPSC 101 to discuss the possibility of skipping CMPSC 100 and taking CMPSC 101 right away.
• COMM 120 (suggested in preparation for COMM 340)
• ART 187

Students should also be aware that many of the courses in the modules require prerequisites. Students should consult with an advisor about their interests, questions, and goals as they design their module coursework. In their first year, students should consider taking introductory courses related to their module(s) of interest.