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Nov 23, 2024
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Academic Bulletin 2024-2025
Informatics Major
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Faculty: Jumadinova (Chair), Bonham-Carter, Graber, Green, Kapfhammer, Luman
The Informatics major is a program in the Interdisciplinary Studies Area of Study. Informatics majors may complete any minor to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different areas of study. However, students who major in Informatics may not double major or minor in Computer Science, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
Informatics Major Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrates and articulates the distinct concerns of informatics-informed approaches to understanding information as cultural material.
- Produce and present disciplinary findings in digital, artistic, oral, and/or written format.
- Develop competency in the theories, methods, and practices of domains on which to apply informatics techniques.
- Able to design scholarly projects and clearly and persuasively articulate their outcomes.
The Informatics Major
The Informatics major, consisting of 48 credits, leads to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree (students may elect to receive either degree). At graduation, Informatics majors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the major. The calculation is based on the grades of all courses presented for the major. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. At most one of the foundation courses (CMPSC 100 , CMPSC 101 , or CMPSC 105 ) may be presented on the Credit/No Credit grade basis. A maximum of 16 transfer credits may be counted toward the major; exceptions must be approved by the department chair.
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Foundation
Take all of the following three courses (12 credits):
Core
Take a total of four courses (16 credits), including two courses from the “Methods” category.
Methods
Take two of the following courses (8 credits):
Applications Modules
Choose a minimum of two courses (8 credits) from a minimum of one application module. Students should consult with an advisor to design their application module coursework in relation to their interests, questions, and goals, as well as their overall program of study.
Humanities Informatics
Practices which build and maintain technical platforms to answer questions traditionally thought of as the domain of the Humanities, particularly those in (but not limited to) History, English, and Art.
Take at least two of the following (at least one course must be at the 200-level or above):
Geoinformatics
Study and development of technologies that use information to address issues in geology, geography, cartography, and other related sciences.
Take at least two of the following (at least one course must be at the 200-level or above):
Polinformatics
Practices focused on building and maintaining information and information systems which pertain to questions characterized as social science, in particular those concerned with (but not limited to) governance and political participation.
Take at least two of the following (at least one course must be at the 200-level or above):
Health Informatics
Practices which build, maintain, and conceptualize the role of information and information systems in clinical, professional, and academic contexts with particular emphasis on health data (for example, electronic health records (EHR)).
Take at least two of the following (at least one course must be at the 200-level or above):
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