B.S. in Informatics
General Education Requirements (39 cr)
Composition and Communication (9)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
- SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
- Choose one additional college level composition:
College Level Mathematics (3)
- MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
Natural Science and Mathematics (9-11)
- Choose 9 credits, including at least one natural science course with lab, from:
Humanities & Fine Arts (9)
- Choose 9 credits from at least 2 of the following disciplines:
- Communication Studies, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, History, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Telecommunications Theater,
- Maximum 1 studio course
Behavioral & Social Sciences (9 cr)
- Choose 9 credits from at least 2 of the following disciplines:
- Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Social Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology; one Economics course (ECON-E 103 or ECON-E 104) also accepted.
Additional Requirements (0-2 cr)
First-Year Seminar (0-2)
Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).
Informatics Core (34 cr.)
- INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics
- INFO-I 201 Mathematical Foundation of Informatics
- INFO-I 202 Social Informatics
- INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I
- INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II
- INFO-I 308 Information Representation
- Choose two from:
- INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction
- INFO-I 303 Organizational Informatics
- INFO-I 310 Multimedia & Technology
- INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems & Collaborative Computing
- Choose one capstone (requires Senior standing):
- INFO-I 491 Internship in Informatics: Professional Practice *
- INFO-I 492 / I493 Thesis / Senior Project
- INFO-I 494 / I495 Design & Implementation of an Information System
* Requires approval of Program Chair, and may be substituted for the above capstone options if completed in Junior or Senior year, and the required project reports have been completed.
Cognate Area (15-18 cr)
Choose a single Informatics Cogantes:
New Media (15)
- NEWM-N 100 New Media
- JOUR-J 110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
- TEL-T 336 Digital Video Production
- One additional course at the 300/400 level (with advisor approval).
- One additional course (with advisor approval).
Web Technology (15)
- INFO-I 213 Website Design and Development
- FINA-U 330 Computer Art, Interactive Media
- Contact advisor to arrange a substitute for this course.
- FINA-F 102 Fundamental Studio - 2D
- BUS-S 430 E-Commerce
- One additional 3-hour course (with advisor approval)
Health Services Administration (16) (In Development)
- NURS-A 111 Medical Terminology
- SPEA-H 120 Contemporary Health Care Issues
- SPEA-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Services Administration
- HIA-M 420 Health Care Planning and Information Systems
- SPEA-H 320 Health Services Administration
- Choose one additional course
Business (15)
- BUS-W 100 Introduction to Business Administration
- BUS-A 201 Introduction to Accounting I
- ECON-E 103 or E104 Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
- Choose any two 300 or 400 level business courses (e.g. BUS-M 301, P301, F301), with advisor approval.
Bioinformatics (15)
- MATH-K 300 Statistics
- BIOL-L 107 Biological Concepts
- BIOL-T 201 Bioinformatics
- BIOL-L 314 Genetics
Custom Designed Cognate (15-18)
- Choose 15-18 credit hours chosen with the help of a cognate advisor and approved by the Informatics Faculty Committee at IU East.
General Electives (23-26 cr)
Courses selected by the student. IU East degree requirements specify that at least 30 credit hours of total must be at the 300 level or higher. Students must take enough electives to reach 120 credit hours total.
