This online degree program is a collaborative partnership between IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IUPUI, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. Informatics is the study and application of computing and information technology to a particular area or discipline of study. Informatics also considers the use of information and computing technology in organizations and society at large. Information technology (IT) is rapidly changing the world, creating new challenges and opportunities every day. Informatics equips students to study IT, consider its social impact, and find ways to use technology to solve problems. The Informatics joint online program’s aim is to produce qualified IT professionals who understand the ways people work with and use information, and who can develop solutions that are effective and easy-to-use. Informatics emphasizes problem solving, innovation, communication, and teamwork along with technical skills and knowledge. An informatics degree prepares graduates for a range of positions. Some of the career options include database developer/administrator, bioinformatics, chemical informatics, human-computer interface designer, information architect, IT consultant, multimedia specialist, software developer, system administrator, technical writer, webmaster, etc.

Degree Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.

2. A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at the 300-level or above.

3. General Education. Students must complete all of the requirements of the Indiana University Kokomo campus-wide general education curriculum. The General Education requirements in critical thinking and cultural diversity are satisfied by the major. Courses that fulfill the requirements for a cognate area may also meet the general education distribution requirements. Any course used to meet major requirements may also be used to meet one but not more than one of the general education distribution requirements.

4. Core and the cognate area must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the informatics core and the cognate area is required. Courses in other departments that are used to fulfill general education requirements or general electives may be completed with any passing grade . A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.

5. Informatics joint online courses (120 cr). INFO-C 100 Informatics Foundations (3 cr), INFO-C 112 Tools of Informatics: Programming and Databases (3 cr), INFO-C 201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics (3 cr), INFO-C 203 Social Informatics (3 cr). INFO-C 210 Problem Solving and Programming I (3 cr), INFO-C 211 Problem Solving and Programming II (3 cr), INFO-C 300 Human Computer Interaction (3 cr), INFO-C 307 Data Representation and Organization (3 cr), INFO-C 399 Database Systems (3 cr), INFO-C 413 Web Design and Development (3 cr), INFO-C 450 System Design (3 cr), INFO-C 451 System Implementation (3 cr), INFO-C 452 Project Management (3 cr). Cognate area courses cannot count as Informatics core courses or Informatics elective courses even if these courses are cross-listed with Informatics. If cognate area courses are equivalent to Informatics core courses, students should substitute additional Informatics elective courses in place of Informatics core courses to meet the 40 credit hour requirement. (See Informatics core courses).

 6. Cognate Areas:  

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