College of Arts and Sciences
Departments
Computer Information Systems (CIS)
B.S. in Informatics (INFO) ONLINE
The learning outcomes relate to six primary categories:
- Design and develop solutions to problems.
- Construct memory-based structures and algorithms.
- Design and implement databases for discipline-specific problems.
- Design and evaluate user interfaces, integrating users’ needs and requirements.
- Evaluate social, legal, or ethical issues in Informatics.
- Demonstrate the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary to function as an effective team member.
- Communicate effectively across multiple contexts.
To graduate with the BS in Informatics, you must complete a total of 120 semester credit hours, broken down as follows. You may be able to transfer an associate degree or up to 64 credit hours from a regionally accredited two-year college and up to 90 credit hours from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
The B.S. Informatics curriculum includes the following five components:
1. Informatics core courses (39 credit hours)
2. Informatics electives (9 credit hours)
3. Track courses (15-18 credit hours)
4. General education courses (30-42 credit hours)
5. General electives (12-27 credit hours)
Required Courses
I. Informatics Core (13 courses/39 credits)
1. INFO-C I 00 Informatics Foundations (3 er.)
2. INFO-C 112 Tools of informatics: Programming and Databases (3 er.)
3. INFO-C 201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics (3 er.)
4. INFO-C 203 Social Informatics (3 er.)
5. INFO-C 210 Problem Solving and Programming I (3 er.)
6. INFO-C 211 Problem Solving and Programming 2 (3 er.)
7. INFO-C 300 Human Computer Interaction (3 er.)
8. INFO-C 307 Data Representation and Organization (3 er.)
9. INFO-C 399 Database Systems (3 er.)
10. INFO-C 413 Web Design and Development (3 er.)
11. INFO-C 450 System Design (3 er.)
12. INFO-C 451 System Implementation (3 er.)
13. INFO-C 452 Project Management (3 er.)
II. Informatics electives (3 courses/9 credits)
Complete three from the following
INFO-C342 Mobile Application Development
INFO-C421 Applications of Data Mining
INFO-C453 Computer and Information Ethics
INFO-C416 Applied Cloud Computing
NFO-I303 Organizational Informatics
INFO-I310 Multimedia Arts and Technology
INFO-I441 Interaction Design Practice
INFO-I459 Media and Tech Entrepreneurship
Any 300 or 400 online INFO/CSCI course(s)
Any 300 or 400 online INFO/CSCI course(s)
III. BS Informatics Track complete one of the following:
Students are required to choose one of the following tracks:
Business track (18 credits)
Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of business and business management, including accounting, bookkeeping, marketing, human resource management, financial management, and supply chain management.
1. Accounting
Complete one of the following
BUS-A201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
BUS-A202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
2. Business Management
BUS-J404 Business and Society
3. Marketing
Complete one of the following
BUS-M300 Introduction to Marketing
BUS-M301 Introduction to Marketing Management
4. HR Management
BUS-Z440 Personnel: Human Resource Management
5. Financial Management
Complete one of the following
BUS-F301 Financial Management
BUS-F302 Financial Decision Making
6. Operations/Supply Chain Management
Complete one of the following
BUS-P301 Operations Management
BUS-P421 Supply Chain Management
Health Information Management track (15-18 credits)
Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of health information management, including ethics, communication, confidentiality, and data analysis. Students will learn to follow standards of a professional healthcare environment, and to effectively and accurately analyze healthcare information.
1. Medical Terminology
Complete one of the following
HIM-M330 Medical Terminology
HIM-M195 Medical Terminology
AHLT-M195 Medical Terminology
AHLT-M330 Medical Terminology
2. Introduction to Health Information Management
Complete one of the following
HIM-M108 Introduction to Health Information Management
HIM-M101 Introduction to Health Records
AHLT-M192 Introduction to Health Information Management and Reimbursement
AHLT-M392 Introduction to Health Information Management and Reimbursement
3. Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards
Complete one of the following
HIM-M325 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards I
HIM-M301 Healthcare Quality and Information Management
4. Analysis of Health Information
Complete one of the following
HIM-M425 Quantitative Analysis of Health Information
HIM-M107 Computer Applications in Health Information Technology
5. Pathophysiology & Pharmacology*
(complete 2)
HIM-M350 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM I
HIM-M351 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM II
6. Electronic Health Records*
HIM-M410 Computer Systems in Healthcare
*Students can choose between either the Pathophysiology & Pharmacology requirement OR the Electronic Health Records requirement
Legal Informatics track (15 credits)
Students will study several skill areas necessary in legal informatics, including specialized technology, handling evidence, information governance, security, privacy, and protection of intellectual property. Students will assist with presenting a legal case in court.
Complete the following five classes:
1. INFO-C401 Foundations in Legal Informatics
2. INFO-C402 Legal and Social Informatics of Security
3. INFO-C403 Electronic Discovery
4. INFO-C404 Litigation Support Systems and Courtroom Presentations
5. INFO-C405 Technology and the Law
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Track (18 credits)
1. Accounting
BUS-A201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
2. Information Systems
BUS-K321 Management of Information Technology
3. Functional Areas of Business
Complete two of the following
BUS-M300 Introduction to Marketing
BUS-F301 Financial Management
BUS-P301 Operations Management
BUS-P421 Supply Chain Management
4. ERP Operations
BUS-K301 Enterprise Resource Planning
5. ERP Programming and Configuration
Complete one of the following
BUS-K440 Business Intelligence
BUS-S435 Advanced Topics in Computer Information Systems
Sustainability Track (15 credits)1. Foundations
SUST-S301 Foundations of Sustainability Studies
2. Science Courses
Complete one of the following
AHLT-H331 Environmental Health
GEOL-G185 Global Environmental Change
GEOG-G315 Environmental Conservation
GEOL-G400 Energy: Sources and Needs
GEOL-G476 Climate Change Science
3. Social Sciences, Cultural, Economics Courses
Complete one of the following
BUS-B399 Business and Society
GEOG-G338 Geographic Information Systems
PHIL-P306 Business Ethics
POLS-Y308 Urban Politics
SOC-S308 Global Society
SUST-B399 Sustainable Food Systems
4. Practicum
SUST-S490 Sustainability Practicum
5. Elective
Complete one additional course from either Science Courses or Social Sciences, Cultural, or Economics Courses