College of Arts and Sciences

Departments

Computer Information Systems (CIS)
B.S. in Informatics (INFO)
Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Foundations of Informatics and Computing
  2. Problem solving and programming
  3. Analysis and design of large systems
  4. Collaboration and teamwork with emphasis on virtual teams
  5. Societal and ethical implications of informatics
  6. Application of Informatics skills to another area of specialization (cognate)

Requirements

Students must complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.  This includes at least 120 total credit hours, at least 36 credit hours at the 300 and 400 level, and at least 105 credit hours of COAS courses.  

Group Va—Major (55-58 cr.)

The major requirements are organized into three categories:
Informatics Core (34 cr.)
Informatics Electives (6 cr.)
Tract Area (15-18 cr.)

Informatics Core (34 credit hours)
Required (22 cr.)
  • INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
  • INFO-I 201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics (4 cr.)
  • INFO-I 202 Social Informatics (3 cr.)
  • INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I (4 cr.)
  • INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (4 cr.)
  • INFO-I 308 Information Representation (3 cr.)
  • Select two of the following (6 cr.)
    • INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
    • INFO-I 303 Organizational Informatics (3 cr.)
    • INFO-I 310 Multimedia Arts and Technology (3 cr.)
    • INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing (3 cr.)
  • Select one of the following three capstone options (6 cr.)
    • INFO-I 494 and INFO-I 495 Design and Development of an Information System I/II (3 - 3 cr.)
    • INFO-I 492 and INFO-I 493 Senior Thesis I/II (3 & 3 cr.)
    • INFO-I 491 Capstone Project Internship (1 cr. may be repeated up to 6 cr.)

Total (34 cr.)

Electives (6 cr.)
Tract Area (15-18 credit hours)—Select one Tract Area

Please see the individual departments for specific information on the Tract Area.

Group Vb

Complete the following courses (C- or better required): 

  • ENG-W 231
  • MATH-M 118 or MATH-M 119
  • PSY-K 300 

In addition to the preceding courses the student is responsible for fulfilling the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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