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School of Natural Sciences
Informatics (Bachelor of Science)
Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Science in Informatics will have a sound understanding of Informatics and will wield a broad range of informatics skills to approach and synthesize information, and develop creative Informatics solutions. The students will also be conversant in both oral and written forms of interdisciplinary communication to facilitate the application of theory and methods to the socio-technical problems facing society today.
Student Learning Goals
- The graduate will be able to serve as a liaison between an organization’s nontechnical personnel and its information technology personnel; thus providing the vital communication link between end users of technology and those who develop the technology for the end users.
- The graduate will be able to recognize opportunities for the application of “off-the-shelf” technology to the day-to-day problems faced by the graduate’s organization. Furthermore, the graduate, in many cases, will be able to apply this off-the-shelf technology directly to solving these problems.
- The graduate will be able to recognize and propose the creation of new information technology solutions to the organization’s long-term problems. The graduate will contribute to the development of these new solutions by representing the nontechnical end users in the development process.
Informatics BS Residency Requirement
The Informatics Department enforces the IU Southeast Residency Requirement and the School of Natural Sciencess Residency Requirement with no additions.
Degree Program Admission Requirements
To be fully admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Informatics degree program, students must meet the School of Natural Science's admission requirements and complete INFO-I 101 (Introduction to Informatics) with a grade of C or better.
General Education Component
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Informatics must complete the campus General Education Core Requirements. See General Education Component for all IU Southeast Baccalaureate Degrees for a complete listing of requirements.
Core Program
All courses listed below require a grade of C or better. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) can be used to satisfy a General Education Core Requirement.
Technical Writing Requirement
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
ENG-W |
234* |
Technical Report Writing |
3 |
C |
Information Technology Fluency Requirement
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
INFO-I |
110 |
Basic Tools of Informatics I - Programming Concepts |
1.5 |
C |
INFO-I |
111 |
Basic Tools of Informatics I - Introduction to Databases |
1.5 |
C |
Choose one option set from the following two options. Note: The course sets in the options cannot be mixed and matched. Students must select and complete an option in its entirety.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
INFO-I |
330 |
Legal and Social Informatics of Security AND |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
427 |
Search Informatics |
3 |
C |
OR |
|
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CSCI-N |
341 |
Introduction to Client-side Web Programming AND |
3 |
C |
CSCI-N |
342 |
Server-side Programming for the Web |
3 |
C |
International Dimension
Choose from one of the following options:
- Three semesters in the same foreign language, or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.
- An international experience approved by the program director.
- Two courses from the IU Southeast Informatics International Dimension list, displayed below. Note: These courses cannot be used to satisfy other General Education requirements or Cognate Requirements for the BS in Informatics. See http://www.ius.edu/natural-sciences/programs/informatics/degree-requirements/international-dimension/index.html to see if additional course options have been added since publication of this Bulletin.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
FINA-A |
150 |
African, New World and Oceanic Art |
3 |
D- |
HIST-F |
100 |
Issues in Latin American History |
3 |
D- |
HIST-F |
232 |
Upheaval in 20th-Century Latin America |
3 |
D- |
HIST-G |
100 |
Issues in Asian History |
3 |
D- |
HIST-H |
207 |
Modern East Asian Civilization |
3 |
D- |
PHIL-P |
170 |
Introduction to Asian Philosophy |
3 |
D- |
POLS-Y |
107 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
3 |
D- |
POLS-Y |
109 |
Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
D- |
POLS-Y |
369 |
Introduction to East Asian Politics |
3 |
D- |
BUS-D |
300 |
International Business Administration |
3 |
D- |
EALC-J |
202 |
Second Year Japanese 2 |
3 |
D- |
FINA-A |
362 |
Art of Japan |
3 |
D- |
FINA-A |
451 |
Art of the South Pacific |
3 |
D- |
FREN-F |
250 |
Second Year French II: Language & Culture |
3 |
D- |
FREN-F |
363 |
Introduction a la France Moderne |
3 |
D- |
GER-G |
250 |
Intermediate German II |
3 |
D- |
HIST-E |
100 |
Intro to African History |
3 |
D- |
INFO-I |
356 |
Globalization, Where We Fit In |
3 |
D- |
MUS-M |
375 |
Survey of Ethnic and Popular Music of the World |
3 |
D- |
PHIL-P |
334 |
Buddhist Philosophy |
3 |
D- |
PHIL-P |
374 |
Early Chinese Philosophy |
3 |
D- |
PSY-P |
457 |
Topics in Psychology |
3 |
D- |
SOC-S |
308 |
Global Society |
3 |
D- |
SPAN-S |
250 |
Second Year Spanish II |
3 |
D- |
SPAN-S |
275 |
Hispanic Culture and Conversation |
3 |
D- |
SPAN-S |
411 |
Spain: The Cultural Context |
3 |
D- |
SPCH-S |
427 |
Cross Cultural Communication |
3 |
D- |
Informatics Core Requirements
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
INFO-I |
101 |
Introduction to Informatics |
4 |
C |
INFO-I |
201 |
Mathematical Foundations of Informatics |
4 |
C |
INFO-I |
202 |
Social Informatics |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
210 |
Information Infrastructure I |
4 |
C |
INFO-I |
211 |
Information Infrastructure II |
4 |
C |
INFO-I |
300 |
Human-Computer Interaction |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
308 |
Information Representation |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
421 |
Applications for Data Mining |
3 |
C |
INFO-Y |
395 |
Career Development for Informatics Majors |
1 |
C |
Upper Division Major Electives
Select two of the following Upper Division Informatics courses.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
INFO-I |
303 |
Organizational Informatics |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
320 |
Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
441 |
Interaction Design Practice |
3 |
C |
Capstone Course Requirement
Choose one of the following options (INFO-I-494/495 or INFO-I-491)
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
INFO-I |
494 |
Design and Development of an Information System; and |
3 |
C |
INFO-I |
495 |
Design and Development of an Information System |
3 |
C |
OR |
|
|
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INFO-I |
491 |
Capstone Project Internship* |
3-6 |
C |
*NOTE: If the internship is selected, students are required to complete 6 credit hours INFO-I 491 for their capstone project internship, i.e. 360 hours of supervised work. There is a maximum of 6 credit hours allowed for INFO-I 491. Capstone project internship proposals must be pre-approved by the Informatics coordinator in writing before any work on the internship begins. Contact the Informatics coordinator at least 2 semesters in advance to the planned semester to discuss your proposal and its approval formalities.
Cognate-Specific Requirements
Students pursuing the B.S. in Informatics must select a cognate area or “track” and complete course work identified in the grids below to complete their degree. Cognate courses may not "double count" as International Dimension courses but may “double count” with General Education Requirements. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will satisfy a General Education Requirement.
Choose one from the approved list of IU Southeast Cognate Areas: (Note: each cognate's specific courses are listed as follows.)
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Criminal Justice
- Computer Networking
- Digital Media
- Geosciences
- Health Science
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Pre-M.B.A.
- Psychology
- Public Service & Public Policy
- Sociology
Biology Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
BIOL-L |
101* |
Introduction to Biological Sciences 1 |
5 |
C |
BIOL-L |
102* |
Introduction to Biological Sciences 2 |
5 |
C |
BIOL-L |
211 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
C |
Biology Cognate Electives
Choose two lectures and at least one corresponding, concurrent lab.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
BIOL-L |
311/ 319 |
Genetics/ Genetics Laboratory |
3-5 |
C |
BIOL-L |
312/ 313 |
Cell Biology/ Cell Biology Laboratory |
3-5 |
C |
MICR-M |
310/ 315 |
Microbiology/ Microbiology Laboratory |
3-5 |
C |
Business Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
BUS-A |
201 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
C |
ECON-E |
201* |
Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
C |
ECON-E |
280 |
Applied Statistics for Business and Economics I |
3 |
C |
Business Cognate Electives
Choose any three courses from the list below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
BUS-F |
301 |
Financial Management |
3 |
C |
BUS-K |
321 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
C |
BUS-M |
300 |
Introduction to Marketing* |
3 |
C |
BUS-P |
301 |
Operations Management |
3 |
C |
BUS-Z |
302 |
Managing and Behavior in Organizations |
3 |
C |
*Note: BUS-M 301 Introduction to Marketing Management may be substituted for BUS-M 300, but BUS-M 301 has ECON-E 202 as an additional prerequisite.
Chemistry Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CHEM-C |
105* |
Principles of Chemistry I |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
106 |
Principles of Chemistry II |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
125* |
Experimental Chemistry I |
2 |
C |
CHEM-C |
341 |
Organic Chemistry I Lectures |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
362 |
Physical Chemistry of Molecules |
3 |
C |
Chemistry Cognate Electives
Choose any two courses from the list below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CHEM-C |
361 |
Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
342 |
Organic Chemistry Lectures 2 |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
318 |
Spectrochemistry and Separations |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
484 |
Biomolecules and Catabolism |
3 |
C |
CHEM-C |
485 |
Biosynthesis and Physiology |
3 |
C |
Computer Networking Cognate Core
Note: If a CSCI Cognate Course is closed or is NOT offered in the desired semester, the Informatics student needs to contact the Informatics Coordinator during the registration window of the said semester to find and preapprove a substitute course. Preapproval before taking the substitute course is mandatory.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CSCI-A |
247 |
Network Technologies and Administration |
3 |
C |
CSCI-B |
438 |
Fundamentals of Computer Networks |
3 |
C |
CSCI-C |
343 |
Data Structures |
4 |
C |
CSCI-B |
461 |
Database Concepts |
4 |
C |
Criminal Justice Cognate Core
Note: Criminal Justice Informatics students may not be required to meet all prerequisites listed elsewhere in the bulletin; however, to enroll in certain courses, you may need to contact your Academic Advisor for permission.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CJUS-P |
100 |
Intro to Criminal Justice |
3 |
C |
CJUS-P |
200 |
Theories of Crime and Deviance |
3 |
C |
CJUS-P |
295 |
Criminal Justice Data, Methods, & Resources |
3 |
C |
Criminal Justice Cognate Electives
Choose any three courses from the list below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
CJUS-P |
374 |
Substantive Criminal Law |
3 |
C |
CJUS-P |
302 |
Courts and Criminal Justice |
3 |
C |
CJUS-P |
301 |
Police in Contemporary Society |
3 |
C |
Digital Media Cognate Core
Note: For the courses listed here, Digital Media Informatics students may not be required to meet the FINA prerequisites as they are shown elsewhere in this bulletin; however, to enroll in certain courses, you may need to contact your Academic Advisor for permission.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
FINA-P |
273 |
Computer Art and Design I |
3 |
C |
FINA-S |
250 |
Graphic Design I |
3 |
C |
FINA-S |
351 |
Typography I |
3 |
C |
FINA-S |
352 |
Graphic Design III |
3 |
C |
FINA-T |
338 |
Special Topics in Digital Media |
3 |
C |
FINA-P |
323 |
Intro to Web Design |
3 |
C |
Geosciences Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
MATH-K |
300 |
Statistical Techniques for Health Professions |
3 |
C |
GEOG-G |
338 |
Geographic Information Science |
3 |
C |
GEOG-G |
438 |
Advanced Geographic Information Science |
3 |
C |
GEOG-G |
439 |
Seminar in Geographic Information Science |
3 |
C |
Geoscience Cognate Electives
Choose one course from the list below with program director approval.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
GEOG-G |
450 |
Undergraduate Readings & Research in Geography |
3 |
C |
GEOG-G |
460 |
Internship Geographical Analysis |
3 |
C |
Health Science Cognate Core
Note: Several of the Health Science Cognate courses must be completed online through IUPUI. IUPUI tuition is required for these select courses. Contact your Academic Advisor for more information.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
AHLT-M |
390 |
Coding I |
3 |
C |
AHLT-M |
391 |
Coding II |
3 |
C |
HIM-M |
322 |
Hospital Organization Management |
3 |
C |
HIM-M |
325 |
Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards |
3 |
C |
HIM-M |
350 |
Medical Science I |
3 |
C |
HIM-M |
420 |
Healthcare Information Project Management |
3 |
C |
HIM-M |
345 |
Medicine and the Law |
1 |
C |
HIM-M |
470 |
Healthcare Reimbursement Systems |
3 |
C |
International Relations Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
POLS-Y |
107* |
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
109* |
Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
205 |
Analyzing Politics |
3 |
C |
International Relations Cognate Electives - Choose 3 of the following:
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
POLS-Y |
349 |
Comparative Public Policy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
354 |
Ethnicity & Nationalism |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
360 |
US Foreign Policy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
374 |
International Organizations |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
376 |
International Political Economy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
471 |
Terrorism |
3 |
C |
Topics Course |
Globalization | 3 | C | |
Topics Course |
Human Rights | 3 | C |
Journalism Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
JOUR-C |
200* |
Introduction to Mass Communication |
3 |
C |
JOUR-J |
200* |
Writing for Mass Media |
3 |
C |
JOUR-J |
210 |
Visual Communication |
3 |
C |
JOUR-J |
341 |
Newspaper Reporting |
3 |
C |
FINA-P |
323 |
Introduction to Web Design |
3 |
C |
Pre-MBA Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
BUS-A |
201 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
C |
BUS-A |
202 |
Introduction to Managerial Accounting |
3 |
C |
ECON-E |
201 |
Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
C |
ECON-E |
202 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics |
3 |
C |
ECON-E |
280 |
Applied Statistics for Business and Economics I |
3 |
C |
BUS-F |
301 |
Financial Management |
3 |
C |
BUS-K |
321 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
C |
BUS-P |
301 |
Operations Management |
3 |
C |
BUS-M |
301 |
Introduction to Marketing Management |
3 |
C |
MATH-M |
119 |
Brief Survey of Calculus I |
3 |
C |
Psychology Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
PSY-P |
101* |
Introductory Psychology 1 |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
102* |
Introductory Psychology 2 |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
341 |
Research and Quantitative Methods I |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
342 |
Research and Quantitative Methods II |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
493 |
Independent Study* |
1-3 |
C |
*NOTE: Students enrolling in PSYC-P 493 must have program director's approval. Students will work with a professor to propose and carry out at least a one credit hour Informatics project related to any 300- or 400- level psychology class.
Psychology Cognate Electives
Choose any one course from the list below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
PSY-P |
324 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
329 |
Sensation and Perception |
3 |
C |
PSY-P |
335 |
Cognitive Psychology |
3 |
C |
PSY-B |
378 |
Introduction to Industrial Psychology |
3 |
C |
Public Service & Public Policy Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
POLS-Y |
103* |
Introduction to American Politics |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
205 |
Analyzing Politics |
3 |
C |
Public Service & Public Policy Cognate Electives
Choose four of the following
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
POLS-Y |
302 |
Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
303 |
Public Policy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
304 |
Constitutional Law |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
306 |
State Politics |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
349 |
Comparative Public Policy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
379 |
Ethics in Public Policy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
402 |
Public Budgeting |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
403 |
Legal Issues in Public Bureaucracy |
3 |
C |
POLS-Y |
404 |
Public Personnel Management |
3 |
C |
Sociology Cognate Core
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
SOC-S |
163* |
Social Problems |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
380 |
Methods and Statistics 1 |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
381 |
Methods and Statistics 2 |
3 |
C |
Sociology Cognate Electives
Choose any three courses from the list below.
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
SOC-S |
305 |
Population |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
314 |
Social Aspects of Health & Medicine |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
319 |
Science, Technology & Society |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
360 |
Topics in Social Policy |
3 |
C |
SOC-S |
405 |
Selected Social Institutions |
3 |
C |
SOC-R |
481 |
Evaluation Research Methods |
3 |
C |
General & Upper-Level Electives
Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours and 30 credit hours at the 300-level or above. Elective courses may be necessary to complete the minimum credit hour requirements.