Program Overview

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Introduction to the Bachelor of Science in Informatics

The Bachelor of Science in Informatics is a 120 credit hour program. Students must earn a C- or higher in all courses and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate.

Degree Requirements

Core A (53 cr.)

• INFO-I 100 First Year Experience (1 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 223 Data Fluency (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 270 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 303 Organizational Informatics (3 cr.)
• PBHL-B 302 Biostatistics for Informatics (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 305 Introduction to Research in Informatics (3 cr.)
• DSCI-D 308 Database Design (3 cr., was INFO-I 308)
• CSCI-C 310 Data Structures - Python (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 402 Informatics Project Management (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 421 Applications of Data Mining (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 425 Web Services in Information Systems (3 cr.)
• INFO-I 453 Computer and Information Ethics (3 cr.)

Career Readiness (2 cr.)

• NEWM-N 299 Career Readiness (2 cr.)

Core B (6 cr.)

Two 300 level or higher CSCI, INFO, LIS or NEWM classes.

Capstone (3 cr.)

Choose between INFO-I 491 Capstone Project Internship, INFO-I 492 Senior Thesis, or INFO-I 494 Design and Development of an Information System Project.

General Education (21 cr.)

• Core Communication (6 cr.)
• Analytical Reasoning List A (3 cr.)
  • List B is fulfilled by completing the INFO Core.
• Cultural Understanding (3 cr.)
• Life and Physical Sciences (6 cr.)
• Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
• The social science requirement is fulfilled by completing the INFO Core.

General Electives (14 cr.)

Choose from other IU Indianapolis courses.

Area of Specialization (21 cr.)

Choosing an area of specialization is required, and you may select any minor, major, or certificate through IU Indianapolis to best customize your degree to your career interests.

Areas of Specialization

The number of credits required for each minor, certificate, or specialization varies. If you choose an option that is less than 21 credit hours, you will need to add additional electives to your degree plan to reach 120 credit hours.

Popular Specializations

• 3D Graphics and Animation minor
• Applied Computer Science certificate
• Applied Computer Science minor
• Applied Data Science certificate
• Biology minor
• Business certificate or Business minor
• Computer and Information Science minor
• Data Studies certificate
• Digital Humanities minor
• Full-Stack Development certificate
• Game Design and Development minor
• Human-Computer Interaction certificate
• Legal Informatics certificate
• Software Bots
• Video Production minor
• Virtual Production certificate

Health Information Management

Prerequisites (6 cr.)

The following 4 courses are approved for the Life and Physical Sciences component of the general education core.

• BIOL-N 207 Physiology for Healthcare Management (3 cr.) or BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
• BIOL-N 211 Anatomy for Healthcare Management (3 cr.) or BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.)

Core (18 cr.)

• HIM-M 108 Introduction to Health Information Management (3 cr.)
• HIM-M 325 Healthcare Information Requirements and Standards I (3 cr.)
• HIM-M 330 Medical Terminology (3 cr.)
• HIM-M 350 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM I (3 cr.)
• HIM-M 351 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for HIM II (3 cr.)
• HIM-M 425 Quantitative Analysis of Health Information (3 cr.)

For Informatics majors in the specialization, 300 level or higher HIM classes satisfy the Core B requirement.

This specialization does not prepare students to sit for the RHIT Exam or RHIA Exam.

Media Arts and Science

The Media Arts and Science specialization requires 15 credit hours. You must receive a grade of C or better in each course. Please choose from one of the areas below:

Digital Storytelling

Develop your writing, illustration, and narrative skills with courses on design, scriptwriting, storyboarding, and animation.

• NEWM-N 202 Digital Storytelling
• NEWM-N 260 Scriptwriting
• NEWM-N 261 Storyboarding for Multimedia
• And two of the following classes:
  • NEWM-N 201 Design Issues in Digital Media
  • NEWM-N 238 2D Animation
  • NEWM-N 241 Stop Motion Animation
  • NEWM-N 262 Introduction to Comics and Sequential Narratives
  • NEWM-N 285 Interactive Design
  • NEWM-N 364 Directing Visual Narratives
  • NEWM-N 438 Advanced 2D Animation
  • NEWM-N 460 Advanced Scriptwriting for New Media
  • NEWM-N 462 Advanced Comics and Sequential Narratives

Pre-Med

A specialization in pre-med, allowing you to sit for the MCAT, and the option to obtain a master's degree in bioinformatics or health informatics prior to continuing on with a degree in medicine.

You will need to work closely with the Informatics academic advisor in order to fit these 52 credit hours into the Informatics plan of study and stay on track for a four-year graduation. Please contact your advisor during your freshman year or prior to beginning courses at IU Indianapolis if you are interested in this specialization.

• BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 384 / BIOL-K 384 (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 105 / CHEM-C 125 Principles of Chemistry I/Lab (3 cr./2cr.)
• CHEM-C 106 / CHEM-C 126 Principles of Chemistry II/Lab (3 cr./2cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 / CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry I/Lab (3 cr./2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.)
• MATH 15900 (5 cr., or MATH-15300 and 15400)
• MATH 16500 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr., optional but recommended for certain programs)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
• PSY-B 110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology or ANTH-A 104 Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.)