University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences 8 courses 19 total credits
The Minor in Informatics will teach you to become a better creator and user of computing technology in your major area and to think critically about new technology's role in society. No other field has, and will have, a greater influence on humanity in our generation. Informatics studies the design, application, use and impact of information technology. The ability to handle vast amounts of information cheaply has changed the way we live. Advances in computer power, the World Wide Web, search engines, social networking, mobile technology, GIS, and large-scale collaborative initiatives, to name a few, have revolutionized the way knowledge is created and shared. Information has become a ubiquitous, indispensable component of our everyday lives, as we strive to manage information, create knowledge, and make decisions. The Informatics Minor signals that you have concrete expertise in computing and Information Technology (IT) and understand their human implications.
| Total Hours | 19 credits |
Course requirements for students who are NOT CS or CS+ or ECE or Information Systems or Art & Design majors or CS minors
Select one of the following: (3 hours) 3 upper-level courses from an Informatics-approved list of courses (9 hours)
Course requirements for students who are CS, CS+, or ECE majors or CS minors
Select one of the following: (3-4 hours) 4 upper-level, non-CS courses from an Informatics-approved list of courses (12 hours)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | 3 |
| CS 101 | Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci | 3 |
| CS 124 | Introduction to Computer Science I | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Computer Systems & Programming | 4 |
Course requirements for students who are Information Systems majors
Select one of the following: (3 hours) Three upper-level non-BADM courses from an Informatics approved list of courses. (9 hours)
Course requirements for students who are Art & Design majors
Select one of the following: (3 hours) 3 upper-level, non-ARTS and non-ARTD courses from an Informatics-approved list of courses (9 hours)
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