This certificate consists of five courses (at least 17 credits) . These
courses will provide an understanding of information technology and how it
helps solve problems in the students’ areas of interest. Students will take
three lower level courses in informatics, one upper level course in
informatics, and one upper level course from the list electives. The upper
level courses must be chosen with the approval of the Director of
Informatics and a faculty member from the student’s area of interest.
The student must complete the requirements for the
certificate at IU
South Bend with a grade of C or better.
Lower Level: (3 courses)
1) INFO I101 – Introduction to
Informatics (4 credits)
2) Choose two courses from the following
lower level list:
INFO I202 – Social Informatics (3 credits)
INFO I210 – Information Infrastructure I (4
credits)
INFO I211 – Information Infrastructure II
(4 credits)
Upper Level: (1
courses)
3) One upper level course selected from:
INFO I300 – Human Computer Interaction (3
credits)
INFO I303 – Organizational Informatics (3
credits)
Upper Level Elective:
(1 courses)
4) One upper level course selected from:
BIOL L311 GENETICS (3 cr.)
BUS K301 Enterprise Resource Planning (3)
BUS K321 Management Information Systems (3
cr.)
CHEM C371 Chemical Informatics I (3 cr.)
CSCI A340 Introduction to Web Programming (3 cr.)
CSCI C335 Computer Structures (3 cr.)
CSCI B424 Parallel and Distributed Programming (3
cr.)
CSCI C442 Database Systems (3 cr.)
CSCI C463 Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
CSCI B481 Interactive Computer Graphics (3 cr.)
CSCI B438 Computer Networks (3 cr.)
FINA PXXX Advanced Digital Production (3 cr.)
FINA P374 Computer Arts and Design II ( 3 cr.)
INFO I300 Human Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
INFO I303 Organization Informatics (3 cr.)
INFO I310 Multimedia Arts and Technology (3 cr.)
INFO I312 Information Representation (3 cr.) (Was
I200)
INFO I320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative
Computing (3 cr.)
INFO I400 Topics in Informatics (3 cr.)
INFO I400 Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
MATH M365 Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)
MATH MXXX Simulation
PHIL P338 Philosophy of Technology (3 cr.)
PHIL PXXX Computer Ethics (3 cr.)
PHYS P303 Digital Electronics (3 cr.)
PSY P335 Cognitive Psychology (3 cr.)
SOC S319 Sociology of Science (3 cr.)
SOC S451 Web Based Survey Techniques (3 cr.)
The use of technology and analytical methods has become increasingly
important in our global society. Such massive use of technology has in turn
created a growing demand for technically adept employees. This certificate
is for those who already have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college
or university. Students entering this certificate must have minimum math
skills equivalent to basic algebra (e.g. MATH M014). The goal of this
certificate is to provide these students the necessary technical expertise
for the application of information technology to their respective field.
For a list of Informatics courses click here.
