Informatics, B.S.

Business track

Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of business and business management, including accounting, bookkeeping, marketing, human resource management, financial management, and supply chain management.

Game Development track

Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of game design and development, including scripting, 2D & 3D graphics, sound and audio design, digital storytelling and interactive media design.

Health Information Management track

Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of health information management, including ethics, communication, confidentiality, and data analysis. Students will learn to follow standards of a professional healthcare environment, and to effectively and accurately analyze healthcare information.

Legal Informatics track

Students will study several skill areas necessary in legal informatics, including specialized technology, handling evidence, information governance, security, privacy, and protection of intellectual property. Students will assist with presenting a legal case in court.

Sustainability track

Students will study several skill areas within sustainability studies, including environment, society and economy, natural science and social science principles of sustainability, and their application to innovative problem solving, and application of sustainability to work and career choices.

Web Development track

Students will learn how to design and develop web applications. Coursework will provide instruction in several areas of web development, including client-side web applications, server-side web applications, and web design.

Students admitted to IU Online receive a full range of personalized support services, including:

• Onboarding
• Advising
• Success Coaching
• Math and Writing Support
• Career Services
• Peer Mentorship
• Tutoring

The IU Online B.S. in Informatics prepares you for work in technology start-ups, health information systems, human-computer interaction, sustainability, and technology research, opening the door to such careers as:

• User experience designer
• Digital library specialist, e-commerce specialist
• Network manager
• Web developer, software developer, database developer/manager
• Information security professional, information architect
• System administrator

To graduate with the B.S. in Informatics, you must complete a total of 120 semester credit hours. Courses will vary depending on your track.

Requirements are broken down as follows:

• Informatics core courses (39 credit hours)
• Cognate courses (15-18 credit hours)
• General education courses (30-42 credit hours)
• Informatics electives (9 credit hours)
• General electives (12-27 credit hours)

To apply to this program:

• Complete application for admission
• Submit official transcripts
• Submit official high school transcript or equivalent (may be required of some applicants)
• Complete an essay (may be required of some applicants)
• International applicants may be asked for additional materials
• This program is offered by IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU Indianapolis, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. After applying, you will be assigned a home campus
• You will submit application documents to the Office of Admissions of that campus

Application dates

Rolling admissions. Application review will begin upon receipt of all required application materials.

This degree is available at IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU Indianapolis, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast.

NOTE: This program is authorized, exempt, or not subject to state regulatory compliance and may enroll students from all 50 states.

You may be able to transfer an associate degree or up to 64 credit hours from a regionally accredited two-year college and up to 90 credit hours from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.

Hossein Hakimzadeh

Hossein Hakimzadeh is an associate professor of computer science and director of informatics at IU South Bend. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Dakota State University. His research interests include database management systems and software engineering. Among courses taught are Introduction to Programming, Systems Analysis and Design, Object Oriented Programming, and Advanced Database Concepts. He has received funding for curriculum and course development and assessment; attracting, enrolling, and retaining students; and enhancing high-tech job opportunities in Indiana. Hakimzadeh is an advocate for student success through the Center for Internship, Volunteerism, and Entrepreneurship in Computer Science (CIVECS), which promotes internship opportunities and entrepreneurship and seeks to enhance high-tech job opportunities via software engineering startups.

Rob Elliot

Rob Elliott is working on an Ed.D. in instructional systems technology, IU School of Education, Bloomington. His areas of expertise include web and mobile application development, user interface design, cloud computing, global STEM education, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Among his interests are voice-enabled assistants, study abroad, active learning and improvement of classroom instruction, and application development for multiple platforms. He runs the Global IT study abroad opportunities to China and India in the Computer and Information Technology program.

Linda Galocy

Linda Galocy is clinical associate professor in the health information management department at IU Northwest. She holds an M.S. from the IU School of Education and a B.S. in health information administration from the IU School of Medicine. She is completing a doctoral degree in instructional systems technology. Her areas of expertise include the scholarship of teaching and learning, ICD coding, data analytics, and health informatics. She is a Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Core

Programming tools

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Design principles

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Game programming, design, production, or development

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