Informatics

Description
The concentration in informatics teaches students to use computer technology to gather, synthesize, store, visualize and interpret information. These skills are critical to a broad range of disciplines. This concentration area will provide students with an understanding of the capabilities and technologies of informatics as it applies to domain specific problems in their field of study. Students completing this concentration area will be able to understand and use methods for the basic computational principles behind the operation of::

communication, networking and interaction
decision making and problem solving
modeling, inference and visualization
representing, creating and running routine activities
storing, indexing and retrieving information

Graduates should be in high demand within the software industry, but also in government, education, science, medicine, and other fields that make use of computer technology. The applied and user-oriented focus of the degree will make these graduates attractive to such employers. 

**Please note that some of the required classes below may require additional prerequisites that will need to be completed. No prerequisite overrides will be issued for Informatics core courses.

Requirements

• This concentration has the following prerequisites: CSE 205, MAT 242 AND MAT 243 completed with a "C" or better prior to declaring.
• Students must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• For more information on the Informatics concentration, students can make an appointment with an advisor by calling the CIDSE Advising Center at 480-965-3199, sending an email to CIDSE.advising@asu.edu or by visiting cidse.engineering.asu.edu/
• * Please consult a CIDSE advisor about alternate statistics courses.
• Certain departments may offer courses which could satisfy the elective requirement. Please consult with a CIDSE advisor for approvals.

Core 15 hours Required:

CPI 101 Introduction to Informatics, CS (3) (Required)

CPI 200 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics, MA (3) (Prerequisite: MAT 242 with C or better; MAT 243 with C or better) (Required)

CPI 220  Applied Data Structures and Algorithms (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 350 Evaluation of Informatics Systems (3) ( Prerequisite(s) with C or better: GCU 495 or IEE 380 or STP 226 or 231 or 420; BS Informatics major)

STP 420 Introductory Applied Statistics, CS (3)
OR
IEE 380 Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving, CS (3)

Electives 6 hours upper division courses required:
See a CIDSE advisor if you would like to have another upper division course considered as an Informatics elective.

AME 394 Philosophies of Technology (3)

AME 394 Programming the Internet of Things (3)

ART 345 3D Visualization and Prototyping (3) (Prerequisite: Digital Art OR Intermedia student)

ART 346 3-D Computer Imaging and Animation (CS) (3)

ART 435 Foundry Research Methods (3)

BIO 355 Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology, CS (3) (Prerequisites: MAT 119 or MAT 210 or MAT 243 or MAT 251 or MAT 265 or MAT 270 or STP 220 or STP 231,or STP 226 with C or better. Credit allowed for MAT 355 or BIO 355 or CPI 480 or MBB 355.)

BMI 102 Introduction to Public Health Informatics (3)

BMI 201 Introduction to Clinical Informatics (3)

CIS 300 Web Design and Development (3) (Prerequisites: Minimum 2.0 ASU cumulative GPA AND minimum 56 earned hours)

CIS 308 Advanced Excel in Business (3)

CIS 365 Business Database Systems Development (3)

CPI 310 Web-Based Information Management Systems (3) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 360 Decision Making and Problem Solving (3) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 460 Intelligent Interactive Instructional Systems (3) 

CPI 494 Special Topics (1-4) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only CPI 460 or CSE 494 (Intelligent Instr Sys))

CPI 394 Special Topics (3)

CSE 220 Programming for Computer Engineering (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 205 with C or better)

CSE 240 Introduction to Programming Languages (3) (Prerequisite(s): ACO 102 with C or better OR CSE 205 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only ACO 240 or CSE 240)

CSE 259 Logic in Computer Science (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 205 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only CSE 259 or CSE 294 (Logic in Computer Science))

ENG 374 Technical Editing (3)

GIT 135 Graphic Communications (3)

GIT 215 Introduction to Web Authoring (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 205 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only CSE 259 or CSE 294 (Logic in Computer Science))

GIT 230 Digital Illustration in Publishing (3)

         GIT 335 Computer Systems Technology (3)  (Prerequisite(s): minimum junior standing) 

HSE 101 Introduction to Human Systems Engineering (SB) (3)

MAT 267 Calculus for Engineers III (MA) (3)

MAT 275 Modern Differential Equations (MA) (3)

MAT 300 Mathematical Structures (L) (3)

MAT 421 Applied Computational Methods (CS) (3)

SER 216 Software Enterprise: Personal Process and Quality (3) (Pre- or corequisite(s): SER 222 with C or better if completed)

SER 334 Operating Systems and Networks (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 230 or SER 250 with C or better; Pre- or corequisite(s): SER 222 with C or better if completed OR Software Engineering MS student)

SOC 334 Technology and Society, L or SB (3)

SOS 424 Dynamic Modeling in Social and Ecological Systems (4)

STS 304 Science, Technology, and Society (SB) (3)

STS 306 Social Effects of Science and Technology, SB (3)

TEL 313 Technology in an Educational Setting (3)

TWC 414 Visualizing Data and Information (3)

TWC 444 User Experience (3)