Bachelor of Science in Informatics (Community Informatics Minor)
Website: https://twu.edu/math-computer-science/undergraduate-programs/
The B.S. in Informatics with a Community Informatics Minor begins with a comprehensive computer science core and combines with academic components from the Library Science program. The online program equips you to facilitate community change in nonprofit and other organizations, and includes a focus on information retrieval and the knowledge economy, concluding with a capstone course.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- In consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance, software testing and validation procedures, adapt to new hardware, or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
- Work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary project team to coordinate database and project development, determine project scope and limitations, critically analyze issues, and solve problems.
- Develop and implement procedures for data management, data storage and retrieval, evaluating data quality, data security, data transfer, data analysis, modeling, and visualization.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure.
- Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
- Demonstrate personal accountability and work habits, integrity, and ethical behavior.
- Proficient in the software tools to achieve the skills listed, including but not limited to Java, Python, Perl, SQL, NoSQL, R, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Tableau, SAS, SPSS, modeling software.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120
Major: 42 SCH; Minor: 18 SCH
Program Code: INFO.BS; CIP Code: 11.0104.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| CSCI 1513 | Introduction to Informatics | 3 |
| CSCI 1423 | Programming Fundamentals I | 3 |
| CSCI 2493 | Programming Fundamentals II | 3 |
| CSCI 3013 | Applied Computational Thinking | 3 |
| CSCI 3053 | Data Structures | 3 |
| CSCI 3423 | Database Management | 3 |
| CSCI 3513 | Information Systems Project Management | 3 |
| CSCI 3703 | Interface Design and Development | 3 |
| CSCI 4313 | Networking and Data Communication | 3 |
| HS 3383 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics | 3 |
| MATH 1713 | Elementary Statistics II | 3 |
| NURS 2213 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 3 |
| LS 3053 | Interdisciplinary Information Retrieval | 3 |
| LS 4923 | Capstone in Interprofessional Informatics | 3 |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Minor
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| CSCI 4623 | Big Data and High Performance Computing | 3 |
| CSCI 4823 | Principles of Data Mining | 3 |
| LS 3153 | Knowledge Economy | 3 |
| Any Community Informatics related courses approved by advisor | 9 | |
| Total SCHs | 18 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| Elective (Global Perspectives course) | 15 | |
| Total SCHs | 18 | |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| CSCI 1421 | Programming Fundamentals I - Laboratory | 1 | |
| Mathematics (MATH 1703 recommended) | 3 | ||
| CSCI 1513 | Introduction to Informatics | 3 | |
| CSCI 1423 | Programming Fundamentals I | COSC 1436 | 3 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| CSCI 2493 | Programming Fundamentals II | COSC 1437 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | ||
| MATH 1713 | Elementary Statistics II | 3 | |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| CSCI 3053 | Data Structures | 3 | |
| CSCI 3423 | Database Management | 3 | |
| Life/Physical Sciences Core | 3 | ||
| NURS 2213 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 3 | |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| CSCI 3013 | Applied Computational Thinking | 3 | |
| Life/Physical Sciences Core | 3 | ||
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture Core | 3 | ||
| MATH 1013 (Recommended Core CAO) | Financial and Quantitative Literacy | MATH 1332 | 3 |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| LS 3053 | Interdisciplinary Information Retrieval | 3 | |
| CSCI 3513 | Information Systems Project Management | 3 | |
| Multicultural Women's Studies (CAO) Core | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Science Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| HS 3383 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics | 3 | |
| CSCI 3703 | Interface Design and Development | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Elective (Upper Level) | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| CSCI 4313 | Networking and Data Communication | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course (Upper Level) | 3 | ||
| Elective (Upper Level) | 3 | ||
| Elective (Global Perspectives course) | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| Minor Course (Upper Level) | 3 | ||
| LS 4923 | Capstone in Interprofessional Informatics | 3 | |
| Elective (Upper Level) | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 1 | ||
| SCHs | 13 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 120 | ||
