Department of Informatics
The informatics major prepares students to be analysts, problem solvers, managers, and user advocates in the information technology field. Analysis and design, database technology, networking, software development, and hardware, are featured in the informatics curriculum.
This degree has four major parts: 1) general education, 2) the computer technology core, 3) the digital media and communications core, and 4) an area of concentration. General education includes the same eight components as all other USC Upstate majors: communication, mathematics, arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural science, foreign culture, computer studies, and a senior seminar. The computer technology core consists of a foundations course, introductory programming courses, a hardware course, two networking courses, two database courses, and classes in software design and system analysis. The digital media and communications core includes classes in digital art, writing, communication theory, and technical presentation skills. Majors select a concentration in one of the following areas: business, communications, education, or healthcare. They take six courses in the concentration area to get a basic grounding that will prepare them to work as information technology professionals in that environment.