Informatics Major Related Careers
The following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
Informatics
Informatics studies the connection between people, information, and technology systems, with an eye toward the relationship between information systems and the daily lives of people. The field helps design new uses for information technology that reflect and enhance the way people create, find, and use information in social, cultural, and organizational settings. As a student in Informatics, you will apply technology to solve problems in different settings and develop new uses for existing technologies, always keeping in mind the social and psychological aspects of information technology.
The Informatics major is built around a core of eight courses, which introduce students to logical reasoning, programming, information representation, social informatics, human-computer interaction, and career strategies. Beyond the core, the Informatics major is highly customizable depending on your interests. You will choose Informatics advanced and elective courses with topics ranging from data visualization to human computer interaction design. All Informatics majors must complete a specialty area of study called a cognate. Students choose from more than 30 specialty areas in an extensive list of cognates to customize their experience. Some examples of cognates include business, medical sciences, public health, biology, fine arts, and music, but there are many others from which to choose.
In your senior year, you will engage in a capstone experience that pulls together all your classroom education into a final project on which you and your teammates decide. In addition to the campus-wide General Education requirements, you will take courses in statistics, ethics, and writing. Students are also encouraged to engage in internships, research, Serve IT, and participate in our student groups, which will help you to explore your career interests, build your professional experience, and engage in networking opportunities.
For detailed information about degree requirements, visit the most recent School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Academic Bulletin.
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Academic information
University Division's Explore Programs tool is the place to go for academic information about any IUB major, minor, or certificate.
Open in Explore Programs- Computer Operators
- Geographic Information Systems Technicians
- Web Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Database Administrators
- Desktop Publishers
- Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists
- Information Security Analysts
- Mapping Technicians
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Social Science Research Assistants
- Software Developers, Systems Software
- Web Developers
Career Interests
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
This major consists of the following themes:
- Investigative
- Enterprising
- Conventional
Informatics Major Related Skills
Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Analytical
- Solve Problems
- Analyze
- Categorize or Classify
- Manage Data or Records
Physical or Technical
- Hand Dexterity
- Operate Equipment
Management or Leadership
- Organize or Plan
- Make Decisions
- Manage Projects
Creative
- Use Intuition
- Visualize
- Synthesize or Integrate
Student Organizations
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Career Guides
Our unique IU Career Guides offers the A-Zs of each field’s preferred educational backgrounds, as well as employment opportunities and insider tips, industry-related interview questions, and a lot more. Below are related career guides for this major.