Social Informatics

Leveraging data, information, and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations while also providing a more ethical and humane environment for workers.

Data, information, and technology are revolutionizing how organizations work. Learn the skills you need to play a critical role in shaping information policies, enhance societal sustainability, and advocate for the public interest.

Bachelor's Degree in Informatics

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Social Informatics considers how social context works to shape and form technology alongside the ways technology influences society, maintains or breaks down power relationships, and structures social and organizational networks.

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Core Competencies

Students in the Social Informatics major concentration will learn to:

Understand the complex, mutually shaping relationship between information technology and society.
Leverage data, information, and technology to further organizational missions in terms of efficiency, security, and other mission objectives.
Anticipate the unintended consequences of technology choices and work to ensure that data, information, and technology are managed and distributed equitably.