The minor in Informatics is open to undergraduate students across the university who wish to explore the foundations of the field and its many core disciplines. Tenured faculty members, professional practitioners, and highly trained assistant instructors offer courses in areas such as human-computer interaction and user experience design, user studies, archives and cultural heritage studies, and many more fields.
The transcript-recognized undergraduate minor in Informatics is offered through the schools and colleges at the university that grant undergraduate degrees, and students should discuss this option with their advisors. For more information, contact undergradoffice@ischool.utexas.edu. To add the minor, apply through the Minor/Certificate Application (UT EID required); approval is automatic.
Minor Requirements
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Degree-seeking undergraduate
- Minimum of 12 hours in residence
Curriculum Overview
The Informatics minor requires five iSchool courses totaling 15 semester hours with a grade of C- or better. Students choose one core course, two lower-division electives, and two upper-division electives.
- One core course: I 301 (3 semester hours)
- Two lower-division electives (6 semester hours)
- Two upper-division electives (6 semester hours)
- Students must take Informatics courses to fulfill the minor. Substitute courses are not accepted.
Core Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| I 301 | Introduction to Informatics | 3 |
Lower-Division Courses
Complete six hours from the lower-division courses below. At least three hours must come from an I 310 selected topics course.
| Course Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| I 302 | Academic Success in the Digital University | 3 |
| I 303 | Ethical Foundations for Informatics | 3 |
| I 304 | Programming for Informatics | 3 |
| I 305 | Research Methods for Informatics | 3 |
| I 306 | Statistics for Informatics | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| I 310D | Human-Centered Data Science |
| I 310U | User Experience Design |
| I 310M | Health Informatics |
| I 310S | Social Informatics |
Upper-Division Courses
Note: The corresponding I 310 course is a prerequisite for each I 320 course.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| I 320D | Human-Centered Data Science |
| I 320U | User Experience Design |
| I 320M | Health Informatics |
| I 320S | Social Informatics |
Areas of Study
- Health Informatics
- Human-Centered Data Science
- Social Informatics
- User Experience Design
To view the selection of undergraduate courses, go to the iSchool course listings page.
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