2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 12, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Informatics Minor


Program Coordinator/Contact

Siddharth Suryanarayanan, Department Head
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daktronics Engineering Hall 214
605-688-4526

Program Information

The minor provides students with a strong background in general informatics combined with advanced application coursework in their specific major. Earning the minor will prepare graduates for data warehousing and quantitative data interpretation through mathematical/statistical model and algorithm development in a variety of business, non-profit, and governmental sectors.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates with an Informatics Minor will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of:

  • basic informatics and programming skills;
  • the social and ethical aspects of informatics; and
  • applied informatics specific to the student’s major.

Course Delivery Format

Program courses are delivered on campus, in classroom and laboratory settings.