Design of data, information, and technology systems needs to be rooted in the user experience along with a consideration of the broader societal impacts of design.
This Informatics major concentration will prepare students for a career in user experience, interaction design, human factors, and web and mobile app design. Learn the skills you need to design cutting-edge information technologies that will benefit users and society.
Social Justice Informatics is an emerging field that involves leveraging public interest technology toward the pursuit of social justice. It requires a combination of social science and information technology expertise.
Core Competencies
Students in the Social Justice Informatics major concentration will learn to:
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Combat systemic inequities and injustices in society using data, information, and technology.
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Understand the intersectional aspects of identity and lived experiences and how they impact and are impacted by data, information, and technology.
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Partner with community members and stakeholder organizations to achieve change that can promote equity and justice across society.
Social Justice Informatics Major Concentration
Informatics majors learn the skills and knowledge required to collect, manage, and analyze data and information, and prepare for the great ethical responsibility that comes with these societally transformative roles.
Students develop an understanding of the complex social, cultural, and ethical context related to communicating with digital and social media tools, and to apply this understanding to creating digital solutions and technologies that are effective, inclusive, and responsive to the needs, values, and perspectives of people with many different lived experiences.
Social Justice Informatics major concentration requirements include:
I 301 : Introduction to Informatics - 3 HRS
In this introductory course, students will explore the foundational theories, concepts, and challenges in Cultural Heritage Informatics, Health Informatics, Human-Centered Data Science, Social Informatics, Social Justice Informatics, and User Experience Design.
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I 310J: Introduction to Social Justice Informatics - 3 HRS
In Introduction to Social Justice Informatics, students will explore how to leverage data, information, and technology for the greater benefit of society and to help ensure a level playing field for everyone in the Information Age.
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I 310X: Additional Introductory Concentration Course - 3 HRS
In addition to taking the introductory course for their selected Informatics major concentration, students must also complete an introductory course in another Informatics major concentration:
- I 310C - Cultural Heritage Informatics
- I 310M - Health Informatics
- I 310S - Social Informatics
- I 310J - Social Justice Informatics
- I 310U - User Experience Design
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I 320J: Advanced Topics in Social Justice Informatics - 9 HRS
Students must complete nine credit hours in Advanced Topics in Social Justice Informatics.
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I 379C: Capstone - 3 HRS
Students pursuing the School of Information Honors distinction may substitute I 679H: Honors Thesis (6 HRS).
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I Elective - 3 HRS
Students must complete three credit hours of Informatics elective coursework at the School of Information.
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iSchool General Education Requirements - 27 HRS
- Informatics 302 - Academic Success in the Digital University (3 hours)
- Informatics 372 - Career Success in the Digital Organization (3 hours)
- Informatics 303 - Ethical Foundations for Informatics or equivalent (3 hours)
- Informatics 304 - Programming for Informatics or equivalent (3 hours)
- Informatics 305 - Research Methods for Informatics or equivalent (3 hours)
- Informatics 306 - Statistics for Informatics​ or equivalent (3 hours)
- Foreign Language: Beginning-level proficiency coursework, or the equivalent, in a foreign language (3 hours)
- Additional liberal arts OR science, technology, engineering, and math coursework (6 hours)
Undergraduate Informatics Program
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