Warren Allen
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Information Technology and Informatics
Information Technology and Informatics Major
As an Information Technology and Informatics (IT & Informatics) major, you’ll build strong technical skills while exploring the social, economic, and organizational impact of technology, preparing you to tackle complex challenges and design thoughtful, people-centered solutions.
You’ll develop practical computer-based competencies and unite those skills with ideas from the humanities and social sciences, equipping you to solve problems where people and machines meet.
About the Program
You’ll gain hands-on technical skills while exploring how technology shapes—and is shaped by—people, organizations, and society. Through coursework in areas like programming, social informatics, and user-centered design, you’ll learn to solve complex problems and communicate solutions effectively.
The major requires 39 credits total:
- 4 required foundational courses
- 7 IT & Informatics electives
- SC&I Interdisciplinary Requirement (04:189:101 or 04:189:102)
You can also complete a senior thesis or an experiential-learning course to apply your problem-solving or research skills to real-world challenges.
Learn More About the Major
Shape Your Future with a Guided Pathway
Tailor your academic journey to align with your career goals through guided pathways. While not required, these pathways are designed to help you build a strong identity in high-demand areas of IT.
Choose from:
- Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
- Data Management, Analytics, and Information Visualization
- Web Design and Development
Career Possibilities
You can turn an IT & Informatics degree into a career in a wide variety of fields, including:
- User experience designer
- IT project manager
- Data analyst
- Cybersecurity analyst
- Web or app developer
- Business analyst
- Health informatics specialist
4+1 Program
Want to earn an IT & Informatics bachelor’s degree and a Master of Information (MI) degree in five years of continuous study?
- Apply in your junior or senior year.
- Save money by paying undergraduate tuition rates for MI courses.
- Complete your MI degree within 12 months of full-time study or at your own pace.
Ready to Apply?
The IT & Informatics major admits undergraduates after they’ve completed at least 15 credits at Rutgers.
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