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 develop strong technical skills while exploring how technology shapes—and is shaped by—people, organizations, and society. Through coursework in programming, social informatics, and user-centered design, you’ll learn to solve complex problems, design people-centered solutions, and communicate effectively.
About the Program
Through coursework in areas like I.T. infrastructure, technology and society, and human-centered design, you’ll learn to solve complex problems and communicate solutions effectively.
The Program Learning Goals for IT & Informatics are as follows:
- Develop new technological solutions to real-world problems through innovative, collaborative, and computation approaches.
- Communicate to professional stakeholders utilizing evolving technological platforms.
- Analyze the ever-changing interactions of people and technology, regarding pertinent social, cultural, philosophical, ethical, legal, and economic issues.
- Evaluate, implement, use, and manage information technologies for a wide range of organizations and corporations.
The major requires 39 credits total, including:
- 04:189:103 Intro to IT and Informatics
- 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
5-Year 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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