The graduate Certificate in Informatics requires 19 s.h. of graduate credit. Students must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.00 in certificate coursework. The certificate program is designed for students enrolled in University of Iowa graduate degree programs who wish to study informatics as a complement to their degree program and for nondegree students who are interested in increasing their knowledge of informatics.
The Certificate in Informatics requires the following coursework.
Required Courses
Programming
Statistics
Data Science
Databases
Human Factors
Course List
| Course # |
Title |
Hours |
| |
| CS:4500 | Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction | 3 |
| CS:4510 | Human-Computer Interaction for Computer Science | 3 |
| GEOG:5540/IGPI:5540 | Geographic Visualization | 3 |
Ethics
Course List
| Course # |
Title |
Hours |
| |
| CS:5980 | Topics in Computer Science III | 1 |
For more information about certificate requirements, see the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics website.
Certificate program applicants may be degree or nondegree graduate students. Applicants who are enrolled in a University of Iowa graduate degree program must be in good academic standing in their program.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations on the Graduate College website.
