Program: Informatics B.S., Business Informatics Concentration - University of Louisiana Lafayette

Apr 16, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Mobile apps, BI architect, systems analyst, database, help desk, networking.
Note(s):
¹ Students who meet criteria set by the Department of Mathematics may register for MATH 143 upon entry. Those who do not meet these qualifications must take both MATH 109 and MATH 110 , in order to satisfy the MATH 143 requirement.

Freshman Year (30 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
INFX 101 - Informatics Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
INFX 210 - Human-Computer Interaction Credit Hours: 3
INFX 240 - Information Technology Infrastructure Credit Hours: 3
MATH 143 - Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3 ¹
MATH 250 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
CMPS 150 - Introduction to Computer Science Credit Hours: 3
CMPS 260 - Introduction to Data Structures and Software Design Credit Hours: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
or ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics Credit Hours: 3
INFX 301 - Computational Thinking Credit Hours: 3
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3
or STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I Credit Hours: 3

Informatics (3 credit hours)

Must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Communication (3 credit hours)

CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication Credit Hours: 3
(or CMCN 101 for International students)
CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 203 - Honors Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 212 - Writing for Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 302 - Competitive Forensics Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

ENGL 365 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
INFX 320 - Information Assurance and Security Credit Hours: 3
INFX 330 - Information Management Credit Hours: 3
INFX 380 - Systems Integration and Architecture Credit Hours: 3
INFX 370 - Interactive Website Development Credit Hours: 3
FNAN 300 - Business Finance Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

INFX 450 - Systems Administration and Maintenance Credit Hours: 3
INFX 490 - Information Technology Project Management Credit Hours: 3
INFX 481 - Business Process Analysis and Design Credit Hours: 3
INFX 435 - Business Intelligence and Advanced Databases Credit Hours: 3

Informatics Concentration (9 credit hours)

BLAW 310 - The Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
BSAT 382 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 345 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 316 - Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 3
QMET 352 - Advanced Business Statistics Credit Hours: 3
QMET 420 - Visual Analytics Credit Hours: 3
QMET 430 - Predictive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
INFX 400 or above

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three credit hours must be at the 200-level or above.

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 143 MATH 250	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 100 , CMCN 101 , CMCN 202 , CMCN 203 , CMCN 212 , CMCN 302 , or CMCN 310	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Freshman Year (30 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics Concentration (9 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Informatics B.S., Business Informatics Concentration

Freshman Year (30 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Informatics Concentration (9 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum