Jeffrey Lasky, Informatics Exploration Faculty Coordinator
(585) 475-2284, jalics@rit.edu
Program overview
The informatics exploration option is designed for students who have an interest in computing but are unsure which program best meets their career goals. Students in the informatics exploration option will spend their first year exploring four programs of study—applied networking and system administration, information security and forensics, information technology, and medical informatics—before selecting one program as their major. This option has been carefully designed so that students may explore each program without wasting credits toward graduation. Each student will have an assigned academic adviser to provide guidance on course selection, minors, and career options.
Curriculum
Informatics exploration option, first-year course sequence (quarters)
| Course | Qtr. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | ||
| 4020-101 | Introduction to Computing and Informatics | 1 |
| 4002-217 | Programming for IT I | 4 |
| 1016-205 | Discrete Math for Technologists I | 4 |
| Liberal Arts* | 4 | |
| 4002-320 | Introduction to Multimedia: The Internet and the Web | 4 |
| 1720-050 | First-Year Enrichment | 1 |
| Winter Quarter | ||
| 4002-218 | Programming for IT II | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| 4050-220 | Cyber Self-Defense | |
| 4006-240 | Introduction to Medical Informatics | |
| Liberal Arts* | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| 1016-205 | Discrete Math for Technologists I | |
| 1016-206 | Discrete Math for Technologists II | |
| 1720-051 | First-Year Enrichment | 1 |
| Spring Quarter | ||
| 4002-219 | Programming for IT III | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| 1016-206 | Discrete Math for Technologists II | |
| 4002-360 | Introduction to Database and Data Modeling | |
| Lab Science Elective | 4 | |
| 4050-350 | Computer System Fundamentals | 4 |
| Wellness Education† | 0 | |
| Total Quarter Credit Hours | 51 | |
* Please see Liberal Arts General Education Requirements for more information.
† Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.