Eligibility
Any student enrolled at the University of South Carolina may choose this minor.
Career Opportunities
Informatics opens career opportunities, including:
- User experience designers and researchers
- Software developers
- Product managers
- Information architects
- Researchers
Curriculum
Required Courses (6 Hours)
- ISCI 259 - User Experience Research Methods and Tools
User behavior and priorities; gather, analyze, and communicate key insights to develop effective products and services. - ISCI 249/JOUR 249 - Principles of User Experience and Design (UX/UI)
An exploration of theoretical and practical foundations of user-centered design from both the design and research perspectives.
Electives (12 Hours)
Select 12 hours from the following, or other electives as approved by the School of Information Science:
- ISCI 250 - Information Design
Overview of responsive website design, development, and basic content management systems. Examine the current tools and standards and learn how they function together in a modern web environment. Emphasis on the myriad of viewing devices and specific reference to the unique needs of information intensive institutions. - ISCI 430 - User-Centered Information Architecture
Processes and techniques for designing user-centered information systems on the Web. Issues of needs analysis, content development, cognitive models, human-computer interaction, interface design, and usability testing. - ISCI 496 - Internship in Information Science
Supervised field experience in an information agency relevant to students’ professional goals. Internship must be approved as UX focused. - ISCI 560 - Data Visualization
Foster theoretical insights about data visualization. Prepare temporal, geospatial, and textual data for visual representations. In hands-on sessions, students practice data visualization techniques and apply them in a wide range of real-world scenarios. - JOUR 203 - Principles of Visual Communications
Theory and history of visual communication in the mass media emphasizing informational and persuasive messages created by graphic, photographic, and multimedia processes.