Majors and jobs: Indiana University's School of Informatics

Note: The following is a list of proposed majors and the jobs to which they could lead. This list is subject to change.

A student majoring in Informatics at Indiana University will be required to take a set of courses in another subject (these application areas are still under development). By combining the study of information with an application area, students will be well suited for the careers that have emerged from the growing information economy. The following is an example of programs of study and the careers they might lead to:

Informatics plus:	Possible career:
English	Technical writing
Theatre and Drama	Stage and lighting design
Fine Arts	Graphic design
Chemistry	Computational chemistry Chemical database manager
Journalism	Digital media
Interior Design	Computer Aided Design (CAD) specialist
Psychology or Cognitive Science	User-interface designer Usability tester

In addition to these jobs dictated by an application area, an Informatics graduate might also be suited for general information technology jobs, such as:

Information technology managers

Human-computer interaction designers and evaluators

Web designers

Database managers

Systems analysts

Network managers

Information technology consultants

Information architects/digital designers

Interactive designers