Informatics Certificate

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Certificate Requirements

Students completing the certificate shall have earned a grade of C or better in each of the required courses. At least 15 credit hours are required to earn the certificate, as described below.   

Step 1 : Foundational Informatics Course (9 credit hours)

INFO 2000 – Informatics 1 (Currently offered Fall/Spring)

INFO 3000 – Informatics 2 (Spring semester)

INFO 4000 – Informatics 3 (Fall semester)

Special Notice:  These certificate requirements are new as of Fall 2022.  They are not yet in the UGA bulletin.  Please consult with your advisor if you wish to earn the certificate under the previous requirements.

Step 2 (6 credit hours) :

Pick at least 2 elective classes.  These may come from any of the lists below.  Please check with the programs responsible for these courses to determine eligibility requirements.   Having INFO 2000 prior to taking these courses is advised, but not required.

Computer Science, Statistics, & Engineering

INFO 4160 – Industrial Internet of Things

AENG 4150 – Systems Modeling

CSCI 2150 / 2150L – Introduction to Computational Science

CSCI 4150/6150 – Numerical Simulations/Science/Engineering

CSCI 4210/6210 – Simulation and Modeling

CSCI 4250/6250 – Computer Security

CSCI 4360/6360 – Data Science II

CSCI 4370/6370 – Database Management

CSCI 4380/6380 – Data Mining

CSCI 4850/6850 – Biomedical Image Analysis

CSEE 4210 – Digital Signal Processing

CSEE 4240 – Wireless Sensor Networks

CSEE 4620/6620 – Biomedical Imaging

CSEE 4630 – Instrumentation for Monitoring Biological Signals

CSEE 4750 – Programming for Computational and Systems Biology

CVLE 4750 – Building Information Modeling

AENG 4140/6140 – Systems Modeling

ELEE 4230/6230 – Sensors and Transducers

ELEE 4540/6540 – Applied Machine Vision

ENVE 3510 – Modeling, Statistical analysis, and Uncertainty 

ENVE 4480/6480 – Instrumentation for Environmental Quality

ENVE 4440 – Computer Modeling in Water Resources

ENVE 4710 – GIS for Urban Engineering, Planning, and Development

STAT 4220 – Applied Experimental Design

STAT 4230/6230 – Applied Regression Analysis

STAT 4250 – Applied Multivariate Analysis

STAT 4350Applied Bayesian Statistics

STAT 4280/6280 – Statistical Programming

Humanities & Social Sciences

ADPR 5750/7750 – Social Media Analytics, Listening, and Engagement

ANTH 4200/6200 – Archaeological Field Methods

ANTH 4240/6240 – Archaeological Laboratory Methods

COMM 3700 – Empirical Research Methods In Communication

ECON 4750 – Introduction to Ecometrics

ECON 4760 – Time Series Analysis

ENGL 3410 – Literature and Media

ENGL 3590W – Professional and Technical Communication

ENGL/LING 4080 – Language and Complex Systems

ENGL 4826 – Style: Language, Genre, Cognition

ENGL 4832W – Writing for the World Wide Web

ENGL/LING 4885 – Introduction to Digital Humanities

ENGL/LING 4886 – Text and Corpus Informatics

ENGL 4888 – Building Digital Projects

FHCE 4000/6000 – Consumer Analytics and Research Methods I

FHCE 5050/7050 – Consumer Analytics and Research Methods II

FHCE 5150/7150 – Applied Consumer Policy Analytics

FHCE 5960/7960 – Quantitative Internship in FHCE

GEOG 2011/2011L – Introduction to Geographic Information Science

GEOG 4330-4330L/6330L – Introduction to Geographic Information Science

GEOG 4350-4350L/6350L – Transportation Modeling and GIS

GEOG 4370-4370L/6370L – Aerial photographs and image interpretation

GEOG 4380-4380L/6380L – Remote Sensing and Environment

GEOG 4430-4430L/6430L – Advanced Image Analysis and Photogrammetry

GEOG 4450/6450 – Digital image analysis

GEOG 4460/6460 – Field and Lab methods in remote sensing

GEOG 4570-4570L/6570L – Advanced GIScience

GEOG 4590-4590L/6590L – Programming for GIScience

POLS(SOCI) 3700 – Research Analysis in Psychology

PSYC 3990 – Research Methods in Criminal Justice

SOCI 3600 – The Logic and Practice of Sociological Research

SOCI 4930/6930 – Experimental Research in Sociology

Biological & Physical Sciences & Agriculture

AAEC 4610-4610L – Applied Econometrics

BINF 4005 – Essential Computing Skills for Biologists

BINF(PBIO) 4040/6040 – Improving Nutrient and Energy Efficiency with GIS

CRSS 4030/6030-4030L/6030L – Advanced Topics in Precision Agriculture

CRSS 4050/6050 – Sensors in Precision Agriculture

CRSS 4060/6060-4060L/6060L – Bioinformatics and Modeling Laboratory

GENE 4220L – Evolutionary Genomics

GENE 4300/6300 – GPS/GIS Applications for Landscape Managers

HPAM 4410 – Health Informatics and Analytics

HORT 4095/6095 – Essential Biology for Quantitative Scientists

PBIO(BINF) 4550/6550 – Bioinformatics Applications

STAT 4630/6630 – Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics I

STAT 4640/6640 – Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics II

Business & Management

BUSN 4000 – Business Analytics

FHCE 4000/6000 -Consumer Analytics and Research Methods I

FHCE 5050/7050 -Consumer Analytics and Research Methods II

FHCE 5150/7150 -Applied Consumer Policy Analytics

FHCE 5960/7960 -Quantitative Internship in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

MARK 4350 – Marketing Analytics

MARK 4650 – Digital Marketing Analytics

MIST 4550/6550 – Energy Informatics

MIST 4610 – Data Management

MIST 5620 – Business Intelligence

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