A minor in one of the four areas listed below requires a total of 18 semester hours including 6 hours as seminars, independent study or field work. The minors are available to students from other majors—those not majoring in Information Science.

Minor in Information Science & Knowledge Organization

Provides graduates with the necessary skills and competencies associated with the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, manipulation, packaging and dissemination of information. It prepares graduates to work with information in a variety of formats and in various organizational settings.

Required courses, 18 hours
 
INFO 4203 - Information Indexing and Organization
INFO 4206 - Information Retrieval Systems
INFO 4223 - Introduction to Metadata for Information Organization
INFO 4710 - Information Technology Management
INFO 4910 - Special Problems
INFO 4970 - Information Science Seminar

Minor in Information Management & Health Informatics

Provides graduates with the skills and competencies needed to work in healthcare environments and to work with health information such as patient information, medical records, medical imaging and clinical research data. Students in the program will explore how to effectively use technology to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare including reducing cost, increasing patient access and improving diagnosis and treatment.

Required courses, 18 hours
 
INFO 4365 - Health Sciences Information Management
INFO 4637 - Medical Informatics
INFO 4670 - Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery
INFO 4710 - Information Technology Management
INFO 4910 - Special Problems
INFO 4970 - Information Science Seminar

Important Note:  These programs listed below are not taking new admissions.
  • Minor in Digital Content & Information Systems
  • Minor in Project & Knowledge Management