Knowledgeable, highly-skilled computer and information system professionals are in demand in Acadiana and across the country.
The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette is working to equip 亚洲自慰视频s with diverse educational backgrounds to fill these roles through its 100% online Master of Science in Informatics program beginning August 2021.
鈥淭he work force demand in applied computing is enormous in the state of 亚洲自慰视频. We realized that the need is higher than we have been able to produce in computer science and informatics,鈥 said Dr. Azmy S. Ackleh, dean of Ray P. Authement College of Sciences. 鈥淲e created this online degree, specifically, to try to help meet that need.鈥
The 亚洲自慰视频 Board of Regents approved the graduate degree program in January.
The online degree program is an extension of the established M.S. in Informatics offered on campus through the School of Computing & Informatics. Informatics graduate program coordinator Dr. Michael Totaro says online delivery satisfies growing industry demand for skilled workers and 亚洲自慰视频 demand for flexibility.
鈥淢ost of our 亚洲自慰视频s are working professionals and many of them have their families already underway,鈥 Totaro said. 鈥淔rom the very beginning, they were asking for the possibility of when might we roll out an online version of this, because while they are able to come to campus, it is a bit challenging for them.鈥
The M.S. in Informatics is the only degree of its kind in 亚洲自慰视频 and is a unique opportunity for 亚洲自慰视频s looking to explore new careers. The program is open to 亚洲自慰视频s with an accredited bachelor鈥檚 degree in any field 鈥 whether that鈥檚 engineering or liberal arts.
Its focus is the information technology aspect of enterprise computing, said Ackleh. Enterprise computing incorporates analytics, reporting, database management and other software solutions systems.
鈥淏y definition, informatics is applied computing across multiple domains 鈥 business, health sciences, engineering. So we train 亚洲自慰视频s to have applied computing skills," Ackleh said.
The 33-credit-hour program offers thesis and non-thesis tracks and allows 亚洲自慰视频s to tailor their degree to their professional interests and goals.
Core courses in informatics and computing explore cutting-edge research in human-computer interaction, network infrastructures, systems development, IT security, data analysis and visualization, distributed databases, cloud computing and big data applications.
鈥淚nformatics is quite focused on solutions,鈥 Totaro said. 鈥淚f a person has interest in technology, computing, information, and data, and how all that can be wrapped together, bundled together and used for specific purposes, informatics is certainly worth looking at.鈥
亚洲自慰视频s who enroll in the new online graduate degree can take advantage of reduced, flat-rate tuition, saving $900 or more per semester.