Graduate Certificate : Future Students : Informatics : CLAS : IU South Bend

The goal of the Graduate Certificate in Technology for Administration is to provide the necessary technical knowledge to those who are already in management positions or those who are considering management positions in the future. The certificate introduces students to programming, database systems, computer networking, and web development.

IT is the systematic study of computation, hardware systems, software systems, and networks, combined with the design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. It is the foundation upon which all branches of information technology rest. Students learn to design and implement systems; to manage and visualize data, control robots, model human cognition, extract information from vast volumes of data, etc. Computer Scientists build the computing tools used by professionals in virtually all disciplines.

Students must have a 4-year bachelor degree prior to starting this graduate certificate.

Participate in small graduate classes to allow extensive interaction with professors and fellow graduate students.
Attend graduate classes that often meet during weekday evening hours to accommodate the schedules of employed adult students.
Computer Science focus area students could apply for scholarships.
Learn from computer science faculty with diverse research interests including algorithms, software engineering, computer graphics, databases, computer networks, parallel processing, distributed computing, artificial intelligence, computer security, bioinformatics, computer vision, machine learning, quantum computing, and wireless networks.
Learn from mathematical sciences faculty with diverse research interests including differential topology, differential equations, dynamical systems, modeling, operations research, simulations, scientific computing, statistics, and group theory.
Access to the department's dedicated laboratories running Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
Access to IU's specialized research computing infrastructure including IU's Big Red II supercomputer, mass storage, as well as visualization systems.

Students should contact the department administrative assistant before their first semester to schedule a meeting with a computer science advisor to develop a plan for their academic course of study.