Students Benefit from a Wealth of Resources
To be successful in the Information Age, students need a greater understanding of technology than just using MS-Word and Google. Professional jobs depend on acquiring and applying accurate information on a timely basis.
For that reason, the Department of Informatics was established in 2006 to offer students a solid foundation in how to apply technology and information science in any field, ranging from science to business to the fine arts.
The Department’s courses complement all disciplines at UAlbany by introducing an Information Technology (IT) perspective (e.g., programming, online searching and database application) to any field. This diversity of ideas teaches students how to think differently about their field and prepares them to meet challenges in their careers.
As the home for the interdisciplinary activities of CCI, the Department offers a minor in informatics that may be combined with a major in any discipline except information science.
Degrees Offered
The department offers:
- An undergraduate minor in Informatics that may combined with a major in any discipline except Information Science
- The Ph.D. program in Information Science
Types of Research
Students and faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research on today’s important topics, ranging from human-computer interactions to cybersecurity, and child welfare and social change to crime.
Department Chair
Stephen DeLong, Ph.D., was named the interim Department chair in 2007. A graduate of Oberlin College, he received his doctorate in geology from the University of Texas-Austin in 1971. He has been a UAlbany faculty member since 1973. Dr. DeLong has also served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/Information Systems, Interim Vice President for Finance & Business, Interim Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies and Chair, Department of Geological Sciences.
In 1991, Dr. DeLong was named a Collins Fellow at the Univerity at Albany. The Collins Award recognizes outstanding service and commitment to the University at Albany.
He is also the director of Project Renaissance, an innovative program in which select freshmen live and learn together while pursuing an integrated, interdisciplinary course of study.
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