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Informatics

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Informatics
CIP
11.0104
Total credits (published)
32
Credits (computed from items)
134
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_e4836266
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    4 items
    1. IST 501
      Interdisciplinary Research Design for Information Sciences and Technology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. IST 590
      Colloquium
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    3. Select 9 credits from the program-maintained list of foundational courses.
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    4. Select 18 credits of research methodology and specialization courses in consultation with your adviser to support progress on your dissertation research.
      Not resolved to a course
      18

    Integrated B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology and M.S. in Informatics

    0 items

      Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

      9 items
      1. IST 411
        Distributed-Object Computing
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. IST 412
        The Engineering of Complex Software Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. IST 413
        Usability Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. IST 420
        Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. IST 421
        Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. IST 431
        3
      7. IST 432
        3
      8. IST 504
        Foundations of Theories and Methods of Information Sciences and Technology Research
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. IST 505
        Foundations of Research Design in Information Sciences and Technology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Integrated B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis and M.S. in Informatics

      0 items

        Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

        8 items
        1. IST 451
          Network Security
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. IST 452
          3
        3. IST 454
          Computer and Cyber Forensics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. IST 504
          Foundations of Theories and Methods of Information Sciences and Technology Research
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. IST 505
          Foundations of Research Design in Information Sciences and Technology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. SRA 433
          Deception and Counterdeception
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. SRA 468
          Spatial Analysis of Risks
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. SRA 471
          Informatics, Risk, and the Post-Modern World
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Integrated B.S. in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations and M.S. in Informatics

        0 items

          Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

          5 items
          1. IST 432
            3
          2. IST 451
            Network Security
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. IST 454
            Computer and Cyber Forensics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. IST 456
            Information Security Management
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. IST 504
            Foundations of Theories and Methods of Information Sciences and Technology Research
            Not resolved to a course
            3

          One of the following, based on concentration:

          concentration · 4 items
          1. IST 521
            Human-Computer Interaction: The User and Technology
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. IST 554
            Network Management and Security
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. IST 557
            Data Mining: Techniques and Applications
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. IST 815
            Foundations of Information Security and Assurance
            Not resolved to a course
            3

          Integrated B.S. in Human-Centered Design and Development and M.S. in Informatics

          0 items

            Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

            8 items
            1. IST 402
              3
            2. IST 411
              Distributed-Object Computing
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. IST 412
              The Engineering of Complex Software Systems
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. IST 504
              Foundations of Theories and Methods of Information Sciences and Technology Research
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. IST 505
              Foundations of Research Design in Information Sciences and Technology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. IST 543
              Foundations of Software Security
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. IST 815
              Foundations of Information Security and Assurance
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. IST 820
              Cybersecurity Analytics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/informatics/. Captured page pages/0774.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.