Informatics brings the computational sciences together with the arts, the humanities, and the biological, health, information, natural, and social sciences in an interdisciplinary effort to solve problems. It uses algorithmic techniques and the power of computing to acquire and manipulate data, extract new knowledge, and ultimately examine existing and new problems from broad perspectives. The major in informatics provides students with the necessary training for employment in careers such as software development, user experience, and information management. It provides good preparation for graduate study in a variety of disciplines. The Iowa informatics degree develops a student's competence in programming, data analysis, usability and user experience, and data-driven app development with an emphasis on problems in a particular cognate discipline. <br><br>In addition, Iowa's Computer Science Department offers faculty who are internationally renowned for their research, extensive and specialized resources for students, and an excellent record of graduates finding jobs and being accepted to graduate school. Informatics students also can pursue individual research projects and work one-on-one with a professor in a specialized field.