omputer-based information systems facilitate, enable and often define the relationships between corporations and consumers, buyers and suppliers, businesses of all sizes, social networks, and citizens and their governments. Understanding these relationships and effectively addressing the collection, flow and distribution of information is vital to the effectiveness of any modern organization, enterprise or government agency.<br><br>The BA in Informatics is granted under the jurisdiction of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Students complete 128 units, including at least 70 units of courses in the USC Dornsife College and at least 40 units of courses in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Units completed in the USC Dornsife College include the general education and writing requirements, the USC Dornsife College foreign language requirement and an adviser-approved disciplinary specialization of at least 24 units.