<p>is this the very technical major that people who majors in this usually ends up in the IT field as an analyst?</p>
<p>Actually, “informatics” is the more “practical” version of a CS degree, with emphasis on the using CS skills in a particular related field. Different schools will have different sets of related fields (sometimes called “cognate fields”. </p>
<p>From the standpoint of 32 years in IT, it looks like a good major.</p>
<p>how does it compare to a degree in MIS?</p>