2022-23 University Catalog

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Information Technology, BS

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Information Technology powers modern business. This field is interdisciplinary, with applications to all aspects of the economy. Students solve real-world business problems and gain critical skills and hands-on experience in networking, server administration, programming, databases, information security, and systems analysis. Graduating students are prepared to bridge the technology and management disciplines in their organizations.

Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 4
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Winter

ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
MIS 145 - Intro to PC Hardware/Software Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 215 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 251 - Networking I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 275 - Intro to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 4

Sophomore Year

Fall

ACC 201 - Prin of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 118 - Intro to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4
MIS 273 - Systems Administration I Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 4

Winter

BUS 223 - Marketing I Credit Hours: 3
CYB 201 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 218 - Intermediate Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Spring

ACC 203 - Prin of Managerial Acct Credit Hours: 4
MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 4
MGT 335 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year

Fall

ACC 325 - Finance Credit Hours: 4
MIS 311 - Intro to Systems Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a

Winter

MIS 312 - Systems Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 334 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 4
MIS 341 - Relational Database Design I Credit Hours: 4
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
WRI 350 - Documentation Develop Credit Hours: 3

Spring

BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MIS 322 - Systems Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a

Senior Year

Fall

CYB 411 - Managing Risk in Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MGT 321 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 495 - Senior Project Selection Credit Hours: 1
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a

Winter

BUS 349 - Human Resource Management I Credit Hours: 3
BUS 356 - Business Presentations Credit Hours: 4
MIS 496 - Senior Project Management Credit Hours: 4
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a

Spring

ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3
or
HIST 452 - Globalization & Pac NW Credit Hours: 3
BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 497 - Senior Project II Credit Hours: 4
Focused Sequence Elective Credit Hours: 4 a

Total for a B.S. in Information Technology: 182 Credit Hours

^a Students will select a 24-unit track listed as their focus elective sequence and will complete a senior project related to the track chosen.

Focused Electives

Business Application Programming

MIS 280 - Web Development Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
MIS 285 - Python Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 442 - Adv Database App Programming Credit Hours: 4
Programming Elective Credit Hours: 4
Programming Elective Credit Hours: 4
Programming Elective Credit Hours: 4

Data Administration and Architecture

MIS 280 - Web Development Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
MIS 344 - Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
MIS 365 - Cloud Computing Credit Hours: 4
MIS 441 - Big Data Credit Hours: 4
MIS 442 - Adv Database App Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 446 - Data Mining Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 1
Elective Credit Hours: 1

Data Infrastructure and Networking

CYB 351 - Network Security Credit Hours: 4
MIS 240 - Intro to Linux OS Credit Hours: 4
MIS 285 - Python Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 351 - Enterprise Networking Credit Hours: 4
MIS 365 - Cloud Computing Credit Hours: 4
MIS 441 - Big Data Credit Hours: 4

Health Informatics (Includes HI Minor)

BUS 313 - Health Care Systems & Policy Credit Hours: 3
MIS 255 - Health Informatics Cpts & Prct Credit Hours: 3
MIS 344 - Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
MIS 345 - Health Care Info Systms Mgment Credit Hours: 3
MIS 357 - Info & Comm Systs in Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
MIS 446 - Data Mining Credit Hours: 3
STAT 414 - Stat Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 1
Elective Credit Hours: 1

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