The Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment in the technology sector as designers, testers, support technicians, system administrators, developers, or programmers who use computer software and\or hardware to design, process, implement and manage information systems in specialties such as database services, security, business intelligence, healthcare informatics and others depending on the technical path selected within this curriculum.
Course work includes development of a student's ability to create, store, communicate, exchange and use information to solve technical issues related to information support and services, interactive media, network systems, programming and software development, information security and other emerging technologies based on the selected area of study.
Graduates should qualify for employment in entry-level positions with businesses, educational systems, and governmental agencies which rely on computer systems to design and manage information. The program will incorporate the competencies of industry-recognized certification exams.
Number of credit hours required for this program: 66
General Education Requirements
English
Take 3 credits from ENG-111.
Humanities/Fine Arts
Take 3 credits from ART-111 ART-114 ART-115 DRA-111 ENG-131 ENG-231 ENG-232 ENG-241 ENG-242 HUM-120 HUM-121 HUM-122 HUM-150 HUM-160 MUS-110 MUS-112 MUS-210 PHI-215 PHI-240 REL-110 REL-211 REL-212.
Humanities Req'd
Take 3 credits from HUM-115.