Course Information

Courses in the IT Program

General Education Required (27 or 28 credits)

• ENG 101(4) Composition
• SPEE 100(3) Fundamentals of Speech Communication
• STAT 154(3) Elementary Statistics
• MATH 180(4) Mathematics for Computer Science
• IT 110(4) Foundations of Computing (was COMS 110, Foundation of Computer Science)
• SPEE 233(3) Public Speaking for Technical Professionals
• PHIL 120(3) Introduction to Ethics

Choose one of the following MATH courses:

• MATH 121(4) Calculus I
• MATH 181(3) Intuitive Calculus

Required Support Courses (4 credits)

• ENG 271(4) Technical Communication

Required Core Courses (36 credits)

• IT 210(4) Fundamentals of Programming (was COMS 211, Fundamentals of Computer Science I)
• IT 214(4) Fundamentals of Software Development was COMS 212, Fundamentals of Computer Science 2)
• IT 320(4) Machine Structures and Operating Systems (was COMS 320, Machine Structures and Programming)
• IT 340(4) Introduction to Database Systems (was COMS 340, Database Management Systems I)
• IT 350(4) Information Security
• IT 360(4) Introduction to Data Communication and Networking.
• IT 380(4) Systems Analysis and Design (was COMS 380, Systems Analysis and Design)
• IT 483(4) Web Applications and User Interface Design

Choose one of the following:

• IT 497(4) Internship (was COMS 497, Internship)
• IT 498(4) Information Technology Capstone

Required Electives (16 credits) from Category A and Category B courses

Category A (12 credits):

Choose one sequence of courses from the following groups:

Database Technologies

• IT 440(4) Database Management Systems II (was COMS 440, Database Management Systems II)
• IT 442(4) Database Security, Auditing, and Disaster Recovery
• IT 444(4) Data Warehousing and Mining

Networking and Information Security

• IT 450(4) Information Warfare
• IT 460(4) Network and Security Protocols (was COMS 462, Communication Protocols)
• IT 462(4) Network Administration and Programming

Software Development

• IT 414(4) Advanced Object Oriented Programming with Design Patterns
• IT 480(4) Software Quality Assurance and Testing
• IT 484(4) Software Engineering (was COMS 480, Software Engineering)

Category B (4 credits):

Complete 4 credits from category A courses, but can not repeat a course if already taken OR complete 4 credits from the following list:

• IT 310(4) Data Structures and Algorithms (was COMS 310, Data Structures and Algorithms)
• IT 311(4) Business Applications Programming (was COMS 371, Applications Programming)
• IT 412(4) Graphics (was COMS 412, Graphics)
• IT 430(4) Intelligent Systems (was COMS 430, Intelligent Systems)
• IT 432(4) Robotics (was COMS 432, Robotics)
• IT 464(4) Applications of Wireless and Mobile Networks (was COMS 464, Mobile Applications and Networks)
• IT 482(4) Human Computer Interaction
• IT 488(4) Rapid Application Development (was COMS 481, Rapid Application Development)
• IT 495(1) Seminar in Information Technology (was COMS 495, Seminar in Computer Science)
• IT 496(1-4) Selected Topics in Information Technology (was COMS 495, Selected Topics in Computer Science)
• IT 499(1-2) Individual Study in Information Technology (was COMS 495, Individual Study in Computer Science)

The following courses are not to be used in the Information Technology major: IT 100, IT 201, IT 296, IT 321.

Required Minor: Yes. Choose any minor except Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Computer Technology.