Information Technology, BS

This program provides students with knowledge and abilities that prepare them for careers in IT (Information Technology) and for continued professional development. The IT professional understands, evaluates, applies, and manages the information technology resources of individuals and organizations to assist them in achieving their goals and objectives. In addition to providing such preparation in an ever changing technical landscape, this program prepares students to be effective communicators and contributing collaborators in multiple domains.

The major courses follow a well-defined prerequisite structure with pervasive topics, such as security, spanning multiple courses. A noteworthy aspect of the program is that the Cognate Area requires both breadth and depth of study in relevant areas and provides an opportunity for the completion of a related minor. A capstone course in the senior year requires each student to complete a project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Also, this major requires an internship or practicum experience.

Information Technology students may be interested in the combined MBA Five-Year Program .

More information may be found at www.cs.scranton.edu.

Information Technology Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	CMPS 134 - Computer Science I /CMPS 134L — CMPS 144 - Computer Science II /CMPS 144L	4	4
MAJOR	IT 120 - Human-Computer Interaction	3
GE QUAN	MATH 142 - (Q) Discrete Structures	4
GE EP	IT 112 - (FYDT, FYOC) Introduction to Computing and Information Technology ¹	3
GE EP	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE HUNM	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives		6
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar²
		17	16
Second Year
MAJOR	IT 241 - Fundamentals of Information Management — IT 210 - System Administration	3	3
MAJOR	IT 244 - Integrative Programming		3
MAJOR	CMPS 213 - Sophomore Colloquia I — CMPS 214 - Sophomore Colloquia II	0.5	0.5
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives³	3	3
COGNATE	MATH 204 - (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Electives⁴	3	3
GE PHIL- T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
		15.5	15.5
Third Year
MAJOR	IT 354 - Computer Networks	3
MAJOR	IT 356 - Web Programming — IT 358 - Information Assurance & Security	3	3
MAJOR	CMPS 313 - Junior Colloquia I — CMPS 314 - Junior Colloquia II	0.5	0.5
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives³	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives⁵	3-4	3-4
GE PHIL	PHIL 214 - (P) Computers and Ethics		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	3
		15.5-16.5	15.5-16.5
Fourth Year
MAJOR	IT 310 - (EPW) System Integration & Architecture — IT 490 - (EPW) Capstone Project	3	3
MAJOR	IT ELECT - IT Intern/Pract	3
MAJOR	CMPS 413 - Senior Colloquia I — CMPS 414 - Senior Colloquia II	0.5	0.5
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives³	3	6
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
		12.5	12.5
	Total: 120-122 Credits

¹IT 112 is recommended, however, this course may be satisfied by any FYOC/FYDT course.

²Selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements for both the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³At least two courses from one of the areas below, and at least one course from one of the other areas. Alternatives must be approved by the student’s departmental academic advisor.

Accounting (ACC 253 - Financial Accounting , ACC 254 - Managerial Accounting )
Art (ART 112 - Color and Design )
Communication (COMM 214 - Small Group Communication , COMM 412 - Organizational Communication Capstone )
Computing (CMPS 240 - Data Structures and Algorithms , CMPS 250 - Machine Organization and Assembly Language Programming , CMPS 330 - (EPW) Information Systems Analysis , CMPS 331 - Information Systems Development )
Finance (FIN 251 - Introduction to Finance )
Health Administration (HADM 111 - Introduction to Health Administration , HADM 112 - Health Systems , HADM 211 - (EPW) Health Administration )
Marketing (MKT 351 - Introduction to Marketing )
Management (MGT 251 - Legal Environment of Business , MGT 351 - MGT I: Managing Organizations , MGT 352 - MGT II: Leading People )
Mathematical and Theoretical Foundations (CMPS 260 - Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science , MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I , MATH 368 - Cryptography )
Psychology (PSYC 230 - Sensation and Perception , PSYC 236 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology )
Writing (WRTG 211 - (EPW) Writing for the Workplace )

⁴Recommendations include ECO 153 , ECO 154 , S/CJ 210 , PSYC 110 .

⁵Recommendations include BIOL 110 /BIOL 110L and BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L , CHEM 110-111 , PHYS 120 -121 .

Information Technology, BS

Information Technology Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120-122 Credits