Information Systems and Information Technology, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science program in Information Systems and Information Technology (ISIT) offers an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on Information Systems, Information Technology, and Computer Sciences. This program combines traditional computer science topics with cutting-edge ISIT practices and applications, preparing students with hands-on practical knowledge of the most important building blocks of today’s information systems and their underlying technologies. In addition to theoretical understanding, the ISIT program covers the practical knowledge of technologies and their fundamentals, including computer hardware, networking components, mobile devices, and cloud/virtual environments. With the current trends of big data, mobile computing, virtualization, and cloud services, this program covers the most up-to-date practices in ISIT and prepares the graduate to tackle the real-world challenges of the industry.

Program Goals

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in the Information Systems and Information Technology program are able to:

Apply general computing and information systems.
Demonstrate the profession’s ethical and legal principles in decision-making and constituents’ perspectives.
Analyze complex organizational issues, and user needs using specified technical computing requirements and specs.
Manage personal and group projects using communication and collaboration skills.
Manage information systems, including the supporting technologies of setup, configuration, and troubleshooting phases.

Information Systems and Information Technology Requirements (50 semester hours)

This program requires a total of 50 semester hours: 1) 35 semester hours from the core courses listed below and 2) 15 semester hours completed in one of the following concentrations: IT Infrastructure and Networking and Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, and Virtualization. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses( ).

Complete all of the following Core courses - 35 semester hours:

CISC 120 - Programming I (4 semester hours)
CISC 225 - Information Systems Analysis and Design (3 semester hours)
ISIT 140 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 semester hours)
ISIT 170 - Introduction to Data and Information Management (4 semester hours)
ISIT 240 - Introduction to Networking (3 semester hours)
ISIT 250 - Introduction to Operating Systems (3 semester hours)
ISIT 260 - Introduction to Cloud Services (3 semester hours)
ISIT Electives (6 semester hours)
MEBA 110 - Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship (3 semester hours)
MEBA 220 - Principles of Business Management (3 semester hours)

Complete one of the following Concentrations:

Two concentrations are offered:

IT Infrastructure and Networking (15 semester hours)
Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, and Virtualization

IT Infrastructure and Networking Concentration (15 semester hours)

The following courses comprise the IT Infrastructure and Networking concentration of the Information Systems and Information Technology program. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).

ISIT 315 - Data Center Hard and Software Administration (3 semester hours)
ISIT 330 - Advanced Networking I (3 semester hours)
ISIT 360 - Advanced Networking II (3 semester hours)
ISIT 440 - Advanced Networking III (3 semester hours)
ISIT 475 - Virtualization (3 semester hours)

Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, and Virtualization (15 semester hours)

The following courses comprise the Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, and Virtualization concentration of the Information Systems and Information Technology program. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).

ISIT 315 - Data Center Hard and Software Administration (3 semester hours)
ISIT 355 - Advanced Operating Systems I (3 semester hours)
ISIT 358 - Advanced Operating Systems II (3 semester hours)
ISIT 465 - Advanced Cloud Computing (3 semester hours)
ISIT 475 - Virtualization (3 semester hours)

Foundation Mathematics Courses

Complete the following courses - 9 semester hours:

MATH 120 - College Algebra (3 semester hours)
MATH 210 - Discrete Mathematics I (3 semester hours)
MATH 280 - Introductory Statistics (3 semester hours)