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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Information Technology (B.S.)


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Dr. Ralph Wojtowicz, 540-665-5465

The B.S. in Information Technology (49 credits in the major) prepares students to work in a wide range of technical fields, including, but not limited to: E-Commerce Applications, Network and Telecommunications support, IT Security Support, Virtual Reality and Data Analysis. The applied nature of the degree will prepare graduates to follow a range of careers paths including IT administration, product development, client support, project planning and project management.  Students will acquire a solid foundation in computing fundamentals and will become active problem solvers through team-based project work throughout the program. In addition to required foundation and capstone courses, students choose a concentration to complete according to their area of interest and career goals.

Recommended Minors: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Virtual Reality Design

 

Capstone


This is a two course sequence normally taken Fall-Spring of the senior year.

Concentration: Virtual Reality


Concentration: Cybersecurity


Course Map


First year Fall
INT 101
CSC 121
FYS 101

MATH 102 or 201 Shen Ed Quantitative Literacy

ENG 101 Shen Ed Written Literacy


First year Spring

CSC 122
MATH 207

Shen Ed Ethical Reasoning

Shen Ed Communicative Literacy

General Elective


Second year Fall

Shen Ed Natural Science with Lab

Shen Ed Cultural Understanding

Shen Ed Creative Expression

CYBR 201
General Elective

Second year Spring

Shen Ed Social or Behavioral Science

Shen Ed Natural Science

BA 310
Math 209

General Elective


Third year Fall
INT 304
CSC 301 or INT 340

INT Concentration

General Elective

General Elective


Third year Spring

CSC 310

INT Concentration

General Elective

General Elective

General Elective


Fourth year Fall

INT 401
CSC 410

INT Concentration

General Elective

General Elective


Fourth year Spring

INT 402

Upper Division General Elective

Upper Division General Elective

General Elective

General Elective

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