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B.S. in Network Technologies 2003

 
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The Bachelor of Science in Network Technologies degree program is designed for students who wish to learn to select, justify, configure, and manage appropriate network technologies for a wide variety of business applications. Course topics include the foundations of networking, local area network design and management, Internet access technologies, routing, and interconnection technologies.

The Bachelors of Science in Network Technologies consists of three elements:

Liberal Studies Program

Liberal Studies Core

6 courses/24 quarter hours required distributed as follows:

  • First Year Program: (16 quarter hours required) Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago, Focal Point Seminar, and Composition and Rhetoric I and II.
  • Sophomore Seminar:(4 quarter hours required) Sophomore Seminar on Multiculturalism in the United States
  • Junior Year Experiential Learning:(4 quarter hours required)
  • Senior Capstone: All CTI majors require that students complete the senior capstone in their major field.

Learning Domain Requirements

13 courses (52 quarter hours) are required and are distributed across six learning domains as follows:

  • Arts and Literature-AL 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). At most two courses from the same department or program.
  • Philosophical Inquiry-PI 2 courses required (8 quarter hours).
  • Religious Dimensions-RD 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One "Patterns and Problems" and one "Traditions in Context". Note: One course must be a course in ethics. PHL/REL/MGT 228 is required.
  • Scientific Inquiry-SI 1 course required (4 quarter hours). This course must be designated as a lab course. Neither CTI nor mathematics courses are acceptable.
  • Self, Society and the Modern World-MW 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). These courses must be chosen from at least two different departments.
  • Understanding the Past-UP 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One  "pre-1800" category and one "1800-1945". In addition, the two courses must be chosen from different geographical categories: Asia; Latin America; Africa; North America or Europe; inter-continental or comparative history.

Grades for any Liberal Studies course must be ‘D’ or better. Grades for Composition I and II must be C- or better. The Pass/Fail option may not be used for any Liberal Studies course.

Special Notes for Transfer Students:
Transfer students who enter DePaul with 30 or more quarter hours may not take the first year core. Instead, they should complete two domain electives (from different domains). Transfer courses may be used to satisfy these requirements.

See the Liberal Studies homepage for more information.

Major Field Study

Nineteen (19) Liberal Studies courses (see above) plus the following 29 courses. Although all 29 courses are required, the grouping of the courses into First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior courses is a recommendation only. See your advisor for help in choosing your classes.

First Year:

CSC 211 Programming in Java I
CSC 212 Programming in Java II
ECT 250 Internet, Commerce, and Society
ECT 270 Title Unavailable
MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
Choose 1 from Mathematics (MAT):
MAT 141 Discrete Mathematics II
or MAT 145 Calculus for Information Systems

Sophomore:

CSC 319 Database Technology
CSC 323 Title Unavailable
TDC 311 Computers in Telecommunications Systems
TDC 361 Title Unavailable
Choose 1 from Communication (CMN):
CMN 220 Title Unavailable
or CMN 212 Title Unavailable

Junior:

CSC 336 Title Unavailable
ECT 353 Server Side Web Application Development
TDC 362 Principles of Data Communications
TDC 363 Introduction to Local Area Networks
TDC 365 Network Interconnection Technologies
Choose 1 from English (ENG):
ENG 204 Title Unavailable
or ENG 301 Title Unavailable

Senior:

TDC 376 Network Project
Two 300-level TDC electives chosen in consultation with student’s advisor.

Open Electives

9 courses (36 quarter hours) are required and may be taken from any department or program. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the undergraduate Bulletin for details). If you wish to pursue a minor, most minor field courses will be credited as open electives.

Note: Grades for all courses in the students major (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be ‘C’ or better. Grades of ‘C-‘ may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better

Last Modified: Tuesday July 16, 2002