B.A. in Information Technology 2005

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The Bachelors of Arts. in Information Technology program will give students a broad education in current areas of information technology, with a focus on producing educated and sophisticated consumers of information technology. They will acquire:

An understanding of the impact of information and communication technologies on social, cultural, and ethical dimensions.
Strong quantitative and reasoning skills with the ability to present technical data in verbal, written, and graphical forms
Verbal and written communication literacy

Students will also have an opportunity to specialize in a domain of interest or to acquire a generalized Information Technology education.

The Bachelors of Arts in Information Technology consists of the DePaul University Liberal Studies Program ( please see the Liberal Studies homepage) and Major Field Courses.

First Year

Offered Winter
In class
√	IT 130 The Internet and the Web Self Placement Test Available!
	IT 140 Visual Communication Using Information Technologies
√	IT 201 Introduction to Information Systems
√	IT 240 Introduction to Desktop Databases Self Placement Test Available!
	ICS 200 Introduction to Business

Liberal Studies (7)- - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies.

Second Year

Offered Winter
In class
	IT 230 Building Internet Applications
√	IT 223 Data Analysis Self Placement Test Available!
√	or CSC 239 Personal Computing

Offered Winter
In class
	HCI 210 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
√	IT 263 Applied Networks and Security
√	or TDC 361 Basic Communication Systems

Offered Winter
In class
	CSC 223 The Impact of Computing Technology On Our Lives
	CMN 212 Small Group Communication
	or CMN 220 Public Speaking

Liberal Studies (6) - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies.

Third Year

Offered Winter
In class
	ENG 204 Technical Writing
	or ENG 301 Writing in the Professions

300-Level CTI electives (1)
Any DePaul class 200-level and higher (2)
Liberal Studies (5) - Consider CTI courses for Liberal Studies.

3 Technical Grounding Courses from this list:

Offered Winter
In class
	IT 236 User Interface Development
√	IT 215 Analysis and Design Techniques Self Placement Test Available
√	CSC 211 Programming in Java I Self Placement Test Available!
√	CSC 212 Programming in Java II
√	CSC 261 Programming in C++ I
√	CSC 262 Programming in C++ II
	ECT 353 Server Side Web Application Development
	HCI 322 Multimedia
√	TDC 363 Introduction to Local Area Networks
√	GPH 211 Perceptual Principles for Digital Environments I
	GPH 212 Perceptual Principles for Digital Environments II
√	GAM 244 Game Development I
√	GAM 245 Game Development II
	SE 325 Principles and Practices of Software Engineering Self Placement Test Available!

Fourth Year

Offered Winter
In class
√	SOC 394 Sociology and Society (Satisfies the Junior Experiential Learning requirement)
√	CSC 378 Software Projects for Community Clients

300-Level CTI electives (2)
Any DePaul class 200-level and higher (3)
Open Electives (5)

Open Electives

Open Electives 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.

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 May 26, 2009

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Prerequisites

Prerequisite	Satisfied by
PL1	CSC 211 or CSC 261 or PL2
PL2	CSC 212 or CSC 224 or CSC 262 or CSC 309 or CSC 396
DS	CSC 383 or CSC 393
PLP	PL2-Java AND CSC 309 PL2-C++ AND CSC 224

PL1 = One quarter of Java or C++

PL2 = Two quarters of Java or C++

DS = Data Structures in Java or C++

PLP = Proficiency in 2 programming languages: two quarters of a programming language and 1 bridge course in the other