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The Bachelor of Arts degree 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.

Liberal Studies Program

The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. To see the specific details for your program go here.

First Year

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

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

Open Elective (1)

Second Year

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

Offered Winter
In class
√	IM 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

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
√	CSC 211 Programming in Java I Self Placement Test!
√	CSC 212 Programming in Java II
√	CSC 261 Programming in C++ I
√	CSC 262 Programming in C++ II
	ECT 330 Advanced Internet Application Development
√	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!

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

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.

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