Bachelor of Science (BS) in Information Technology
School of Undergraduate Studies
General Information Technology Specialization
Five of the top 10 fastest growing jobs that require bachelor's degrees are in the field of information technology. Position yourself to take advantage of a wide range of opportunities with this General Information Ttechnology bachelor's degree designed to build both technical and business skills, a combination that is increasingly valued by today's employers. Through your choice of electives, you can design a broad program that touches on several IT disciplines or narrow your focus to deepen your knowledge in your niche area of information technology, including networking, Web development, project management, or information security. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing entry- or senior-level technical specialist positions in a variety of IT-related fields.
General Education Requirements
To complete your bachelor's degree, you will need 45 quarter credits in general education subject areas with a minimum of 6 quarter credits from each category. We offer general education courses in communication, humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science.
Residents of Arkansas must complete Arkansas general education requirements.
MAT2051 - Discrete Mathematics* is strongly recommended for General Information Technology specialization.
Core Courses
- IT3006 - Communication Strategies for the Information Technology Professional
- IT3120 - Fundamentals of Project Management
- IT3160 - Ethical and Human Side of Information Technology
- IT3200 - Enterprise Architecture
- IT3300 - Human-Computer Interaction*
- IT3310 - Hardware and Operating System Architecture*
- IT3340 - Fundamentals of Software Architecture*
- IT3350 - Network and Security Architecture*
: TS3006 - Communication Strategies for the IT Professional received the 2007 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Practice Award.
Specialization Courses
Choose 42 quarter credits from the following courses
- IT4030 - Project Estimation and Budgeting*
- IT4031 - Risk Management in Information System Development*
- IT4040 - Network Administration*
- IT4041 - Advanced Network Administration*
- IT4045 - Network Analysis and Design
- IT4050 - Vector Graphics Animation*
- IT4051 - Web Graphics Production*
- IT4052 - Image Processing*
- IT4063 - Project Integration and Scope Management*
- IT4064 - Project Communications*
- IT4065 - Project Human Resources Management*
- IT4068 - Project Procurement Managemnt*
- IT4070 - Cyber Defense and Countermeasures*
- IT4071 - Cyber Attacks and Ethical Hacking*
- IT4072 - Operating Systems Security*
- IT4073 - Organizational Security*
- IT4074 - Applications Security*
- IT4075 - Computer Forensics*
- IT4076 - Security Management and Policies*
- IT4140 - Introduction to Internetworking
- IT4141 - Advanced Internetworking*
- IT4610 - Anatomical and Medical Terminology
- IT4620 - Managing Data in Multiple System Environments*
- IT4630 - Statistical Analysis for Health Care*
- IT4640 - Electronic Health Records/Clinical Systems*
- IT4650 - Decision Support/Quality Management*
- IT4660 - Information Security and Privacy in Health Care*
- IT4670 - Health Care Organization and Management*
- IT4710 - Software Requirements Architecture*
- IT4715 - Applications Architecture*
- IT4720 - Software Construction I: Design and Modeling*
- IT4725 - Software Construction II: Database Development*
- IT4730 - Software Construction III: Web Application Development*
- IT4735 - Software Construction IV: Advanced Web Application Development*
- IT4740 - Software Construction III: Java*
- IT4745 - Software Construction IV: Advanced Java*
- IT4750 - Software Construction III: Mobile Application Development*
- IT4755 - Software Construction IV: Advanced Mobile Application Development*
- IT4770 - Support and Maintenance of Software Systems*
- IT4801 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
- IT4802 - System Assurance Quality and Testing
- IT4803 - System Assurance Security*
- IT4810 - Web Design*
- IT4813 - Operating Systems
- IT4815 - Introduction to Telecommunications
Elective Courses
- Choose 39 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses. The School of Undergraduate Studies recommends that 18 of these quarter credits be earned through undergraduate information technology courses.
Capstone Course (taken during the learner's final quarter)
- IT4990 - Integrated Action Learning Project
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