IT Minor

The explosive growth of the World Wide Web and its universal acceptance by society has changed the computing landscape forever. Today, the typical computer user neither knows nor needs to know very much about how a computer works in order to use it. What these users need, however, is a "user's advocate," a professional who can help them access new technologies effectively and appropriately. The information technologist is that advocate. From Web masters and content developers to network and system administrators to multimedia developers to database specialists, information technologists are the key agents in the societal revolution that is changing us from an industrial society to a digital/information society.

Minor in Information Technology

For the minor, 12 semester hours excluding prerequisite courses. Students who wish to minor in Information Technology must complete the following:

Prerequisite Courses (Total 8-9 hrs)

• One of the following:
  • IT 101, Java Programming for Information Technology (3 hrs)
  • CS 102, Introduction to Programming (3 hrs)
  • CS 107, Introduction to Computing and Programming (4 hrs)
• Math 121, Precalculus Mathematics (5 hrs); for non-engineering students only

Required Courses (Total 12 hrs)

• IT 201, Introduction to Computer Configuration and Operating System Software (3 hrs)
• IT 202, Web and Multimedia Programming (3 hrs)· IT 301, Networks and Distributed Computing (3 hrs)
• IT 302, Database Administration and Installation (3 hrs)