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Information Technology Minor

This minor is designed to provide students with the basic theoretical knowledge and technical skills required by today's information technology professionals.

Students who successfully complete this minor will:

  • Demonstrate technical and administrative skills needed to begin a career in the area of information technology;
  • Provide solutions for organizations with respect to hardware, software, communication, planning, design, implementation, and support of various technologies;
  • Employ research and critical thinking for analyzing and solving organizational challenges;
  • Explain and apply various components of the information technology, including hardware, software, communication, planning, design, implementation, and support; and
  • Propose solutions and apply troubleshooting strategies to deal with various technical problems.

Students pursuing the bachelor degree in Information Technology program are not allowed to complete a minor in Information Technology.  Also, students should seek approved substitution of minor courses that are also counted towards the program core and/or specialization courses. In other words, students must complete 21 credit hours of approved coursework beyond the core or specialization requirements. Students pursing a minor In Information Technology must take CS-180 as a prerequisite.

Minor in Information Technology (21 credits)

Required Courses (21 credits)

IT-200FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3
IT-310TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS

3
IT-320COMPUTER SECURITY

3
IT-338WEB DESIGN, AUTHORING AND PUBLISHING

3
IT-426DATABASES

3
IT-450ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3

Approved minors for students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology:

Administration

21 credits

This minor is listed under the Bachelor of Science in Administration program.

Emergency Management

18 credits

This minor is listed under the Bachelor of Emergency Management.

Public Administration

21 credits

This minor is listed under the Bachelor of Science in Public Administration program.

Note:
  1. Some minors may not be offered at all all off-site locations..
  2. Minor courses may not be used to satisfy the major core or distribution requirements.

*The minors have a three-credit computer literary prerequisite, CS-180.

*Advanced students may earn credits for the CS-180, IT-190, or IT-200 courses by test-out examination. Please reference the Credit by Examination policy.