The Concentrations for the Bachelor of Science in IT are designed to provide the student with an emphasis within the following major functional areas of IT. The available Concentrations are:
Business Systems Analysis - designed to provide specific theories, competencies, and skills necessary for success as a business systems analyst. This concentration will examine a number of methodologies and tools important to the discipline.
Information Systems Security - This concentration focuses on the concepts and principles of securing and protecting the information assets of the organization. The requirements for risk management and enterprise security are examined in this concentration.
Multimedia & Visual Communication - This concentration focuses on the application of effective technical communication and design principles in the development of various digital media. The skill set obtained in this concentration prepares graduates to facilitate internal and external communications, information content management, and training and marketing materials in any organizational setting.
Networks and Telecommunications - designed to provide specific theories, competencies, and skills necessary for success as a network administrator. This concentration is developed with a focus on the Networking+ body of knowledge including local area networks and wide area networks.
Software Engineering - designed to provide specific theories, competencies, and skills necessary for success as a programming professional. This concentration focuses on the principles of software application development.
Web Development - designed to provide specific theories, competencies, and skills necessary for success as a Web professional. The Web Development concentration prepares the student to design and develop websites for commercial operation.
Information Technology Support - A concentration in Information Technology Support offers coursework in the technologies and methods necessary to provide technical support to information technology and computer system users. The students will learn the customer support aspects of personal computer desktop software applications, computer hardware and software including diagnosis and solutions.
Database Administration - This concentration focuses on the installation, development and administration of database applications in the business environment. The administration and development of database applications is examined from desktop databases to the enterprise level application of database technology.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Concentrations
