Information Sciences: Requirements for the Major
Interdisciplinary Major
Supporting Courses, (33 credits):
Required:
One year of any college-level foreign language
COMP SCI 241: Discrete Mathematics I (4 credits)
COMP SCI 256: Software Design I (4 credits)
COMP SCI 257: Software Design II (4 credits)
INFO SCI 210: Information Problems (3 credits)
INFO SCI 220: Controlling Bibliographic Information (3 credits)
INFO SCI 230: Visual Information (3 credits)
One (1) of These:
COMP SCI 242: Discrete Mathematics II (4 credits)
MATH 260: Introductory Statistics (4 credits)
Upper-Level Courses, (21 credits):
Required:
COMP SCI 460: Systems Analysis and Project Management (3 credits)
INFO SCI 308: Information Technologies (3 credits)
INFO SCI 410: Advanced Information Problems (3 credits)
One (1) of These:
COMP SCI 331: Internet Programming (3 credits)
COMP SCI 451: Database Design & Applications (3 credits)
One (1) of These:
BUS ADM 382: Introductory Management (3 credits)
COMM 335: Organizational Communication (3 credits)
One (1) of These:
COMM 322: Modern Linguistics (3 credits)
COMM 445: Human Communication Theory (3 credits)
INFO SCI 430: Information, Media and Society (3 credits)
One (1) of These:
INFO SCI 440: Information and Computing Science Practicum (3 credits)
INFO SCI 497: Internship (1-12 credits)
Area of Emphasis, (6 credits):
Requirement:
The emphasis affords an opportunity for students to develop some expertise in a particular dimension of information studies. The area is created by the student with the approval of an adviser.