Information Science: Bachelor of Science
For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
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The College of Computer and Information Science reserves the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Common Computer and Information Science Curriculum (40 or 41 SH)
Technical Foundations (36 or 37 SH: 8 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 3650
Computer Systems
4
CS 3700
Networks and Distributed Systems
4
CS 4800
Algorithms and Data
4
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
SOCL 3485
Environment, Technology, and Society
4
ANTH 3418
Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4
POLS 3308
Governance and Society in the Cyberage
4
IA 5240
Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
4
Common Information Science Curriculum (33 SH)
Information Science Foundations (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
Students gain an understanding of information technology infrastructure
and the design and development of large-scale information systems.
IS 2000
Principles of Information Science
4
CS 3200
Database Design
4
IS 3500
Information System Design & Development
4
Human Computer Interaction (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
Students study how people interact with computers with the
goal of finding ways to improve that interaction.
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
4
PSYC 1101
Foundations of Psychology
4
Research and Data Analysis (13 SH: 2 @ 4 SH and 1 @ 5 SH)
Students learn statistics and methods of experimental design
in order to make sound decisions in the realms of data and
information technology.
Statistics Requirement. Choose one.
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
4
ECON 2350
Statistics
4
Take both.
IS 4800
Empirical Research Methods
4
IS 4900
Information Science Senior Project
5
Note: IS 4900 satisfies the Capstone Requirement.
Information Science Concentrations and Electives (16 SH)
Students will choose three (3) courses from a single concentration and
one (1) additional CS or IS elective that is not already required
and that is in the ranges:
- CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher
The concentrations are as follows.
Concentration: Information Systems Management
IS 4500
Software Quality Assurance
4
IS 4600
Software Project Management
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 4550
Web Development
4
MISM 4501
Business Systems Integration
4
ORGB 3201 or ORGB 3209
Organizational Behavior
4
Concentration: Human Computer Interaction
PSYC 3466
Cognition
4
CS 4100
Artificial Intelligence
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 4520
Mobile Application Development
4
CS 4550
Web Development
4
CS 6120
Natural Language Processing
4
Concentration: Research and Data Analysis
IS 4200
Information Retrieval
4
IS 4700
Social Information Systems
4
CS 4100
Artificial Intelligence
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 6120
Natural Language Processing
4
General Requirements and Electives (44 SH)
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111)
College Writing
4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
General Electives (36 SH: 9 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
4
Elective 2: Level 1 Science/Technology Core (see below)
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
Elective 6
4
Elective 7
4
Elective 8
4
Elective 9
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
1 of the general electives must be used to satisfy the
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core.
1 of the general electives must be a science chosen from the
Level 1 Science/Technology Core. This course must not be a
technology course. If the science course chosen requires a
lab then that lab must be taken as well.
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives
that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.