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Computer Information Systems
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems concentrations
Students in the third and fourth years of the BCIS degree program may choose
to take an optional defined concentration in software development, systems and
networking, or security. A concentration includes the core upper-level CIS/COMP courses
and a set of additional courses in the subject area.
Please note that the concentrations are optional, and not all courses can be offered on a regular basis. Students may not be able
to complete a concentration in fewer than four years.
Successful completion of a concentration is indicated on the student's transcript.
Core upper-level CIS/COMP courses
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CIS 385 |
Project Management |
3 |
| CIS 485 |
Ethics and Other
Management Issues |
3 |
| COMP 340 |
Operating Systems |
3 |
| COMP 390 |
Data
Communications (formerly CIS 390) |
3 |
Software Development
concentration
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| Mandatory Course: |
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| COMP 370 |
Software Engineering (formerly CIS 370) |
3 |
| Choose 3 of the
following courses: |
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| COMP 350 |
User
Interface Design and Programming |
3 |
| COMP 351 |
Advanced
Website Programming |
3 |
| COMP 360 |
Computer Graphics |
3 |
| COMP 371 |
Object-Oriented Modeling and Design (formerly CIS 371) |
3 |
| COMP 455 |
Extreme Computing |
3 |
| CIS 496 |
Advanced Topics in Computer Applications |
3 |
| Plus: |
| Three CIS or COMP courses
numbered 300 or above |
9 |
| Two CIS or COMP
courses numbered 200 or above |
6 |
Systems and Networking concentration
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| Mandatory Courses: |
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| CIS 292 |
Wide Area Networking |
4 |
| CIS 341 |
System Administration |
3 |
| Choose 3 of the following courses: |
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| CIS 392 |
Internetworking * |
4 |
| CIS 394 |
High Availability Networks* |
4 |
| COMP 430 |
Advanced Database Topics (formerly CIS 430) |
3 |
| COMP 445 |
Web Server Installation and Maintenance |
3 |
| COMP 490 |
Network Security and Cryptography* |
3 |
| * Students must take at least one of these courses |
| Plus: |
| Three CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above |
9 |
| Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 200 or above |
6 |
Security concentration
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| Mandatory Course: |
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| CIS 325 |
Malicious Software and Attack Prevention |
4 |
| Choose 3 of the following courses: |
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| CIS 321 |
Networking Security Architecture* |
4 |
| COMP 490 |
Network Security and Cryptography* |
3 |
| CIS 341 |
System
Administration |
3 |
| CIS
393 |
Remote Access Internetworking |
4 |
| CIS
497 |
Advanced Topics
Information Security |
3 |
| * Students must
take at least one of these courses |
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| Plus: |
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| Three CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above |
9 |
| Two CIS or COMP course numbered 200 or above |
6 |
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.
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