The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree program provides a solid foundation for students who wish to pursue careers as information technology professionals, or for those who desire a more concrete understanding of the integral ways in which information technology impacts the business environment globally.  Graduates are well prepared for entry-level positions in specialized areas such as systems analysts, business applications programming, business database design, decision support systems, networking technologies, and are also well prepared to advance from those positions.  The CBK component of the BSIT program provides students with the knowledge of principles and practices required to achieve success in any of WIU's business degree programs.  The Technology Core enables students to understand and integrate the basic components in the IT environment, while building the logic skills necessary for system development.  The major requirements introduce the most current and relevant topics affecting information technology in business.

General Education Requirements - 60 Credits

Common Body of Knowledge and Technology Core - 33 Credits

    IT 380   replaces IT 300 in CBK for IT students

Major Requirements - 33 Credits

Select one of the following courses:
    IT 455 Implementing E-Commerce Strategies*
    IT 408 Advanced XML/HTML Programming*
    IT 481 Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture*

Take the following courses:
    IT 307 JAVA Programming*
    IT 407 Advanced JAVA Programming*
    IT 330 Emerging Technologies
    IT 421 Database Management*
    IT 423 Software Engineering Methodologies*
    IT 445 IT Security and Information Assurance
    IT 450 Evaluation, Selection and Implementation of Application Software*
    IT 460 Quality Assurance and Configuration Management*
    IT 400 Advanced DotNet*
    CAP 485 Integrated Capstone*

*Indicates courses requiring a prerequisite

Credits Required for Degree: 126

To assure that Information Technology students are receiving the most current and applicable education possible, effective March 1, 2008, all core and major IT coursework taught in on-ground classrooms will require student use of a laptop computer during class time. This requirement is applicable to core and major courses.