The Information Technology minor is an interdisciplinary minor that gives
students the opportunity to develop skills and capabilities for the effective
use of information technology in their discipline. This minor is available for
all non-Computer Science majors and is designed to address information
technology needs and career interests whatever their major is.
To obtain a minor in information technology, students need to complete six (6)
courses for a total of 18+ credits.
Required Course:
CS 130
Fundamentals of Information Technology
Two Courses from Group I:
Courses in this group will discuss the representation and manipulation of data
in digital form. This may include the conversion process of the data from a form
outside the computer, the issues and trade-offs involved in developing a
representation, and the algorithms used for the manipulation and transformation
of data.
Two courses from Group II:
Courses in this group involve intensive, discipline-specific use of computers
(beyond email, word processing, basic spreadsheets, presentation software and
web browsing).
One course from Group III:
Courses in this group will discuss information technology and its impact on
society. At least 1/3 of the course content should relate to information
technology.
The list of courses under each of the above three groups varies from semester to
semester. Students are strongly encouraged to contact the Information Technology
minor coordinator before registering for classes.