The
interdisciplinary program in Internet Technology prepares students for
careers in Internet project development and advanced study in
information technology or computer science. Students in this program
learn about the structure and operation of the Internet in an applied
context of web site development, database management and computer
programming. They also learn conceptual tools for analyzing and
evaluating the Internet, both as a vehicle for information exchange and
as a tool of commerce. Majors are frequently involved on projects, as
individuals and as team members, in an environment that stresses both
theoretical understanding and experiential learning.
Internet Technology majors take courses in a variety of disciplines,
including business, computer science, information technology, mass
communication, philosophy and psychology, to help develop the full range
of skills necessary for success in several web development professions.
Two major tracks are available, the standard and the intensive
tracks. The intensive track requires more work with formal reasoning
and mathematics and delves more deeply into the computer science behind
the Internet. Students interested in graduate study are strongly
encouraged to pursue the intensive track.
Both major tracks are rich in free electives; eight courses in the
standard track,
seven in the intensive. Students are encouraged to complement their
degree by choosing wisely from courses in accounting, computer science,
economics, finance, legal studies, management, marketing, mathematics,
mass communication, philosophy, political science, psychology,
sociology, and visual communication. Due to overlapping course
requirements between programs, minors in business administration,
computer science, mathematics and mass communication are easily
attainable by adding a small number of courses to the Internet
Technology curriculum.
In addition to coursework, students pursuing both major tracks are
required to complete an internship or co-op, and a senior project that
will be presented to other majors and faculty prior to graduation. The
senior project may be prepared in conjunction with the internship or
co-op where circumstances permit. Qualifying students may do their
internship or co-op in the program's Internet Applications Laboratory,
a collaborative learning facility that has developed several
internationally recognized Internet projects. To help teach students the
skills needed to remain current on Internet Technology, majors are also
required to participate in the program's proseminar, a series of
regular meetings during which students and faculty make presentations on
emerging Internet technologies.
To supplement other majors on campus, the Internet Technology program offers a 21-hour minor
that teaches the basic elements of web site design, computer
programming, network structure and configuration, and database
management. Though generally applicable to most majors at UE, this minor
is particularly useful for majors in business, education and mass
communication.
Sample Curriculum
| First Year |
| IT 120 Introduction to Internet Applications |
3 |
| PSYC 121 Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| World Cultures I |
3 |
| American Traditions Elective |
3 |
| Elective (Intensive Track: MATH 221 Calculus I) |
3/4 |
| |
15/16 |
|
| ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| MATH 134 Survey of Calculus (Intensive Track: MATH 222 Calculus II) |
3/4 |
| World Cultures II |
3 |
| Creative Dimensions Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| |
15/16 |
|
| Second Year |
| CS 210 Introduction to Computer Science |
4 |
| IT 351 Online Media I |
3 |
| PHIL 231 Symbolic Logic |
3 |
| Foreign Language 111 |
3 |
| International Perspectives Elective |
3 |
| ENGR 90 Co-op/Internship Orientation |
0 |
| |
16 |
|
| CS 215 Data Structures and Algorithms |
3 |
| IT 352 Online Media II |
3 |
| MATH 370 Discrete and Combinatorial Math |
3 |
| Foreign Language 112 |
3 |
| Health and Wellness |
1 |
| Philosophical/Spiritual Dimensions Elective |
3 |
| |
16 |
|
| Third Year |
| IT 310 Internet Networking, Hardware and Software Applications (Intensive Track: CS 475 Networks) |
3 |
| MGT 300 Principles of Management |
3 |
| Natural Science Elective with Lab |
4 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| |
16 |
|
| CS 290 Object Oriented Design and Programming |
3 |
| QM 227 Introduction to Statistics (Intensive Track: ENGR 390 Applied Engineering Math) |
3 |
| IT 320 Information Modeling, Storage, and Retrieval (Intensive Track: CS 440 Databases) |
3 |
| MKT 325 Introduction to Marketing |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| |
15 |
|
| Fourth Year |
| CS 390 Software Engineering |
3 |
| IT 444 Information and Technology |
3 |
| MKT 470 E-Marketing |
3 |
| Technical Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| |
16 |
|
| MCOM 485 Mass Communication Law and Ethics |
3 |
| IT 490 Information Theory and the Internet
(Senior Seminar) |
3 |
| Technical Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| |
15 |
|
