Computer Information Technology
Do you have a passion for the world of computers, but you're not sure in which area you want to specialize? Then Champlain's Computer Information Technology program may be the right major for you. You're just in time. There is a huge demand for generalists, professionals who bring strong computer literacy to organizations both large and small, profit and non-profit.
As a Computer Information Technology major, you'll become skilled in multiple computer-related areas, including programming, Web design, networking technology, database design and application customization, project management and technical communication. You will be exposed to all areas of the field while you acquire specialized skills along the way.
By the time you graduate, you'll be prepared to work for an extraordinary range of organizations as a manager, technician or sole provider. Students will also be capable of working as computer and information systems managers in larger organizations. You will also have acquired a solid foundation with which to begin more specialized graduate studies.
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Program Highlights
- Get involved in an internship or paid project and gain real-world experience at a Web development firm or a local business.
- Develop a broad range of design, programming and management skills that will provide you with variety of possibilities in the dynamic world of computer technology.
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Curriculum
First Year
First Semester:
- COR 110 - Concepts of the Self
- COR 115 - Rhetoric I
- CIT 135 - Introduction to Computer Theory
- WEB 125 - Web Development I
- MTH 120 - College Algebra
Second Semester:
- COR 120 - Concepts of Community
- COR 125 - Rhetoric II
- CIT 130 - Introduction to Networking & Security
- NET 140 - Operating Systems
- SWE 130 - Software Systems Analysis & Design
Second Year
First Semester:
- COR 210 - Scientific Revolutions
- COR 220 - Aesthetic Expressions
- SWE 200 - Relational Database
or WEB 200 - Relational Databases w/ Web Applications - SWE 150 - Introduction to Java Programming
- Natural Science w/ Lab elective
Second Semester:
- COR 230 - The Secular & the Sacred
- COR 240 - Capitalism & Democracy
- CIT 210 - Hardware & Architecture
- NET 250 -Windows Server Administration I
or NET 260 - Linux/UNIX Server Administration I - SEC 250 - Computer and Network Security
Third Year
First Semester:
- COR 310 - Globalization & Technology
- COR 320 - Globalization & Faith
- WRT 231 - Technical Communication
- WEB 320 - Server Side Scripting
- General Elective
Second Semester:
- COR 330 - CORE 9
- COR 340 - CORE 10
- NET 330 - Network Design
- CIT 310 - Database Systems
- Technical Elective 1
Fourth Year
First Semester:
- WEB 370 - Usability & Design
- CIT 410 - Management Information Systems
- MGT 260 - Project Management & Team Leadership
- General Elective
- Technical Elective 2
Second Semester:
- COR 410 - CORE 11
- CIT 420 - Information Systems Development
- General Elective
- Technical Elective 3
BS Degree in Computer Information Technology
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