Emphasis Information

All students are required to develop strength in an emphasis area. This could be a formal Minor or could be a structured set of courses that the student selects. To assist students to select areas of emphasis some recommendations are provided below:

Database

Prerequisite: CS 236

Courses:

• ISYS 521 Database Analysis and Design
• CS 452 Database Modeling Concepts

Embedded Systems

Prerequisites:

• IT 344 Operatings Systems
• ECEN 324 Computer System Architecture

Courses:

• IT 441 Embedded Computer Systems
• IT 431 Digital Signal Processing
• IT 548 Megatronics
• IT 650 Computer I/O and Storage Devices
• ECEN 425 Real-Time Operating Systems
• ECEN 427 Embedded Systems
• ME 363 Elementary Instruction

Networking

Courses:

• IT 347 Computer Networks (required)
• IT 466 Information Assurance and Security (required)
• IT 529 Advanced Computer Network (elective)

Application Programming

Courses:

• CS 236 Discrete Structures
• CS 240 Advanced Programming Concepts
• CS 330 Concepts of Programming Languages
• CS 428 Software System Design and Implementation

Systems Programming

Courses:

• CS 236 Discrete Structures
• CS 240 Advanced Programming Concepts
• CS 330 Concepts of Programming Languages
• CS 335 Operating Systems Design

Hardware/Architecture

Courses:

• ECEN 320 Digital System Design
• ECEN 324 Computer Systems Architecture
• ECEN 451 Introduction to Digital VLSI Circuits

Information Assurance and Security (IAS)

Prerequisite: IT 466 Information Assurance and Security

Courses:

• IT 492R Identity Management, Identity Theft and Data Privacy
• IT 492R Forensics
• CS 404 Ethics and Computers in Society
• CS 465 Computer Security (CS 330 pre-req)