Computer Information Systems
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Bachelor of Computer Information Systems concentrations

Students in the third and fourth years of the BCIS degree program may choose to take an optional defined concentration in either software development or systems and networking. A concentration includes the five core upper-level CIS/COMP courses, a set of five additional courses in the subject area, and three upper-level CIS/COMP elective courses chosen by the student, one of which may be numbered 200 or higher.

Successful completion of a concentration will normally be indicated on the student's transcript.

Software Development concentration

The five core upper-level CIS/COMP courses:
• CIS 385 Project Management
• CIS 390 Data Communications
• CIS 440 Project
• CIS 485 Ethics & Other Management Issues
• COMP 340 Operating Systems

Plus:
• CIS 370 Software Engineering
• CIS 371 Object-Oriented Modeling & Design
• COMP 350 User Interface Design & Programming
• COMP 351 Advanced Website Programming
• COMP 455 Distributed Programming
• Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above
• One CIS or COMP course numbered 200 or above

Systems and Networking concentration

The five core upper-level CIS/COMP courses:
• CIS 385 Project Management
• CIS 390 Data Communications
• CIS 440 Project
• CIS 485 Ethics & Other Management Issues
• COMP 340 Operating Systems

Plus:
• CIS 341 System Administration
• CIS 392 Internetworking
• CIS 430 Advanced Database Topics
• COMP 445 Web Server Installation & Maintenance
• COMP 490 Network Security & Cryptography
• Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above
• One CIS or COMP course numbered 200 or above

Security concentration

The five core upper-level CIS/COMP courses:
• CIS 385 Project Management
• CIS 390 Data Communications
• CIS 440 Project
• CIS 485 Ethics & Other Management Issues
• COMP 340 Operating Systems

Plus:
• CIS 321 Fundamentals of Network Security
• CIS 325 Malicious Software and Attack Prevention
• COMP 490 Network Security and Cryptography

Plus any two of:
• CIS 341 System Administration
• CIS 393 Remote Access Internetworking
• CIS 497 Advanced Topics in Information Security

And:
• Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above
• One CIS or COMP course numbered 200 or above

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.