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 software development, systems and
networking, or security. A concentration includes the core upper-level CIS/COMP courses
and a set of additional courses in the subject area.
Please note that the concentrations are optional, and not all courses can be offered on a regular basis. Students may not be able
to complete a concentration in fewer than four years.
Successful completion of a concentration is indicated on the student's transcript.
Core upper-level CIS/COMP courses
Course
Title
Credits
CIS 385
Project Management
3
CIS 485
Ethics and Other
Management Issues
3
COMP 340
Operating Systems
3
COMP 390
Data
Communications (formerly CIS 390)
3
Software Development
concentration
Course
Title
Credits
Mandatory Course:
COMP 370
Software Engineering (formerly CIS 370)
3
Choose 3 of the
following courses:
COMP 350
User
Interface Design and Programming
3
COMP 351
Advanced
Website Programming
3
COMP 360
Computer Graphics
3
COMP 371
Object-Oriented Modeling and Design (formerly CIS 371)
3
COMP 455
Extreme Computing
3
CIS 496
Advanced Topics in Computer Applications
3
Plus:
Three CIS or COMP courses
numbered 300 or above
9
Two CIS or COMP
courses numbered 200 or above
6
Systems and Networking concentration
Course
Title
Credits
Mandatory Courses:
CIS 292
Wide Area Networking
4
CIS 341
System Administration
3
Choose 3 of the following courses:
CIS 392
Internetworking *
4
CIS 394
High Availability Networks*
4
CIS 395
Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure
3
COMP 430
Advanced Database Topics (formerly CIS 430)
3
COMP 445
Web Server Installation and Maintenance
3
COMP 490
Network Security and Cryptography*
3
* Students must take at least one of these courses
Plus:
Three CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above
9
Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 200 or above
6
Security concentration
Course
Title
Credits
Mandatory Course:
CIS 325
Malicious Software and Attack Prevention
4
Choose 3 of the following courses:
CIS 321
Networking Security Architecture*
4
COMP 490
Network Security and Cryptography*
3
CIS 341
System
Administration
3
CIS
393
Remote Access Internetworking
4
CIS
497
Advanced Topics
Information Security
3
* Students must
take at least one of these courses
