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Information Technology Curriculum
The IT major will provide you with a broad knowledge base utilizing various technologies such as the production of web pages, database, networking, business applications, E-commerce and video presentations. You will learn the theories and processes inherent in technology that are necessary to successfully meet your personal and professional challenges.
Prerequisites:| AC 1000 | Navigating Your Digital World | 3 |
| AC 1010 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| AC 1100 | Foundations of Computer Hardware | 3 |
| AC 2000 | Advanced Software Applications | 3 |
| AC 2535 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 15 |
Major Requirements:
| AC 2020 | Database Concepts | 3 |
| AC 2210 | Networking Concepts | 3 |
| AC 2635 | Methods in Facilitation | 3 |
| AC 2768 | Web Page Design | 3 |
| AC 2789 | Java Script Programming | 3 |
| AC 3310 | Advanced Networking | 3 |
| AC 3500 | Visual Basic.net | 3 |
| AC 3900 | Senior Seminar: Integration Project | 3 |
| AC ____ | 2 electives (choose from list below) | 6 |
| Total Credits: | 30 |
Electives within the major - Choose two from the list below:
| AC 2215 | Network Security Fundamentals |
| AC 2250 | Game Creation I |
| AC 3020 | Advanced Database Topics |
| AC 3200 | Introduction to Linux |
| AC 3250 | Game Creation II |
| AC 3520 | Computer Animation |
| AC 3450 | Information Technology Internship |
| or | |
| AC 4000 | Teaching Assistant/Peer Facilitator |
Recommended:
| EXP 2340 | Introduction to Experiential Learning |
| AC 3450 | Information Technology Internship |
Sample Curriculum Sequence for Information Technology Majors
Fall Semester - First Year| AC 1000 | Navigating Your Digital World |
| AC 1010 | Introduction to Information Technology |
Spring Semester - First Year
| AC 1100 | Foundations of Hardware |
| AC 2000 | Advanced Software Applications |
Fall Semester - Sophomore Year
| AC 2768 | Web Page Design |
| AC 2020 | Database Concepts |
Spring Semester - Sophomore Year
| AC 2535 | Technical Writing |
Fall Semester - Junior Year
| AC 2210 | Networking Concepts |
| AC 2635 | Methods in Facilitation |
Spring Semester - Junior Year
| AC 3310 | Advanced Networking |
| AC | Elective |
Fall Semester - Senior Year
| AC 2789 | Java Script Programming |
| AC | Elective |
Spring Semester - Senior Year
| AC 3500 | Visual Basic.net |
| AC 3900 | Senior Seminar: Integration Project |
Stacy Osorio '14, an Information Technology major and Management minor from Pittsfield, Massachusetts has known since high school that she wanted to pursue a career in the IT field, and she is doing it at Curry College.
With the economy and the job market in their current states, it's nice to know that there are successful Curry grads out there like Shawn Edge, who is putting the technical skills he learned at Curry to work at Bullhorn Inc. in Boston.
Despite economic challenge and record unemployment rates, Information Technology alumnus Robert Anderson '07 is thriving in his career. Not only is he employed with one of the country's fastest growing companies, but he has been promoted several times since graduating from Curry.
The Information Technology "IT" club is for all students interested in the dynamic and ever-changing fields of Information Technology and Applied Computing.
