Information Science, B.S.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours
- Minimum grade of C required in all courses listed under Major Requirements
- Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 for admission into this program.
Degree Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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University Requirements | ||
General Education Core Requirements (GEC) |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 27 | |
Information Use in a Digital World * | ||
Introduction to Information Science | ||
Human Information Behavior | ||
Information Organization | ||
Project Management in Information Organizations | ||
Data Literacy | ||
Information Storage and Retrieval | ||
Information Ethics and Policy | ||
Capstone in Information Science ** |
* | This course is a prerequisite to all other Major Requirements. |
** | This course is taken the last semester of program. |
Academic Concentration Requirements
12 credits with a grade of C or better as listed below.
All students majoring in Information Studies are required to complete an approved academic concentration consisting of 12 credits in one of the following areas: Organizational & Community Informatics, Information Technology Training and Development, or Geographic Information Systems.
Select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.
- Organizational and Community Informatics
- Information Technology Training and Development
- Geographic Information Systems
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for degree.
Organizational and Community Informatics Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following | 12 | |
Essentials of Cyber Security | ||
Information Systems in Organizations | ||
Systems and Process Analysis | ||
IST 443 | ||
Community Informatics | ||
Special Topics in Information Science | ||
Practicum in Information Science | ||
Capstone in Information Science | ||
Researching Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development |
Information Technology Training and Development Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following | 12 | |
Measurement and Assessment in Teaching | ||
Website Production and Usability For Information Professionals | ||
Community Informatics | ||
Instructional Design | ||
IST 473 | ||
Special Topics in Information Science | ||
Practicum in Information Science | ||
Capstone in Information Science |
Geographic Information Systems Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following | 12 | |
Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
Research Methods in Geography | ||
Principles of Cartography | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
Geographic Information Science | ||
Practicum in Information Science | ||
Capstone in Information Science |