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Applied Computing Program (B.S.)
Description
The information revolution has created a need for a new kind of professional: someone who is skilled in the location, creation, organization, filtering, manipulation, presentation and dissemination of information. The mission of Applied Computing is to educate such knowledge-work professionals.
Knowledge workers must be familiar with the technology used to store, organize and retrieve information. However, technical expertise is not enough. Applied Computing graduates are expected not only to use technology, but also to understand how people use and understand information, as well as the social, legal and ethical issues in the use of information.
The bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Applied Computing focuses on the creation, use, dissemination and administration of information to users in government, non-profit, academic, business, library and other settings through the merger of technical and other approaches. The Applied Computing curriculum emphasizes the selection, evaluation, description, storage, retrieval, manipulation and presentation of information in all its forms, including text, image, sound and numbers.
Applied Computing Concentrations: All Applied Computing majors will select an area of concentration in which they will learn approaches from several disciplines. Please see below for Concentration course requirements.
Applied Computing Major Checksheet (all concentrations)
| Database Systems: Semester Hours 22 | |
|---|---|
| ACO 320 | Database Systems and Transaction Processing (3) |
| ACO 420 | Object Databases (3) |
| ACO 421 | Data Mining and Warehousing (3) |
| ACO 422 | XML and Databases (3) |
| GCU 373 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science (4) |
| ACO 484 or | Internship (6) |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction (6) |
| Digital Media and Graphic Design: Semester Hours 21 | |
|---|---|
| IAP 361 | Digital Editing & Media Literacy (3) |
| IAP 365 | Digital Interactivity (3) |
| IAP 368 | Digital Graphic Technologies (3) |
| IAP 466 | Digital Interactivity, Advanced (3) |
| IAP 468 | Digital Graphic Applications (3) |
| IAP 484 | Internship (6) |
| Network and Distributed Processing: Semester Hours 21 | |
|---|---|
| ACO 330 | Computer Networks (3) |
| ACO 331 | Network Design (3) |
| ACO 430 | Wireless Networks (3) |
| ACO 431 | Network Security (3) |
| ACO 432 | Distributed Systems (3) |
| ACO 484 or | Internship (6) |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction (6) |
Ready to start your future? Contact MNS to learn more about the Applied Computing Program (B.S.).