Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing
The bachelor’s degree 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.
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.
Students learn approaches from several disciplines in the following concentrations:
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