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APPLIED COMPUTING

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Computing Systems and Technology, a student must complete at least 120 credits (minimum of 60 from Tulane University) with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and a grade point average of at least 2.0 in all major and minor coursework. At least half the major and half the minor must be completed at Tulane University. The requirements for the degree are as follows.

Core Competencies

Supporting Requirement: Oral Communications - Select one course:

Distribution Requirements (at least two disciplines per category)

  • Humanities (CPST 3050 Technology and Ethics recommended), 12 credits
  • Sciences, 12 credits
  • Social Sciences, 12 credits

Writing Requirement

  • Designated writing course

Major Requirements

  • Major Core Courses (See Major Requirements below), 18 credits
  • Major Concentration Courses (See Major Requirements below), 18 credits

Minor (optional)

  • Varies according to minor chosen

General Electives

  • As needed to total 120 credits

NOTE on the choice of minors for the Applied Computing Systems and Technology degree

IS and IT are intimately tied to applications in business environments. Students who choose this program are highly encouraged to consider a minor in generalized Business Studies or one of the specific areas of Business. Students who choose the Integrated Application Development concentration may wish to consider a minor in one of the Media Arts areas. Students who choose the Information Technology concentration may want to consider a minor in Homeland Security. Students may select a minor from any of the academic departments of the University, but only the unique minors of the SCS are guaranteed to be available in the evening hours.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

All Applied Computing majors are required to take the following 6 major core courses.

Major Core Courses

  • CPST 1200 Fundamentals of Information Systems and Information Technology
  • CPST 2200 Programming Fundamentals
  • CPST 2300 Database Fundamentals
  • CPST 3600 IT Hardware and Software Fundamentals
  • CPST 3700 Networking Fundamentals
  • CPST 3900 Fundamentals of Information Security and Assurance


In addition to the major core courses above, Applied Computing majors must select 6 additional courses from one of the 3 following concentration options:

Option 1: Integrated Application Development Concentration

    Select one course:
  • CPST 3220 O-O Programming with Java
  • CPST 3230 Programming in C++
  • CPST 3400 Website Development with XML/XHTML
  • CPST 3410 Website Development with JavaScript
  • CPST 3430 Website Development with ASP

  • CPST 3310 Relational Database Design and Development
  • CPST 3250 Human-Computer Interaction
  • CPST 3550 Systems Analysis and Design
  • CPST 4250 Integrated Application Development
  • One CPST Elective (2000 level or above)

Option 2: Business Systems Analysis Concentration

  • CPST 3500 Information Systems Project Management
  • CPST 3550 Systems Analysis and Design
  • CPST 4500 Systems Requirements Development and Testing
  • CPST 4550 Applied Systems Analysis
    • Select one course:
  • CPST-3250 Human-Computer Interaction
  • CPST-4320 Business Systems Intelligence

  • One CPST Elective (2000 level or above)

Option 3: Information Technology Concentration

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