Bachelor
of Science in
Information Science Program
Prospective students can learn more at our Information
sessions:
Students are invited to our monthly Information
sessions.
Earn your Bachelor’s
Degree at the University of Pittsburgh’s
School of Information Sciences
- Graduates
will gain the practical skills essential for
careers as system analysts and designers, database
managers, network analysts, website designers
and software engineers.
- SIS graduates
work in companies from small competitive firms
to multinational conglomerates. They
have careers in financial services, healthcare,
judicial systems, private industry, government
agencies,
education, and communications.
- Students are
accepted into the Information Sciences program
at the end of their sophomore year.
The
course of study is designed to meet the future
needs of industry - in fact,
industry leaders have guided the development
of the program. Students will take a series
of core courses which provide the skill set needed
to succeed in industry. These courses cover
principles of programming, database systems,
networks, systems analysis, and human factors.
After completing the core courses, students can
further strengthen their skills by participating
in the three concentrations: Information
Systems, User-Centered Design, and Networks
and Security.
The Information
Systems concentration will enable
students to use object-oriented design tools
to design, build, implement, and test web-based
information systems. Courses include object-oriented
programming, geographic information systems,
enterprise systems, system architecture and web
services.
The User-Centered
Design concentration will provide the visual and human-computer
interaction skills needed to design and build
prototypes of information systems interfaces,
as well as to perform usability testing of these
systems. Courses
offered in conjunction with this concentration
include information visualization, web programming,
graphics, and user-centered design.
Students who choose
the Networks
and Security concentration will
learn how to design, build and test networks
such as LANs, WANs, Wireless, Internet, and Web-based. This
concentration will also examine how to incorporate
security protocols into both land-based and wireless
networks. Students will be able to take
courses in networks, computer security, wireless
networks, and mobile applications.
BSIS
majors will participate in a "Capstone
Experience", further enhancing their practical
skills. Such experiences might include internships
with regional industries, assisting with graduate-level
research projects, or a self-designed project. |
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