Bachelor of Art
Information Technology
The
BA in Information Technology program will give students a broad education in current areas of information technology, with a focus on producing educated and sophisticated consumers of information technology. Students in this program will gain
- An understanding of the impact of information and communication technologies on social, cultural, and ethical dimensions.
- Strong quantitative and reasoning skills with the ability to present technical data in verbal, written, and graphical forms
- Verbal and written communication literacy
- Students will also have an opportunity to specialize in a domain of interest or to acquire a generalized education in information technology.
Online Learning Options
Many courses are available for review and playback via the CDM
Course Online playback system (COL). If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. Some undergraduate courses are offered online. However, CDM currently does not offer any undergraduate program completely online. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the
Online Learning page.
Course Requirements
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D- or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements.The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program . Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.
Note Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.
The representation of these course requirements on a year-by-year basis is just a suggestion. Students are free to take these courses in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course- specific prerequisites.
First Year
Liberal Studies Requirements
| LSP 110 |
| OR LSP 111 |
| LSP 112 |
| WRD 103 |
| WRD 104 |
| 1 Arts & Literature |
| 1 Self, Society, and the Modern World |
| 1 Religious Dimensions |
Second Year
| IT 231 |
| IT 232 |
| IT 223 |
IT 223 Self-Test |
| OR CSC 239 |
| IM 210 |
| IT 263 |
| OR TDC 361 |
| CSC 223 |
| CMNS 212 |
| OR CMNS 220 |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| LSP 200 |
| 1 Religious Dimensions |
| 1 Self, Society and the Modern World |
| 1 Understanding the Past |
1 Philosophical Inquiry (Ethics)
|
Third Year
| WRD 204 |
| OR WRD 301 |
| 3 Technical grounding courses from the following list |
| IT 215 |
IT 215 Self-Test |
| IT 330 |
| IT 320 |
| CSC 211 |
| CSC 212 |
| CSC 261 |
| CSC 262 |
| ECT 330 |
| TDC 363 |
| GPH 211 |
| GPH 212 |
| GAM 244 |
| GAM 245 |
| SE 325 |
SE 325 Self-Test |
| 3 Major Electives |
| 1 Open Elective |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| 1 Self, Society, and the Modern World |
| 1 Philosophical Inquiry |
| 1 Arts & Literature |
| 1 Scientific Inquiry |
| 1 Understanding the Past |
Fourth Year
| CSC 378 (Capstone)* |
| CSC 399* |
| 4 Major Electives |
| 5 Open Electives |
| *CSC 378 is the first of a two course sequence (8 credit hours). It counts for both the capstone and the Junior Year Experiential Learning. The second course in the sequence is a special section of CSC 399. Both quarter must be completed to receive any credit. |
Liberal Studies Requirements
Major Electives
A minimum of
2 major electives must be chosen from any
300 level CDM courses. A maximum of
5 major electives may be chosen from any 200-level (or higher) DePaul course.
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
Open Electives
Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the
DePaul Undergraduate Course Catalog for details). Students must earn a grade of D- or higher in all open elective courses. Courses that satisfy
a CDM minor or other minors are normally credited as open electives.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:
- complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
- earn a grade of C- of higher in all Major courses (excluding Liberal Studies courses and Open Electives)
- maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA:
- between 3.500 and 3.699 will be graduated cum laude
- between 3.700 and 3.849 will be graduated magna cum laude
- of at least 3.850 will be graduated summa cum laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the
DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.