Nov 21, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

B.S. in Information Technology with a Concentration Information, Communication and Technology


Donna Grant, Chair
Telephone: (919) 530-7373
Email: grantd@nccu.edu
Office: 108 C.T. Willis Building
 

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (B.S in IT) is a degree program with three concentrations in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The B.S. in IT offers prospective students’ opportunities to learn and experience both the business and technical aspects of Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Information and Communication Technology. The Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) concentration will provide opportunities for students to acquire core Information Technology skills such as Business Programming, Project Management, Database Management Systems, Systems Analysis & Design, etc. These students will then use their electives to specialize in ICT specific skills including but not limited to Network Management, Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, and more.

Curriculum Requirements


The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (B.S of I.T) is a degree program with three concentrations in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The B.S. of I.T. offers our prospective students’ opportunities to learn and experience both the business and technical aspects of Cybersecurity and Data Analystics and general Information Communication and Technology concepts, and demonstrates how their alignments create business value, help businesses in their decision making processes and solve business opportunities and problems. The Information Communication and Technology concentration will provide opportunities for students to acquire core/required Information Technology skills (for example, Business Programming, Project Management, Database Management Systems, Systems Analysis, etc.) and then use their electives to specialize in ICT specific skills (like Network Management, Entrepreneurship, IT Strategy, Web Development, etc.)

120 Credit Hours:


Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours.

Four Year Curriculum Plan: Information Technology (Information, Communication and Technology)


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall Semester: (15)


Spring Semester: (15)


Distribution of Hours


* General Education Curriculum (GEC): 36
+ Core Business Requirement: 36
@ Information Technology Required Courses: 27
# ICT Concentration Electives: 15
& Unrestricted Electives: 6

Program Notes


Possible ICT electives are any 2xxx, 3xxx or 4xxx in the following areas: CIS courses, CSB courses, CSEC courses, STQM courses, ENTR courses, HRM 3510  , MGT 4550  , MGT 4801  . See the academic advisor to obtain additional electives for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Concentration.