University Bulletin
Undergraduate Degree Programs
The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) was built to help develop a new generation of leaders to meet the complex and compelling demands of the Digital Age. IST opened in 1999 in response to the rapidly growing need in almost every field for leadership in information sciences and technology. Today, the college is a leader among an emerging new group in higher education known as i-schools, or information schools.
The college’s baccalaureate and associate degree programs were designed with substantial input from business, industry, and government. These programs are meant to develop professionals who have an in-depth knowledge of computers and computer applications, as well as the ability to express and defend ideas, lead teams, and solve problems by putting information technology to work.
IST graduates are in high demand across a spectrum of fields, as evidenced by an outstanding placement rate. Degrees from the college help students go where they want to go with information technology and find satisfying work in such areas in business, health care, government, the arts, and nonprofit service organizations, to name just a few.
The course of study in IST includes work in database, networks, mathematics, programming, emerging technologies, organizations and information, integration of IT, human-computer interface, information policy and regulation, and information systems. Both the baccalaureate and associate degree programs require a professional internship.
The IST faculty is a diverse group of thought leaders in numerous fields including computer science, engineering, psychology, chemistry, artificial intelligence, and more. Through their varied expertise, they are jointly helping to guide and direct the course of development of the entire field of information sciences and technology.
Several minors are available for students throughout the University who are looking to build an academic program that includes courses in information sciences and technology.
ADMINISTRATION
HENRY C. FOLEY, Dean
JOHN YEN, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
COLLEGE ORGANIZATION
MICHAEL D. McNEESE, Professor-in-Charge