majors to its curriculum this
fall, bringing the total number to
students, dual majors provide compre-
hensive training in two distinct fields,
leading to broad career flexibility and
higher employment prospects.
they are applied," says Richard Rasala,
professor and associate dean of under-
graduate programs. "They enable stu-
dents to graduate with both technical
and content expertise."
studies, and music technology; and
information science with business and
cognitive psychology. Existing dual
majors include computer science with
cognitive psychology, information
science, math, and physics.
area of bioinformatics, which uses
advanced computing applications to
process the enormous data sets gener-
ated in genome analysis and related
work. The biology requirements of
the program emphasize genetics and
molecular biology, while the computer
science requirements stress applications
that address biology research issues.
bridge between technology and its
application to business. While the
to basic business concepts, the dual
majors provide the complete business
foundation that a business degree
mandates, including courses in finance,
management, accounting, marketing,
statistics, and strategy.
of these two artistic disciplines. While
both art-related majors already offer
students some computing essentials,
the dual majors will provide a solid
technical foundation, enabling students
not only to understand the technology
behind a multimedia presentation
or musical composition, but to use
technology to advance those fields.
dual major, but provides students with
greater exposure to business principles
incorporated in the IS program.
Applied Technology is expanding continuing
education opportunities at CCIS and reaching
the Center addresses the needs of career changers as well as
professionals who want to enhance their technology skills.
faculty in developing new IT-related programs," says
Leslie Schneider, director of professional programs.
"It allows us to combine their content expertise with
our experience in adult education."
it added a Bachelor of Science in information technology
and a graduate certificate in healthcare informatics.
It offers a technical foundation as well as courses on the
application of information systems and the organizational
and managerial context of information and technology.
Students can specialize in a range of content areas, including
bioinformatics, digital media, geographic information systems,
healthcare informatics, or network security management.
ogy, as well as the knowledge and tools to integrate IT broadly
within an organization. Students can specialize in web and
multimedia design, system and network administration, or
networking and security.
"We want to provide the resources to enable students to keep
up with the dramatic advances in the use of IT across all
disciplines and industries."