The College of Computing Sciences at NJIT offers the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program with an array of concentrations from each of NJIT's colleges and schools that prepare students to enter the information economy. Students choosing to major in Information Technology are those who are interested in applying computing and telecommunication tools to a specific domain. Each program concentration requires students to understand hardware and software, but the area emphasis depends upon the student's individual interests. The program requires completion of a common IT core, concentration courses, electives, and a capstone project.

The four years of the program have been carefully structured to meet the following goals: Year 1: breadth and depth of information technology; Year 2: tools and applications of information technology; Year 3: software and hardware infrastructure of information technology; and Year 4: management and synthesis of information technology.

All Information Technology majors are required to prepare a Program of Study Form, an approved copy of which must be on file with the IT Academic Advisor. The form should be prepared as early as possible in the student's career, and changes can be made in consultation with the advisor.

A curriculum layout for the information technology program including concentration descriptions follows.

The curriculum described below is for fresman entering NJIT in fall 2006.

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� Basic Social Sciences GUR: Three credits of the basic social sciences requirement must be taken in economics; acceptable courses are SS 201, Econ 265, or Econ 266 . The remaining 3 credits may be satisfied by EPS 202, STS 257, or STS 258 . Students also may take approved introductory courses in basic social sciences at Rutgers-Newark to fulfill this requirement.

� IT students should select ENG 352 Technical Writing or Eng 340 Oral Presentations to fulfill this requirement.

Cultural History GUR: Take two courses (6 credits) from among HUM 211,HUM 212 ,Hist 213, and 200-level history courses at Rutgers-Newark.

Open Elective in Humanities and Social Science GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: english (Eng); history (Hist); literature (Lit); philosophy (Phil); science, technology, and society (STS); social science (SS); or theater (Thtr). Students also may satisfy this requirement with Architectural History IV (Arch 382) or by taking an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Lit/Hist/Phil/STS GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: literature, history, philosophy, or science, technology, and society (STS); or an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Capstone Seminar in Humanities and Social Science GUR: All students, except those enrolled in the honors college, take one of the following: HSS 403, HSS 404,HSS 405, HSS 406, HSS 407, HSS 408, HSS 409. Students enrolled in the honors college take one from HSS 491H-499H .

Management GUR: Engineering Management (IE 492) or Principles of Management (Mgmt 390). Leadership in Management I (AS 333) is acceptable only for students takining the aerospace option.

Mathematics: (7 credit minimum) At least one three-credit calculus course; the second math course is chosen in consultation with the IT Academic Advisor. At least one credit of probability and statistics must be included in the math GUR, as approved by advisor. Depending on the concentrations, a different math sequence may be required.

Natural Sciences: (7 credit minimum) Two courses, one of which must be a laboratory science, approved by advisor.� Depending on the concentrations, a different natural science sequence may be required.

Information Technology Core: (27 credits) The Information Technology Core is a set information technology/computer and information science courses that provide fundamental knowledge and practice in information technology functions, system development, and software.

IT Capstone Project: A culminating project experience that integrates the student's IT and concentration expertise. The IT Program strongly supports and encourages the student to implement this project in collaboration with NJIT industrial partners and/or NJIT's Enterprise Development Centers. In accordance with the need for the IT professional to have highly developed communication skills, the student will present the results of their projects at the completion of the project.

Concentration Electives: A coherent set of 12 courses, focusing on an application area relevant to Information Technology. Students may select concentrations from all four NJIT colleges and schools. A list of possible concentration areas can be obtained from the IT Academic Advisor.

Area Electives: A minimum of three courses (9 credits) to be chosen in consultation with the advisor. Courses should be selected to meet prerequisite requirements of concentration courses, if needed. In the case where prerequisites for concentration courses are already met, area electives should be related to the concentration or from a coherent set.

Free Electives: A minimum of three courses (9 credits). At least two of the free elective courses must be upper division courses.

CO-OP
In IT, IT 311 is taken for additive credit; IT 411 is taken for degree credit.

Information Technology Concentrations: Students can choose from a partial or full array of concentrations, each consisting of 12 courses. The concentration provides coherent set of courses, focusing on an application area of Information Technology relevant to the student's interest.

The IT concentration in Applied Math focuses on the application of computer technology in the analytical and computational work necessary to succeed in industry, the public sector, and graduate study. Students study a broad range of mathematical techniques, modeling and problem solving strategies using computer software. This concentration culminates with a senior experience during which students will combine mathematical modeling with physical and computational experiments in the Undergraduate Mathematics Computing Laboratory.

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CORE (17 credits)

TRACK 1 Optical Science (12 credits)

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TRACK 1 Criminal Justice (18 credits)

CORE (18 Credits)

Seton Hall University Law Note: 6 cr. from 30 first year credits will count as 2 of the 3 required area electives. LAW 6003, Legal Research & Writing 1 (1 cr); LAW 6004, Legal Research & Writing II (2 cr.); LAW 6008, Torts (3 cr. from 4).

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TRACK 1 Management Information Systems (27 credits)

The Game Programming concentration is designed to give students a command of programming in C and C++ as well as other scripting languages (such as Unreal Script, XML, Lua and Python are commonly used in game development) associated with game development. The students will learn how the system architecture for games is designed with various considerations in mind such as the target platform and 2D or 3D graphics. Students will learn how to design and create their own game engines as well as how to program the game logic that uses those engines. Upon graduation, a student from the Game Programming concentration will have completed both game modification projects and a number of games they have programmed from scratch and implemented on multiple platforms. This concentration requires Physics I as the first lab science requirement.

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The IT concentration in Multimedia offers students significant opportunities to build on fundamental principles of computer-aided graphic design, audio and video production as they are used in streaming media, web-based commerce, entertainment, education and public information services. Students will complete a combination of studio, design and systems courses that will prepare them for semester-long internships at leading multimedia production companies in New Jersey and New York.

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Network Security is a high priority for computing professionals, in business organizations, government agencies, the military, and any proprietary setting. Students choosing this concentration will come to understand the evolution of computer security; applied computer operations and security protocols; data transmission and storage protection methods via cryptography; ways of identifying, understanding and recovering from attacks against computer systems; methods of security breach prevention; network systems availability; applications security, recovery and business continuation procedures; and counter systems penetrations techniques.

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The Professional and Technical Communication concentration prepares students to work in a variety of fields of high-tech communications, such as, the World Wide Web. PTC especially considers multimedia from the point of view of the media user and emphasizes Computing, Writing, Interpersonal Communication, and Literature. Typical employment fields for the PTC student include: Multimedia and Internet Design and Practice, Technical Writing and Editing, Journalism, Television and Radio, Magazine and Book Publishing, and Advertising.

The IT concentration in Automation Engineering prepares engineers to design, improve, install and operate integrated automated and robotic systems used in manufacturing, operations research and commerce. Students are offered exposure to the specialized areas of automated manufacturing systems, information systems, quality assurance and safety engineering. The curriculum stresses fundamental principles and concepts that will apply to focused areas of collaboration with industrial concerns, research laboratories and business incubators.

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