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Computer Information Systems
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Bachelor of Computer Information Systems concentrations

Students in the third and fourth years of the BCIS degree program may choose to take an optional defined concentration in software development, systems and networking, or security. A concentration includes the core upper-level CIS/COMP courses and a set of additional courses in the subject area.

Please note that the concentrations are optional, and not all courses can be offered on a regular basis. Students may not be able to complete a concentration in fewer than four years.

Successful completion of a concentration is indicated on the student's transcript.

Core upper-level CIS/COMP courses
 

Course Title Credits
CIS 385 Project Management 3
CIS 390 Data Communications 3
CIS 485 Ethics & Other Management Issues 3
COMP 340 Operating Systems 3

Software Development concentration
 

Course Title Credits
CIS 370 Software Engineering 3
CIS 371 Object-Oriented Modeling & Design 3
COMP 350 User Interface Design & Programming 3
COMP 351 Advanced Website Programming 3
COMP 455 Distributed Programming 3
Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above 3-4
Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 200 or above 2-4

Systems and Networking concentration
 

Course Title Credits
CIS 341 System Administration 3
CIS 392 Internetworking (see Note) 4
CIS 394 Multilayer Switching (see Note) 4
CIS 430 Advanced Database Topics 3
COMP 445 Web Server Installation & Maintenance 3
COMP 490 Network Security & Cryptography 3
One CIS or COMP course numbered 300 or above 3-4
Two CIS or COMP course numbered 200 or above 2-4

Note: CIS 392 and CIS 394 are offered on a cost recovery basis. The fees for these courses will be shown in the current version of the timetable

Security concentration
 

Course Title Credits
CIS 321 Fundamentals of Network Security (see Note) 4
CIS 325 Malicious Software and Attack Prevention 4
COMP 490 Network Security and Cryptography 3
Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 300 or above 3-4
Two CIS or COMP courses numbered 200 or above 2-4
Plus any two of: 6-7
CIS 341 System Administration  
CIS 393 Remote Access Internetworking  
CIS 497 Advanced Topics in Information Security  

Note: CIS 321 is offered on a cost recovery basis. The fees for this course will be shown in the current version of the timetable.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.