Dr. J. Robert Collins- Department Head
Journalism 122A
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The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems offers two academic programs, the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in computer science and the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (B.S.C.I.S.).

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Computer Science prepares the student for a wide variety of applications found within the diverse computer science field. This curriculum prepares students for a broad range of careers, including systems analyst, application software developer, software engineer, computer engineer, numerical analyst, technical writer, system designer, security administrator, simulation/modeling developer, and graphics/animation developer.

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems degree prepares the student for a wide variety of applications found with the diverse computing and information technology field. This curriculum prepares student for a broad range of careers including systems analyst, database programmer, database administrator, business applications developer, technical writer, and systems designer.

For majors from other departments, this department also offers a minor as a second teaching field for persons interested in teaching computer applications at the secondary school and junior college level. In addition, the department offers a second major in computer information systems and a minor in computer science so that students may acquire computer science fundamentals relevant to their respective academic majors.

Students will be trained on modern equipment having wide industry acceptance in areas such as operating systems, communications, database, simulation, graphics and programming languages. Students also have access to a variety of laboratory, microcomputer, and mainframe equipment.