Messiah College: Information Sciences

Major Requirements (Software Development)
* This list may not be currently accurate.

Core Courses

[CIS 180] Intro to Computer and Information Science - 3

[CIS 181] Computer Programming I - 3

[CIS 332] Database Concepts - 3

[CIS 333] Database Applications - 3

[CIS 381] Informations Systems & Managers - 3

[CIS 411] Systems Analysis & Design Concepts - 3

[CIS 412] Systems Analysis & Design Applications - 3

[INTE 394] Internship - 4

Software Development Concentration Courses

[MATH 180] Discrete Mathematics

[COSC 182] Computer Programming II

[BIS 191] Web Design: Client Side

[BIS 291] Web Design: Server Side

[BIS 333] Business Systems Applications

[COSC 282] Data Structures and Algorithms

[COSC 382] Organization of Programming Languages

[COSC 335] Software Engineering

One of:

[MATH 111] Calculus I

[MATH 109]/[MATH 110] Calculus I parts 1 & 2

[STAT 269] Introductory Statistics

[STAT 281] Applied Stats for Management

One of:

[COSC 281] Elements of Computer Systems

[BIS 251] Hardware & Software

One of:

[COSC 415] Data Communications & Networking

[COSC 418] Artificial Intelligence

General Education Requirements

First Year Seminar - 3

Oral Communications - 3

Created and Called for Community - 3

Mathematical Sciences ([MATH 109/110], [MATH 111], [MATH 180], [STAT 269]) - 3 or 4 (met by major)

Laboratory Science - 3 or 4

Science, Technology & the World (waived)

Literature - 3

Philosophy and Religion - 3

Arts - 3

Non-Western Studies - 2 or 3

Bible - 3

Christian Beliefs - 3

Writing Enriched Course ([CIS 381], met by major)

Two of the following - 6:

Social Science - 3

United States History - 3

European History - 3

Language/Cross Cultural - 9:

First Semester of Language - 3

Second Semester of Language - 3

Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural - 3

Health and Physical Fitness - 3:

Introduction to Wellness - 2

Activity Course - 1

One of the following - 3:

Ethics - 3

World Views - 3

Pluralism in Contemporary Society - 3

Summary of Degree Requirements:

General Education 50-52
Concentration 33-37
Core Requirements 25
Free Electives 9-15
Total: 123

Computer and Information Sciences