Information Management and Services, B.S.
The program outline and graduation requirements are listed below. In addition, free electives are selected to reach 120 credits overall and a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for graduation.
The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/information-library-science/programs
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information regarding these requirements, please visit http://catalog.southernct.edu/undergraduate/degree-requirements.html (General Education Requirements). Courses in the major and/or cognate may also be used to satisfy LEP requirements where noted below (*).
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (24 Credits)
ILS 302 — Information Service
ILS 320 —Technical Services
ILS 330 — User Services
ILS 360 - Data Literacy and Presentation
ILS 400 - Library Information Service Practice
ILS 421 — Organization of the Information Center
ILS 425 — Information Sources
ILS 440 — Information Service Technology
COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (15 Credits)
Select 9 credits from:
CSC 104 - Web Technology (T1TF)*
CSC 152 - CS1: Programming Fundamentals
CSC 200 - Information Management and Productivity Software (T1TF)*
CSC 207 - Computer Systems
CSC 212 - Data Structures
CSC 334 - Human Computer Interactions
CSC 335 - Database Systems
CSC 465 - Computer Networking and Security II
CSC 477 - Data Mining
Select 6 credits from any of the following areas:
Management
MGT 200 — Managerial Communication
MGT 300 — Management and Organization
MGT 305 — Organizational Behavior
MGT 415 — Developing Team Managerial Skills
Psychology/Sociology
PSY 210 — Infant and Child Development
PSY 215 — Adolescent Development
PSY 227 — Social Psychology
PSY 370 — Educational Psychology
or PSY 371 — Educational Psychology for Early Childhood Majors
SOC 203 — Social Organizations
SOC 361 — Urban Sociology
Communication
COM 101 — Public Speaking
COM 225 — Interpersonal Communication
COM 253 — Fundamentals of Video Production