The undergraduate Information Systems (IS) program of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at PSU is a multi-disciplinary program. It combines knowledge from the fields of computer science and business administration along with principles and theories of information systems. The program is structured into a number of modules comprising the following types of courses: college requirements, department requirements, and program requirements. College and Department requirements have both been described in earlier sections of this catalog.
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The Program requirements account for 50 of the total 134 credit hours that an IS student must complete. These consist of core courses, elective courses, and supporting courses. Core courses are those that constitute the main areas of knowledge of the IS discipline. IS elective courses are a list of courses that introduce different topics of information systems, some of which are more advanced studies in certain areas of the discipline. Supporting courses represent the foundation business knowledge for an Information Systems student and a communication course that strengthens the student’s technical communication skills.
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