As an information technology major, you will take courses covering the core areas of hardware, software, communications and databases. You’ll get the hands-on experience you need to be competitive in entry-level jobs in the various industries and organizations that depend on computer technology. You’ll use the latest tools to maintain and troubleshoot hardware components and develop your own applications for traditional computers, multimedia devices and the Web.

Problem-solving skills will be the key to your professional success, so we’ve designed a curriculum that will build your communication capabilities alongside your technical knowledge. 

Here are the courses you’ll need to get the 60 credits required for graduation:

The number of electives you take will depend on your math skills when you enter The New Community College. If you need help with college algebra, you’ll take College Algebra & Trigonometry followed by one three-credit elective. If you’re already proficient in algebra, you’ll choose two three-credit electives. Either way, you’ll take one one-credit elective as an internship or project.

General Requirements, 24 credits

• ENGL 103: Composition I (3 credits)
• ENGL 203: Composition II (3 credits)
• LASC 101: City Seminar I (3 credits)
• LASC 102: City Seminar II (3 credits)
• LASC 200 The Arts in New York City (3 credits)
• MATH 103: Statistics (3 credits)
• SOSC 111: Ethnographies of Work I (3 credits)
• SOSC 113: Ethnographies of Work II (3 credits)

Information Technology Program Requirements, 27 credits

• BUSI 102: Introduction to Business (3 credits)
• INFT 102: Hardware & Software (3 credits)
• INFT 202: Database Management & Design (3 credits)
• INFT 201: Networking & Data Communications (3 credits)
• INFT 203: Introduction to Management Information Systems (3 credits)
• INFT 211: Programming I (3 credits)
• INFT 221: Web Technologies & Multimedia (3 credits)
• INFT 233: Systems Analysis & Design (3 credits)
• MATH 120: College Algebra or elective (3 credits)

Electives, 9 credits
Depending on proficiency in mathematics, students must take three (3) 3-credit electives from among:

• BIOL 122 Introduction to Biology: Life in New York City (3 credits)
• BUSI 204: Fundamentals of Project Management: (3 credits)
• INFT 213: Special Topics in Information Technology (3 credits)
• INFT 223: Programming II (3 credits)
• INFT 204: Internship in Information Technology (3 credit)
• INFT 244: Information Technology Independent Project (3 credit)
• MATH 201: Precalculus (3 credits)