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Bachelors Degree-4 year. By: Matthew Wilson and Debra Wiliams. Integration and Application Option This is currently the only option available through the Penn State Beaver/Shenango Pilot.
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Bachelors Degree-4 year By: Matthew Wilson and Debra Wiliams
Integration and Application Option This is currently the only option available through the Penn State Beaver/Shenango Pilot. This option will prepare you to use information technology to realize a variety of system-based goals (such as reliability, accessibility, and efficiency). This option is more balanced blend of technology and people skills. Shenango Beaver Shenango Beaver
Careers Average starting salary for 4-year IST graduates is $56,000 Many students within this option find positions related to consulting and project management. Opportunities are endless…
Integration and Application Option • Classes taken are from Beaver • Several classes will be through Polycom or Angel • 400 level courses are required to be taken at Beaver and not via distance learning. • Penn State Beaver campus less than one hour commute • Only Integration and Application option available. • Possible to obtain Associates in IST Networking Option while earning 4 year in Integration with only a few other courses needed.
Courses to complete to officially enter the major of IST (before end of sophomore year for 4-year) • IST 110: Information, People, and Technology. • IST 210: Organization of Data • IST 220: Networking and Telecommunications • IST 230: Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics • IST 240: Introduction to Computer Languages
2nd year Course list • Semester 3 • IST 230 • Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics • 3 credits • Semester 4 • IST 240 • Introduction to Computer Languages • 3 credits • STAT 200 • Introduction to Statistics • 4 credits
3rd year Course list • Semester 5 • IST 302 • IT Project Management • 3 credits • IST 331 • Organization & Design of Information Systems • 3 credits • Semester 6 • IST 301 • Information & Organizations • 3 credits • IST 420 • Fundamentals of Systems & Enterprise • 3 credits
4th year Course list • Semester 7 • IST 421 • Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies & Applications • 3 credits • IST 495 • Internship • 3 credits • Semester 8 • IST 402 • Emerging Issues & Technologies • 3 credits • IST 440W • Integration & Problem Solving • 3 credits
General Education Requirements • GWS – 9 Credits Total • Composition - 3 Credits • ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 • Writing – 3 Credits • ENGL 202C or ENGL 202D • Speech Communication – 3 Credits • CAS 100A • GQ – General Quantification • MATH 110 or MATH 140 • 4 credits • STAT 200 • 4 credits • GS – Social & Behavior Sciences • ECON 002, ECON 004, or ECON 014 • 3 Credits • 3 additional credits in any course designated GS
General Education Requirements cont. • GN – Natural Sciences • 9 Credits Total • Choose any courses with GN designation to fulfill requirements • GA – Arts • 6 Credits Total • Choose any courses with GA designation to fulfill requirements • GH – Humanities • 6 Credits Total • Choose any courses with the GH designation to fulfill requirements • GHA – Health & Physical Activity • 3 credits in any course designated GHA
Additional Requirements • 3rd level competency of Foreign Language • SPN 001, SPN 002, SPN 003 are all offered here at the Shenango campus • If you took 4 years of a language in high school, you may be exempt from this requirement • Support of Option • 12 Credits • IST courses taken to fulfill the 2 IST degree at Shenango will apply here • IST 260W • IST 226 • IST 227 • IST 228 • Foreign Culture • 3 credits in United States Culture courses designated US • 3 credits in International Culture courses designated IL