Curriculum

Information Systems is a unique multidisciplinary field that requires technical, interpersonal, and information skills. The Undergraduate Program at Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology defines information systems broadly to include information itself, people, policies, and procedures, as well as computer hardware and software. As information technology becomes more powerful, a broad focus on all aspects of the system becomes more important if the information is to be provided to meet the competitive needs of industry.

The program integrates information systems courses into a carefully planned arts and sciences education. The first years information systems courses are specifically designed to prepare the student for the first co-operative education assignment. In addition to information systems courses, students take courses such as psychology, computer science, mathematics, and composition. The curriculum produces an information professional with a strong balance of technical and people skills.

Possible areas of concentration within the major at the College of Information Science and Technology include:

• Analysis and Design
  • Database development and management
  • Decision support systems
  • Software engineering

• Distributed systems (telecommunications and networking)

• Knowledge-based systems (artificial intelligence, expert systems)

• Information resources management (automation management, data administration)

The information systems major is designed to be completed in 5 years, including 18 months of co-op. Students pursue on-campus studies in the fall, winter, and spring terms of their freshman and senior years. In their sophomore, pre-junior, and junior years, they spend all 4 terms (fall, winter, spring, and summer) either in class or on co-op.


For more information about the undergraduate information systems major at Drexel University, contact:

Melissa Englund
Director of Student Services,
College of Information Science and Technology

Phone 215.895.2477
email englunmm@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu