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Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (42 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  DSCI 10010 Society, Culture and the Digital Sciences 3  
  DSCI 10410 Information Ethics and Social Responsibility 3  
  DSCI 13210 Design Processes and Principles 3  
  DSCI 15310 Computational Thinking and Programming 3  
  DSCI 34410 Digital Information Management and Processing 3  
ELR DSCI 40910 Capstone in Digital Sciences  3  
WIC DSCI 41510 Project Management and Team Dynamics 3 C 2
  DSCI 41610 Digital Systems Security 3  
  MIS 24053 Introduction to Computer Applications 3  
  MIS 24065 Web Programming 3  
  TECH 46411 Requirements Engineering and Analysis 3  
  Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or Related Area 3 9  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (51-53 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from different categories) 4 3-6  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  General Electives (total hours depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division hours) 15-20  
ADDTIONAL MAJOR REQUIREMENT OR CONCENTRATIONS REQUIREMENTS (24-26 credits) 
  Additional Major Requirements for those not choosing a concentration (24)
  Digital Systems Analysis Concentration (24)
  Digital Systems Interaction Concentration (24)
  Digital Systems Management Concentration (24)
  Digital Systems Software Development Concentration (26)
  Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration (24)
  Enterprise Architecture Concentration (26)
MINIMUM TOTAL 120  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Minimum C (2.000) grade required in DSCI 41510 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. A list of pre-approved electives is given below. Requests for consideration of other courses as approved electives should be submitted to the student's advisor in the School of Digital Sciences. In order to meet upper-division requirement, 1 or more courses may need to be upper-division.
  4. Students selecting the Digital Systems Interaction concentration will have fulfilled 3 credits of Kent Core Social Science with PSYC 11762; students must take the remaining 3 credit hours from a different category.
Pre-Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or Related Area (9 credit hours)
Computer Animation Design Technology
CADT 22005 Multimedia and Game Design (2)
Communication Studies
COMM 21008 Social Media Strategies (3)
COMM 26001 Public Communication in Society (3)
COMM 35600 Communication in Small Groups and Teams (3)
COMM 41000 Sports Communication (3)
COMM 43000 Communication Technology and Human Interaction (3)
COMM 45006 Media Use and Effects (3)
COMM 45957 Language, Meaning and Cognition (3)
Computer Technology
COMT 20021 C Sharp Programming (3)
COMT 21200 Ethical Hacking (3)
COMT 36302 Advanced C Sharp Programming (3)
COMT 36308 Ergonomics in Computer Systems (3)
COMT 36310 Multimedia Development Tools (3)
COMT 36318 Survey of Information Security, Internet Fraud and Computer Forensics (3)
COMT 36320 Computer Forensics (3)
COMT 36321 Network Forensics (3)
COMT 36330 Local Area Network Security Fundamentals (3)
COMT 42000 Social Media Security (3)
Computer Science
CS 10001 Computer Literacy (3)
CS 10051 Introduction to Computer Science (4) 1
CS 13001 Computer Science I-Programming and Problem Solving (4)
CS 13011 Computer Science IA - Procedural Programming (2)
CS 13012 Computer Science IB - Object Oriented Programming (2)
CS 13401 User Level Computer Security (3)
CS 23001 Computer Science II-Data Structures and Abstraction (4)
CS 23022 Discrete Structures for Computer Science (3)
CS 33007 Introduction to Database System Design (3)
CS 33101 Structure of Programming Languages (3)
CS 33211 Operating Systems (3)
CS 33223 Unix Tools (3)
CS 33901 Software Engineering (3)
CS 35101 Computer Architecture (3)
CS 43202 Systems Administration (3)
CS 43203 Systems Programming (3)
CS 46101 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3)
Digital Sciences
DSCI 10310 My Story on the Web (3)
DSCI 19995 Special Topics in Digital Sciences (1-4)
DSCI 23410 Cognition in Technology (3)
DSCI 26010 Telecommunication Infrastructure (3)
DSCI 29995 Special Topics in Digital Sciences (1-4)
DSCI 31010 Enterprise Architecture (3)
DSCI 33310 Human-Computer Interaction (3)
DSCI 39995 Special Topics in Digital Sciences (1-4)
DSCI 49910 Emerging Technologies in Digital Sciences (1-3)
DSCI 49992 Internship in Digital Sciences (1-6)
DSCI 49995 Special Topics in Digital Sciences (1-4)
DSCI 49996 Individual Investigation in Digital Sciences (1-3)
English
ENG 20002 Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
ENG 30062 Principles of Technical Writing (3)
ENG 30063 Professional Writing (3)
Entrepreneurship
ENTR 27056 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
Geography
GEOG 29160 Mapping our World (3)
GEOG 49070 Geographic Information Science (4)
GEOG 49076 Spatial Programming (3)
GEOG 49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)
GEOG 49085 Web and Mobile Geographic Information Science (3)
GEOG 49162 Cartography and Geovisualization (3)
GEOG 49163 Cartography and Geovisualization Laboratory (1)
Instructional Technology
ITEC 47413 Digital Video in Education (3)
ITEC 47427 Technology and Learning (3)
ITEC 47430 Computer Applications in Education (3)
Journalism and Mass Communication
JMC 20001 Media, Power and Culture (3)
JMC 21001 Principles of Advertising (3)
JMC 21008 Social Media Strategies (3)
JMC 28001 Principles of Public Relations (3)
Management and Information Systems
MIS 24163 Principles of Management (3) 2
MIS 34036 Enterprise Systems and Business Procsses (3)
MIS 34054 Using Information Systems for Solving Business Problems (3)
MIS 34060 Operations Managment (3)
MIS 34068 System Analysis and Design (3)
MIS 34070 Programming Theory and Applications (3)
MIS 34158 Managerial and Technological Aspects of Healthcare Systems Management (3)
MIS 34165 Dynamics of Leadership (3)
MIS 44042 Network Theory and Applications (3)
MIS 44043 Database Management Systems (3)
MIS 44045 Information Systems Management (3)
MIS 44049 Network Management and Cybersecurity (3)
MIS 44062 Supply Chain Management (3)
Psychology
PSYC 11762 General Psychology (3) 1
PSYC 40445 Cognitive Psychology (3)
Technology
TECH 10001 Information Technology (3)
TECH 26010 Introduction to Computer Engineering Technology (3)
TECH 26301 Networking Hardware I (3)
TECH 33010 Computer Hardware (3)
TECH 36302 Networking Hardware II (3)
TECH 43050 Inventive Problem Solving (3)
TECH 43222 Computer Hardware Engineering and Architecture (3)
TECH 46312 Wireless Network and Telecommunication Systems (3)
TECH 46330 Visual Basic Programming in Engineering Technology (3)
TECH 46350 Network Management and Design Technology (3)
Visual Communication Design
VCD 14001 Visual Design Literacy (3)
VCD 14002 Communicating with Color (3)
VCD 34004 Visual Ethics (3)
VCD 37000 Visual Design for Media:Advanced (3)
  1. Fulfills a Kent Core Requirement
  2. Equivalent to BMRT 11009 Introduction to Management Technology

 

Additional Major Requirements (for those not choosing a concentration)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  MIS 44043 Database Management Systems 3  
  Approved Electives in Digital Sciences (DSCI only) 1 9  
  Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or Related Area 1 12  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 24  
  1. View list of pre-approved electives above. Requests for consideration of other courses as approved electives should be submitted to the student's advisor in the School of Digital Sciences. In order to meet upper-division requirement, 1 or more courses may need to be upper-division.

 

Digital Systems Analysis Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  DSCI 10310 My Story on the Web 3  
  DSCI 31010 Enterprise Architecture 3  
  DSCI 33310 Human-Computer Interaction 3  
  MIS 24163 Principles of Management 3  
  MIS 34054 Using Information Systems for Solving Business Problems 3  
  MIS 34068 Systems Analysis and Design 3  
  MIS 44043 Database Management Systems 3  
  MIS 44045 Information Systems Management 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 24  

 

Digital Systems Interaction Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  DSCI 10310 My Story on the Web 3  
  DSCI 23410 Cognition in Technology 3  
  DSCI 33310 Human-Computer Interaction 3  
  ITEC 47427 Technology and Learning 3  
  MIS 44043 Database Management Systems 3  
KSS/DD PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3  
  PSYC 40445 Cognitive Psychology 3  
  VCD 14001 Visual Design Literacy 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 24  

 

Digital Systems Management Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  DSCI 23410 Cognition in Technology 3  
  DSCI 26010 Telecommunication Infrastructure 3  
  DSCI 31010 Enterprise Architecture 3  
  MIS 24163 Principles of Management 3  
  MIS 34165 Dynamics of Leadership 3  
  MIS 44043 Database Management Systems 3  
  MIS 44045 Information Systems Management 3  
  MIS 44062 Supply Chain Management 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 24  

 

Digital Systems Software Development Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  CS
CS
CS		 13001
13011
13012		 Computer Science I-Programming and Problem Solving (4)     or
Computer Science IA - Procedural Programming (2)     and
Computer Science IB - Object Oriented Programming (2)		 4  
  CS 23001 Computer Science II-Data Structures and Abstraction 4  
  CS 23022 Discrete Structures for Computer Science 3  
  CS
MIS		 33007
44043		 Introduction to Database System Design (3)     or
Database Management Systems (3)		 3  
  CS 33901 Software Engineering 3  
  DSCI  10310 My Story on the Web 3  
  DSCI 23410 Cognition in Technology 3  
  DSCI 33310 Human-Computer Interaction 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 26  

 

Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (24 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  DSCI  10310 My Story on the Web 3  
  DSCI 26010 Telecommunication Infrastructure 3  
  DSCI 31010 Enterprise Architecture 3  
  MIS 44043 Database Management Systems 3  
  TECH 26301 Networking Hardware I 3  
  TECH 36302 Networking Hardware II 3  
  TECH 46312 Wireless Network and Telecommunication Systems 3  
  TECH 46350 Network Management and Design Technology 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 24  

 

Enterprise Architecture Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  CS
CS
CS		 13001
13011
13012		 Computer Science I-Programming and Problem Solving (4)     or
Computer Science IA - Procedural Programming (2)     and
Computer Science IB - Object Oriented Programming (2)		 4  
  CS 23001 Computer Science II-Data Structures and Abstraction 4  
  CS 23022 Discrete Structures for Computer Science 3  
  CS
MIS		 33007
44043		 Introduction to Database System Design (3)     or
Database Management Systems (3)		 3  
  DSCI 10310 My Story on the Web 3  
  DSCI 26010  Telecommunication Infrastructure 3  
  DSCI 31010 Enterprise Architecture 3  
  MIS 34054 Using Information Systems for Solving Business Problems 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 26