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CDM 2024 Info Technology

The BS in Information Systems focuses on the organizational and business application of computers and related technologies. It prepares students for careers in IT project management, systems analysis & design, database administration, help desk, enterprise systems administration, and user training.

Program Requirements Quarter Hours
Liberal Studies Requirements 76
Major Requirements 88
Open Electives 28
Total hours required 192

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Identify four different types of information systems.
  • Identify five phases of systems development life cycle.
  • Identify two best practices in IS project management.
  • Describe the characteristics and implementation requirements for enterprise-level information systems.
  • Identify the key elements of two commonly used diagrams for IS requirements and conceptual design specifications (e.g., data flow diagram, use case diagram, entity relationship diagram).

Liberal Studies Requirements

Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down. 

Plan of Study Grid
First Year ProgramHours
Chicago Quarter
LSP 110
DISCOVER CHICAGO
or EXPLORE CHICAGO
4
Focal Point
LSP 112 FOCAL POINT SEMINAR 4
Writing
WRD 103 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I 1 4
WRD 104 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II 1 4
Quantitative Reasoning
Not Required
Sophomore Year
Race, Power, and Resistance
LSP 200 SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE 4
Junior Year
Experiential Learning
Required 4
Senior Year
Capstone
Required in major 1
1

Students must earn a C- or better in this course.

Learning Domains

Arts and Literature (AL)

  •  3 Courses Required

Historical Inquiry (HI)

  • 2 Courses Required 

Math and Computing (MC)

  • Not Required

Philosophical Inquiry (PI)

  • 2 Courses Required (See note below)

Religious Dimensions (RD)

  • 2 Courses Required (See note below)

Scientific Inquiry (SI)

  • 1 Lab Course Required

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)

  • 3 Courses Required

Notes

Students must take one of the following ethics courses: CSC 208 (PI), PHL 248/MGT 248 (PI) or REL 228/MGT 228 (RD).

Specified required courses within Liberal Studies may have grade minimums (e.g. C- or better). Please consult your advisor or your college and major requirements.​

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.

In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.​

Major Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
IS 201INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS4
IT 130INTRODUCTORY COMPUTING FOR THE WEB4
IT 240INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES4
IT 263APPLIED NETWORKS AND SECURITY4
UXD 210INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN4

Second Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
CMNS 201BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION4
IS 215ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES4
IS 324ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE4
IT 223DATA ANALYSIS4
IT 238INTERACTIVE WEB SCRIPTING4

Third Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
IS 335INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL MODELING FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION4
IS 372SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT4
IS 373INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS4
IT 231WEB DEVELOPMENT I4
Four (4) credit hours of Major Elective4

Fourth Year 

Course Title Quarter Hours
CSEC 340FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE (FORMERLY CNS 340)4
IS 344IT AUDITING4
IS 352INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS SYSTEMS4
IS 360SYSTEMS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIG DATA4
IS 376INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT4
Eight (8) credit hours of Major Electives8

Major Electives

Major Electives may be selected from any 200- or 300-level CSEC, CSC, ECT, IS, IT, SE, NET, or UXD courses. Students are encouraged, but not required, to select all Major Elective courses from one of the following competency lists:

Competency in Management Applications

Course Title Quarter Hours
FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
VIRTUAL SOFTWARE TEAMS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Competency in Government, Regulation, and Compliance

Course Title Quarter Hours
LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 228)
CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS (FORMERLY CNS 342)
HUMAN-CENTERED CYBERSECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 345)
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 366)
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY LAW

Competency in User Interaction

Course Title Quarter Hours
PROTOTYPING METHODS I
INTRODUCTION TO DATA VISUALIZATION DESIGN
CODING DESIGN FRAMEWORKS
USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
USER-CENTERED WEB DESIGN

Competency in Software Development

Course Title Quarter Hours
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING
APPLIED OO PROGRAMMING
ADVANCED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
USER INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS

Open Electives

Open Elective credit hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:

  • Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses).
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses.
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses.
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Program Combination Restrictions

Students pursuing the BS in Information Systems are forbidden from pursuing the Minor in Information Systems, the Minor in Information Technology, and the Minor in Management Information Systems.