Degrees within ISAT
The Department of Integrated
Science and Technology offers majors in:
Computer and Information
Technology, with areas of emphasis in:
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Computer Application
Development
Software Development specialization
Instrumentation specialization
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Computer Forensics, in
collaboration with the Criminal Justice Department
Network Security and Administration
specialization
Computer and Multimedia Forensics/Investigation
specialization
-
Web Application Development
Web Programming specialization in collaboration
with the Art Department
Database Management specialization
Biotechnology
Environmental Science, with
an area of emphasis in
Students may also choose to major in
Integrated Science and Technology with areas of emphasis in either:
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Environmental Assessment and
Policy with work in geospatial science and GIS
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Biotechnology, for those
interested in additional work in computer or environmental areas
The
Integrated Science and Technology degree program brings together faculty and
subject matter from computer and information science, engineering,
communication studies, mathematics, physics, biological sciences, and
forensic science to create a unique degree program with the following
objectives:
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To create a more effective
method of engaging students by presenting the value and excitement of
science and technology in today’s world;
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To provide for the development
of communication skills throughout the curriculum, thus enhancing each
students’ potential for successful employment,
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To demonstrate the importance
of science and technology to the needs of society and relate the issues
of society to those who engage in science and technology,
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To integrate the use of
computers and expert systems as a curriculum tool to teach
decision-making, information gathering, and communication
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To provide a broad,
interdisciplinary curriculum that will more fully prepare graduates for
changing employment opportunities;
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To create future employees who
have solid backgrounds in science and technology as well as the
communication and people skills necessary to work in a flexible and
changing work environment
Admission Standards
Recommended are at least two years of study
in a modern foreign language. In addition to two years of algebra, a unit of
geometry and a unit of trigonometry or advanced mathematics are also
recommended.
Program Components
The
IST program has four major components:
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General education requirements
include communication skills, “connections” courses that examine the
relationships between society, science, and technology, courses in the
liberal and fine arts, social sciences, a modern foreign language, and a
public service/volunteer experience;
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Core courses are analytical
methods, programming and instrumentation, and coursework focusing on
Issues in science and technology;
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Strategic Sector courses, taken
in the junior year, allow students to begin work toward their major or
area of emphasis with integration of knowledge from other areas of study
across the university curriculum;
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Concentration courses replace
the traditional major, and include a two semester senior “capstone”
project which can be a research project, development of software, a
thesis, or other project approved by the student’s advisor which serves
as a culmination of the student’s work in the field.
The
Integrated Science and Technology degree is a four-year program that
requires 128 credit hours.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
Hours |
| Communications |
|
| English 101
Composition |
3 |
| English 102/302
Comosition II or ENG 201H |
3 |
|
Communications 103 |
3 |
| Connections |
|
| IST 120 Connections
I |
2 |
| IST 220 Connections
II |
2 |
| Humanities (Classics,
Philosophy, or Religious Studies course) |
3 |
One course to be selected from the following:
Classics - any course except 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236
Philosophy - any course
Religious Studies - any course except 304, 310, 320, 325, 351 |
|
| Literature |
3 |
One course in literature to be selected from the following:
Classics 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236
English: any 300- or 400-level literature course
(ENG 350, 354, 360, 377, 378, 402, 405, 408, 420, 444, 446, 455, 458,
475, 476, and 478 do not fulfill this requirement) |
|
| The Arts: ART 112, MUS 142,
THE 112, or other Fine Arts course |
3 |
|
(ART 214 required for Web Development) |
|
| Language and Cross-Cultural Experience
|
6-12 |
Students may meet the language and cross-cultural
experience requirement by completing FRN 203 and 204, GER 203 and
204, SPN 203 and 204, JPN 203 and 204, or equivalent courses in
another modern foreign language. Students may meet this requirement
by enrolling in a language study program, offered by Marshall
University or another institution which provides intensive work in a
modern foreign language.
Environmental Science majors (but not Integrated
Science and Technology majors with an Environmental Assessment and
Policy area of emphasis) are exempt from the foreign language
requirement.
|
|
| Social Science* |
9 |
Social Science courses are to be distributed in at least three different
fields chosen from those below:
Criminal Justice: any course
Economics: any course
Geography: any course except 101
History: any course
Political Science: any course
Psychology: any course except 223 and 417.
Sociology/Anthropology: any course except SOC 344, 345,
and 445.
Women's Studies: 101
*In selecting social science
courses students should be sure they meet the International or
Multicultural portions of the Marshall Plan. |
|
| Public Service/Volunteer Experience
|
|
| IST 301 Public Service Experience |
1 |
Each student will participate in a public service
or volunteer experience, selected with permission from his or her
advisor, which gives the student an experience working in a
volunteer capacity with a group, organization, or agency that offers
a service to the general public. Such experience should consist of
at least 30 contact hours accumulated over a year or less and should
be related to the area of concentration.
|
|
| Elective Course |
6-8 |
Each student shall select an elective
course, that is not a science or mathematics course, from among those
offered by the university, with approval from his or her advisor.
|
|
| Total Required General Education Hours
|
44-49 |
| PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS |
|
Hours |
| CORE COURSES |
|
|
| Analytical
Methods |
|
12-13 |
IST 131
Analytical Methods II: Differential Calculus
(or MTH 229: Calc. with Anal. Geom. I) |
4-5 |
|
| IST 230
Analytical Methods III: Integral Calculus/Series |
4 |
|
| IST 231
Analytical Methods IV: Advanced Math Topics |
4 |
|
| Issues in
Science and Technology |
|
13-16 |
IST 111
Issues I: Living Systems
(or BSC 120: Principles of Biology I) |
4 |
|
IST 212
Issues II: Energy
(or PHY 201 and PHY 202: General Physics) |
3 |
|
| IST 260 Instrumentation |
3 |
|
| Programming |
|
3-6 |
IST
160 Intro to Programming*
(Marshall Plan computer literacy requirement is met by IST 160) |
3 |
|
| IST
163 Programming Practicum with C++ ** |
3 |
|
*Required of all students including
those in Integrated Science and Technology, Computer and Information
Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Assessment and Policy and
Environmental Science majors.
**Required of students in Computer and Information Technology.
|
|
|
| Total hours in
Core Courses |
|
25-30 |
| |
|
|
| MAJOR OR AREA
OF EMPHASIS |
|
|
Students choose 24 hours from one or
more of the following areas: Computer and Information Technology,
Biotechnology, or Environmental Assessment and Policy; Environmental
Science, or from areas outside IST that complement their chosen
concentration.
|
|
|
| Total hours in
Major or Area of Emphasis: |
|
24-30 |
| |
|
|
| CAPSTONE
EXPERIENCE |
|
6 |
| IST
490, Senior Project I and IST 491, Senior Project II |
|
|
|
|
|
| Science or
Technical Electives |
|
12-18 |
TOTAL CREDIT
HOURS FOR GRADUATION
(a minimum of 48 hours must
be 300-400 level) |
|
128 |
COMPUTER LITERACY
The
Marshall Plan computer literacy requirement is met by work taken in IST 160,
IST 260, and IST 231.
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