New
Majors
effective
September, 2008
Two new additional majors in
computing will begin in Fall 2008.
B.S.
in Multimedia Computing.
This is a new major designed for students
interested in the types of computing that are used for entertainment,
art and esthetics. The major melds work in the Arts, Mathematics
and Computer Science to produce students who are comfortable applying
computing to non-traditional applications such as robotics, computer
gaming, web production, and arts production. Building on our
several-year-old minor in the field, the new major is designed to
provide preparation for the increasing number of computing careers in
the arts and entertainment industries.
Program
requirements and prerequisites.
B.S.
in Information Systems.
This major, offered in a program taught jointly between the
CIS department and the Business program, is designed for students who
want to use their computing skills in the field of business and
organizational management. Combining a broad education in
computing with the extensive "business intelligence" that today's
organizations are seeking from their information technology staffs, the
major will prepare students for such careers as Business Analyst,
Systems Analyst, Database Administrator, Information Technology
Specialist, and Information Consultant.
Program
requirements and prerequisites.
The current major in computing continues.
B.S. in
Computer and Information Science.
Program
requirements and prerequisites.
For more information on these and and other current programs in
the CIS department, see Advice to
Undergraduates.
New
Minor
effective
September, 2008
Minor
in Parallel and Distributed Computing
Changes
in Requirements
effective
January, 2008
These changes in requirements for the B.S. in
Computer and Information Science degree
are now in effect.
The changes are:
CIS 4.1 and CIS 24 are no longer
required for the BS in CIS. CIS 4.1 will no longer be offered.
CIS 24 will continue to be offered to allow students who started in the
old program and have
already taken CIS 4.1 to complete the old requirements.
CIS 20.1 and 20.2, Design and
Implementation of Software Applications 1 & 2, are required instead.
CIS 27 has been replaced by CIS 27.1,
a combination of Assembly Language and Computer
Organization. CIS 27.1 is now required. Any student who took 27 does
not need to (and cannot)
take 27.1. Any student graduating under the old requirements can take
CIS 27.1 in place of 27.
CIS 27 will no longer be offered.
If you have already taken CIS 4.1,
you can graduate under the old requirements by taking CIS 24.
If you have not taken CIS 27, take CIS 27.1.If you have taken 4.1, but
wish to graduate under the new
requirements, by all means take 20.1
and 20.2-- and you need not take 24.
If you have not yet completed CIS 4.1
by the end of this semester, you should graduate under the
new requirements by taking CIS 20.1, 20.2, and 27.1. (Of course, if you
receive an INC or ABS
in CIS 4.1 this semester, you can still complete it within the
regulatory deadline and use the old
requirements.) You need not take CIS
24 (unless you want it as an elective. CIS 24 can be used
as one of the two required electives numbered between 13 and 59.99.)
Since CIS 4.1 and 27 will no longer
be offered, CUNY regulations do not permit any more F
replacement for those courses. CIS 27.1 cannot be used to replace an F
grade in CIS 27.
For a complete listing of the requirements for the B.S. in
Computer and Information Science and for information on other
current programs in
the CIS department, see Advice to
Undergraduates.
Contact
Prof. Langsam or Prof.
Tenenbaum if you have any questions.