Information Science & Technology, AAS

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The Associate of Applied Science in Information Science & Technology is designed to prepare students for careers in the information science & technology fields. This academic guide is based on the 2023-2024 Missouri State University-West Plains Catalog. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

General Education Requirements

CIS 101 - Computers for Learning Credit Hours: 3
COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3
MTH 136 - Pre-Calculus I: Algebra Credit Hours: 3

IDS:

Select two (2) credit hours

IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
OR
IDS 115 - Career Exploration Credit Hours: 1

Writing II:

Select three (3) credit hours

ENG 210 - Writing II: Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 221 - Writing II: Writing for the Professions Credit Hours: 3

Civics:

Select three (3) credit hours

HST 121 - Survey of US History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
HST 122 - Survey of US History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
PLS 101 - American Democracy and Citizenship Credit Hours: 3

General Education Total Credit Hours: 20

Information Technology Requirements

BUS 170 - Business and Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 3
CGP 145 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hours: 3
CIS 205 - Website Design and Development Credit Hours: 3
CIS 235 - Computer Hardware & Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3
CIS 260 - Application Development I Credit Hours: 3
CIS 295 - Database Management Systems Concepts Credit Hours: 3
CSC 297 - Computer Science and Information Technology Capstone Credit Hours: 1
ITS 180 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Credit Hours: 3
MTM 240 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3

Business Total Credit Hours: 25

Emphasis Areas:

Select from One (1) of the Following Emphasis Areas

Data Analytics Emphasis Area

CIS 201 - Computer Applications/Business Credit Hours: 3
CIS 295 - Database Management Systems Concepts Credit Hours: 3
CSC 130 - The World of Computer Science Credit Hours: 3
IST 110 - Data Analytics I Credit Hours: 3
IST 210 - Data Analytics II Credit Hours: 3

Data Analytics Total Credit Hours: 15

Aerial & Geospatial Technology Emphasis Area

IST 150 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology Credit Hours: 3
UAS 110 - Introduction to Drones (sUAS) Credit Hours: 3

Select nine (9) credit hours

CIS 201 - Computer Applications/Business Credit Hours: 3
CSC 130 - The World of Computer Science Credit Hours: 3
EGR 120 - Introduction to Computer Aided Design Credit Hours: 2
IST 197 - Special Topics in Information Science and Technology Credit Hours: 1-3
UAS 210 - Drone Photo and Video Production Credit Hours: 3
UAS 220 - Drone Mapping and Geospatial Analysis Credit Hours: 1

Aerial & Geospatial Technology Total Credit Hours: 15

General Information Science Emphasis Area

Select 15 credit hours from CIS, CGP , CSC, or IST (with department permission) 15

General Information Science Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours Required 60

Note: UAS 110 may be substituted with the following: UAS 115 - Introduction to Drones for Commercial Users , UAS 120 - Introduction to Drones for Public Safety , UAS 125 - Part 107 Test Prep , and UAS 130 - Drone Flight Training .

Degree Notes:

Electives must be approved by the department
Students should confirm the transferability of courses with their transfer university before completing courses at MSU-WP.