Program Overview

Web and Mobile Computing Bachelor of Science Degree

Overview

The web and mobile computing degree teaches students a user-centric approach to creating impactful apps, with solid code and good design.

Careers and Experiential Learning

• Typical Job Titles:
  • Application Software Developer
  • Database Developer
  • Full-Stack Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Development Associate
  • Mobile App Developer
  • Technology Development Programmer
  • Web Developer
• Industries:
  • Automotive
  • Commercial Banking and Credit
  • Insurance
  • Internet and Software
  • Health Care
  • Manufacturing

Curriculum

First Year

• GCIS-123: Software Development and Problem Solving I (General Education)
• GCIS-124: Software Development and Problem Solving II (General Education)
• ISTE-140: Web & Mobile I
• ISTE-144: Design for Developers
• ISTE-230: Introduction to Database and Data Modeling
• MATH-131: Discrete Mathematics (General Education – Mathematical Perspective A)
• YOPS-010: RIT 365: RIT Connections
• General Education – Elective
• General Education – Ethical Perspective
• General Education – First-Year Writing (WI)

Second Year

• ISTE-99: School of Information Second Year Seminar
• ISTE-222: Applied Data Structures and Algorithms
• ISTE-252: Foundations of Mobile Design
• ISTE-260: Designing the User Experience
• ISTE-330: Database Connectivity and Access
• ISTE-340: Client Programming
• MATH-161: Applied Calculus (General Education – Mathematical Perspective B)
• NSSA-290: Networking Essentials for Developers
• SWEN-383: Software Design Principles and Patterns
• General Education – Artistic Perspective
• General Education – Global Perspective

Third Year

• ISTE-341: Server Programming
• ISTE-422: Application Development Practices
• ISTE-499: Undergraduate Co-op (summer)
• WMC Concentration Courses
• General Education – Immersion 1
• General Education – Social Perspective
• General Education – Natural Science Inquiry Perspective
• Open Electives

Fourth Year

• ISTE-500: Senior Development Project I
• ISTE-501: Senior Development Project II (WI-PR)
• WMC Concentration Courses
• General Education – Immersion 2, 3
• General Education – Scientific Principles Perspective
• Open Elective
• General Education – Electives

Concentrations

Web Application Development

• ISTE-442: Secure Web Application Development
• ISTE-444: Web Server Development and Administration

Mobile Application Development

• ISTE-454: Mobile Application Development I
• ISTE-456: Mobile Application Development II

Wearable & Ubiquitous Development

• ISTE-358: Foundations of Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing
• ISTE-458: Advanced Topics in Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing

Project Life Cycle

• NSSA-370: Project Management
• ISTE-430: Information Requirements Modeling

Database

• ISTE-432: Database Application Development
• ISTE-438: Contemporary Databases
• ISTE-470: Data Mining and Exploration

Admissions and Financial Aid

• First-Year Admission:
  • 4 years of English
  • 3 years of social studies and/or history
  • 3 years of mathematics (algebra, geometry, and algebra 2/trigonometry)
  • 2-3 years of science (chemistry or physics)
  • Computing electives are preferred
• Transfer Admission:
  • A minimum of college algebra
  • Chemistry or physics
  • Computing courses are preferred
• Financial Aid and Scholarships:
  • 100% of all incoming first-year and transfer students receive aid
  • Scholarships, grants, loans, and campus employment programs

Faculty

• Tae Oh: Professor
• Dan Bogaard: Associate Professor
• Jim Habermas: Senior Lecturer

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Contact

• Program Contact: Dan Bogaard, Associate Professor
• School of Information
• Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
• 585-475-5231

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• 1 Lomb Memorial Drive
• Rochester, NY 14623

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