Program Overview

Information Technology Undergraduate Degree

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology is a four-year program that starts in the fall semester of the student's first year and is planned to end in the summer semester of the student's fourth year. This program is designed to provide students with valuable skills in enterprise infrastructure, information management, system analysis and design, networks and security, network administration, web and mobile systems, software development, and project management.

Program Overview

The coursework emphasizes practical applications of these skills in the design, development, programming, and implementation of information technology networks and systems. Students also apply these skills directly in the field through two required co-op work semesters beginning their junior year.

Concentrations

Students choose a concentration that matches what they want from their future career:

• IT Operations and Design
• Network Infrastructure
• Health Informatics
• IT Project Management

Co-op Experience

Through Wentworth's strong network of employers, including many alumni, IT students obtain professional experience during their two required cooperative education semesters. During these semesters, students gain invaluable, practical employment and experience. Partners who have hired Wentworth students include:

• AIR Worldwide
• Akamai Technologies
• athenahealth
• CyberArk
• Kayak
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory
• MITRE
• Raytheon
• Spark Technology
• Starry
• The Broad Institute

Accreditation

The School of Computing & Data Science will seek accreditation from ABET after graduating its first cohort of BSIT students.

Career Outcomes

Wentworth Information Technology graduates obtain well-paying jobs in a range of fields. The average hourly co-op pay for Information Technology majors is $21.29.

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology is a 120-credit program that includes:

First Year

• Fall Semester:
  • COMP1010 Fundamentals of IT
  • COMP1000 Computer Science I
  • MATH1500 Precalculus
  • English Sequence
• Spring Semester:
  • COMP1050 Computer Science II
  • COMP1100 Introduction to Networks
  • MATH2300 Discrete Mathematics
  • English Sequence

Second Year

• Fall Semester:
  • COMP2010 System Analysis & Design
  • COMP2500 Security Principles
  • MATH1030 Statistics & Applications
  • HSS Elective
• Spring Semester:
  • COMP1150 Routing and Switching
  • COMP2160 Wireless Networks
  • COMP2650 Database Management Systems
  • Science Elective

Third Year

• Fall Semester:
  • Concentration 1
  • HSS Elective
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective
• Spring Semester:
  • COOP3500 Co-op Education 1
• Summer Semester:
  • COMP4650 Web Development
  • Concentration 2
  • Information Technology Elective 1
  • Free Elective

Fourth Year

• Fall Semester:
  • COOP4500 Co-op Education 2
• Spring Semester:
  • COMP4950 Project Management
  • Concentration 3
  • HSS Elective
• Summer Semester:
  • COMP5500 Senior Project
  • Information Technology Elective 2
  • Concentration 4

Concentrations

Each Information Technology student must choose one 5-course concentration:

• Network Infrastructure Concentration
• Health Informatics Concentration
• Information Technology Concentration
• IT Project Management Concentration

Science Electives

Students can choose from a variety of science electives, including:

• BIOL1000 General Biology
• BIOL3000 Applications in Genetics
• CHEM1100 General Chemistry I
• CHEM1600 General Chemistry II
• PHYS1250 Engineering Physics I
• PHYS1750 Engineering Physics II
• PHYS2000 Introduction to Astronomy
• PHYS3100 Modern Physics

Humanities and Social Sciences

Students are required to complete:

• At least one course in Humanities
• At least one course in the Social Sciences
• The remaining course from either the Humanities or Social Sciences category A minimum of 20 credits total, including English, humanities, and social science credit, is required to complete the humanities and social sciences graduation requirement.