Design and Innovation Concentration
Applied Computing and Informatics, Bachelor of Science - Design and Innovation Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements - 34 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Skills | 15 | |
Writing – 6 hrs. | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| COLLEGE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
Oral Communication – 3 hrs. | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
Quantitative Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
Data Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
| DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
Until Fall 2028, students can satisfy this requirement with an approved data literacy course, or any approved natural or social science general education course. | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 13 | |
Social Science – 3 hrs. | ||
Humanities – 3 hrs. | ||
Natural & Physical Science (must complete a lab) – 4 hrs. | ||
Arts – 3 hrs. | ||
| Individual and Social Responsibility | 6 | |
Cultural Knowledge – 3 hrs. | ||
Civic Knowledge and Engagement – 3 hrs. | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 61 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| All of the Following: | 43 | |
| LEARN AND EARN: COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (** ^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY (**) | ||
| HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING (**) | ||
| DIGITAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING USING PRACTICAL SCRIPTING (^) | ||
or CIST 1400 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | |
| DATA ANALYSIS AND MACHINE LEARNING (^) | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CONSTRUCTION (^) | ||
| DEVOPS AND PLATFORM ENGINEERING (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED STATISTICS FOR IS&T (^) | ||
| APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS SEMINAR (^ taken 3 times for 1 cr each) | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING & COMMUNICATION FOR IS&T (^) | ||
| DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS FOR APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS (^) | ||
or CSCI 3320 | DATA STRUCTURES | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETHICS (** ^) | ||
| CAPSTONE (^) | ||
| Design and Innovation Concentration Courses - 18 Hours Required | ||
| All of the following: | 9 | |
| CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (^) | ||
| DESIGN METHODS AND PROTOTYPING (^) | ||
| USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (^) | ||
| Select 9 credit hours from the following: | 9 | |
| SOCIAL STATISTICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO C PROGRAMMING (^) | ||
| WEB DESIGN (^) | ||
| DIGITAL GAME DESIGN | ||
| ADVANCED DIGITAL GAME DESIGN (^) | ||
| WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT | ||
| FULL STACK DEVELOPMENT (^) | ||
| MARKETING INNOVATION (^) | ||
| NEW VENTURE FORMATION (^) | ||
| CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN IT INNOVATION 1 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
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Special topics may only count toward a max of 6 credits in the concentration and the topic must be approved by the concentration.