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Computer and Information Sciences is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:
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Information technology (IT) degree programs train students in computing technologies and how to use them to store, secure, manage, retrieve, and send information. IT includes physical equipment or hardware and operating systems and applications, known as software.
In general, individuals who enrol in an IT curriculum aim to lead or be part of a technical team responsible for a company’s information technology infrastructure and assets.
With the broad goal of teaching the relationship between humans and computers, core subjects in IT programs include:
• Leading and managing remote work teams
• Programming Principles
• Database Systems
• Customer Support Systems
• Computer Systems
• Systems Analysis
• Internet Technologies
• IT Project Management
• IT Security
• Ethics in Information Technology