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IT Concentration: Pre-Law

For those entering the program Fall 2006 semester & beyond

Contacts:
David Hess (Values and Public Policy Track)
Mike Kalsher (Psychology Track)

Description:
The Pre-Law concentration with the Values and Public Policy track will earn you a dual degree with Science, Technology, and Society. STS has an established sequence of pre-law, ethics, and public policy courses that will place you in a great position for an advanced degree in law, public administration, or public policy.

Pre-law students from IT who pursue this track will be especially well positioned for a law degree in patent, Internet, and intellectual property law. Students who have pursued the STS pre-law track have been accepted at many of the nation’s top law schools.

The Pre-Law concentration with the Psychology track focuses on the interplay between psychology and logic and the legal system.

A student can choose either the Values and Public Policy Track or the Psychology Track. Each semester lists courses 1 through 8 in which the student must select the appropriate course from the chosen track. Courses cannot be intermixed between the two tracks.

Semester I Semester II

ITEC-1210 Information in History & Society

CSCI-1100 Computer Science I

MATH-1010 Calculus I

Course 1 (see below)

ITEC-1220 Politics & Economics of IT

CSCI-1200 Computer Science II

Course 2 (see below)

Math Elective*

Semester III Semester IV
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development

ITEC-2960 Creativity and IT

Course 3 (see below)

One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

Course 4 (see below)

H&SS Elective**

Semester V Semester VI
IT Elective (one of):
-CSCI-4380 Database Systems
-MGMT-496X Data Resource Management

ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

Course 5 (see below)

Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)

PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

Course 6 (see below)

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

Semester VII Semester VIII

ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience

Course 7 (see below)

Physical Science Elective (PHYS-XXXX)

Free Elective

Course 8 (see below)

H&SS Elective**

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

*Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move ITEC-2960 to Semester VII with a free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures.

**See H&SS requirements

For selection of concentration courses and H&SS Electives, see the appropriate contact person above.

Psychology Track:
Course-1: PSYC-1200 General Psychology
Course-2: PSYC-2730 Social Psychology
Course-3: PHIL-2140 Introduction to Logic 
Course-4: Law and Computing
Course-5: PSYC-4XXX Psychology and the Law
Course-6: WRIT-2110 Rhetoric & Writing
Course-7: MGMT-1100 Introduction to Management
Course-8: PSYC-4990 Concentration Capstone

Values and Public Policy Track:
Course-1: STSS-1100 Science Technology & Society
Course-2: STSS-2400 Law, Values, and Public Policies
Course-3: STSS-2550 Information, Society and Culture
Course-4: One of:
                STSS-4130 Decision Making
                STSS-2000 Level Concentration Course
Course-5: STSS-4000 Level Concentration Course
Course-6: STSS-4000 Level Concentration Course
Course-7: STSS-4800 Public Service Internship
Course-8: STSS-4980 Senior Project

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