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ITWS Concentration: Medicine
(Science)
For those entering the program Fall 2011 semester & beyond
Contact Person: Michael H. Hanna
Description:
Modern physicians are caregivers, small business persons, and community leaders. They are bombarded with information from medical journals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and HMOs to mention a few. They collect information from the mundane realms of scheduling and billing to precise documentation needed for patient records and outcome studies. They are well equipped to provide care but overwhelmed by the information flow.
The standard undergraduate curriculum for students applying to medical school has not changed in 30 years. Certainly, students need the basic science courses in order to perform well in medical school. The ITWS concentration in medicine will provide the premedical requirements and a fresh approach toward information management.
A physician trained in the ITWS curriculum will be able to lead the profession into the next century where information flow will dominate both in diagnostics and management. New technologies and new mechanisms of providing care drive the practice of medicine. The application of information technology to these expanding areas will be the next wave as medicine struggles to keep up. Without appropriate information guidance and flow, the next generation of physicians will be overwhelmed.
Required Courses:
| Semester I |
Semester II |
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ITWS-1100 Introduction to Information Technology and Web Science
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
CHEM-1100 Chemistry I (Science Elective)
MATH-1010 Calculus I |
CSCI-1200 Data Structures
MATH-1020 Calculus II (Math Elective) (1)
English Elective from LL&C (HASS Elective) (2)
ITWS-1220 IT and Society |
| Semester III |
Semester IV |
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ITWS-2110 Web Systems Development
One of: (1)
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components and Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
BIOL-1010 Intro to Biology
CHEM-1200 Chemistry II (Science Elective) |
ITWS-4200 Web Science
ITWS-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
One of: (1)
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networks and OS
- CSCI-2300 Introduction to Algorithms
BIOL-2120 Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Semester V |
Semester VI |
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ITWS-4310 Managing IT Resources
One of:
- ITWS-2961 Creativity and IT
- ITWS-496X IT for Arts and Performance
CHEM-2250 Organic Chemistry I
PHYS-1100 Physics I
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ITWS Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-4170 Data Resource Management
CHEM-2260 Organic Chemistry II
PHYS-1200 Physics II
Elective from LL&C (HASS Elective) (2) |
| Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
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One of: (3)
- ITWS-4100 Information Technology and Web Science Capstone (Professional Track)
- ITWS-4990 Senior Thesis (Research Track)
BIOL-4290 Human Physiological Systems
Free Elective
Social Science Elective (HASS Elective) (2) |
ITWS-4940 Capstone - Concentration
HASS Elective (2)
Free Elective
Free Elective
ITWS-4990 Senior Thesis (Research Track Only) |
Students must satisfy an 8-credit communication requirement. See your advisor for details.
(1)
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 ITWS-2961/ITWS-496X 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. Please see your advisor regarding the math course required in Semester II . If a student is planning to apply to the co-terminal MS in IT program, they need to select the CSCI sequence.
(2) See HASS requirements
(3) Co-terminal students would replace ITWS-4100 Information Technology and Web Science Capstone with ITWS-4980 Special Projects course which will be the culminating experience. |
