Information design and applications power a web-enabled business world. The information age demands a higher order of thinking and analysis, and user friendly and visually interesting design and communication. Expanding, up and coming fields such as information architecture and design, and human-computer interface design, marry technical and creative skills and talent.
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Professional Communications and Information Systems degree program prepares graduates to work in areas of technology or in positions that require a high level of interaction through technology and communications.
Is this program right for me?
The B.S. in Professional Communications and Information Systems degree appeals to those individuals who have right side and logical left side thinking. Hallmarks of the program include skills of analysis, evaluation, and synthesis—applicable to a wide variety of careers.
Job Prospects
A global transition from goods-producing societies to an information or knowledge-sharing society is well underway. Professionals of many types are needed to envision and manage a new social framework of telecommunications that is changing the way that economic and social exchanges are conducted, and the way knowledge is created and retrieved.
Job prospects are very good for those who can apply both analytical and creative thinking, and apply that knowledge in a variety of contexts, including information technology applications, human-computer interfaces, support software, technical communication, and the design of information for a variety of users and contexts.