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Association for Computing Machinery: Computing Curricula - Overview Report

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BYU Department of Information Technology: About IT & Cybersecurity Majors

Comparison of Topics Covered By Program:

BYU STEM students can expect to study a wide range of topics under their specific major. This table shows the number of courses related to certain skills and areas of study by program.

Topics
Applied Mathematics
Bionformatics & Biotechnology
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Digital Humanities
Information Systems
Information Technology & Cybersecurity
Instructional Psychology & Technology
Statistics
Data Analytics & Machine Learning
5
2
1
5
2
4
10
HCI and User Experience Design
2
2
1
Database
2
3
2
1
Technology in Business
1
1
1
1
1
Technology Project or Product Managment
2
1
Hardware
10
1
3
General Software Development*
2
Web Development
2
3
4
3
Mobile Development
2
Game Development
Image Processing
1
Business Systems Development
1
1
Operating Systems & Assembly Languages
5
2
2
1
Data Structures and Algorithms
8
1
6
1
Security, Forensics, Risk Managment
1
1
1
4
3
Systems Analysis and Administration
3
1
2
IT Infastructure
6
2
4
3
General Technology
4
3
1
2
10
Spreadsheets
5
Total Department Coverage
14
3
24
34
8
36
22
12
12

*Only counted if prefix matches department (e.g., while CS 142 is part of several majors, it is only counted for CS)
*Departments with few courses counted here most likely borrow courses from other programs
*Includes undergrad and graduate courses
*Courses that are not computer-focused are not counted

Topics
Bionformatics & Biotechnology
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Cybersecurity
Digital Humanities
Instructional Psychology & Technology
Information Systems
Information Technology
Applied Mathematics
Statistics
Data Analytics
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Data Systems
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Genomics
✅
Hardware
✅
✅
✅
✅
Mathematics
✅
✅
✅
✅
Organizational Issues
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Software Development
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Statistics
✅
✅
✅

Employment Opportunities by Program

Job Title/Field Bioinformatics / Biotechnology Computer Science Cybersecurity Digital Humanities & Technology Electrical / Computer Engineering Instructional Psychology & Technology Information Systems Information Technology Applied Mathematics Statistics
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