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Program checklist · Information Science, Systems, and Technology (BS)

Information Science, Systems, and Technology (BS)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY

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Program
Award
Information Science, Systems, and Technology (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0101
Credits (computed from items)
624-676
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190424
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190424_0924066f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major Program

major core · 0 items

    Core Courses

    major core · 11 items
    1. or: INFO 1260 Choices and Consequences in Computing
      3
    2. 4
    3. 4
    4. 4
    5. 3
    6. 3
    7. Select one course in Data Science and Machine Learning:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    8. As published: “Introduction to Machine Learning 1”
      4
    9. As published: “Learning with Big Messy Data 1”
      4
    10. 4
    11. As published: “Data Mining and Machine Learning 1”
      4

    Concentrations

    concentration · 0 items

      Behavioral Science

      0 items

        Data Science

        0 items

          Digital Culture and Production

          0 items

            Information Ethics, Law, and Policy

            0 items

              Interactive Technologies

              0 items

                Networks, Crowds and Markets

                0 items

                  User Experience (UX)

                  0 items

                    Major Approved Electives

                    electives · 0 items

                      Students must choose two courses from any concentration to count as major-approved electives. 2

                      electives · 0 items

                        Data Science

                        0 items

                          A. Data Analysis

                          5 items
                          1. 3
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                            1-4
                          5. 4

                          B. Domain Expertise

                          10 items
                          1. 4
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. 3
                          5. 3
                          6. 3
                          7. 3
                          8. 3
                          9. 3
                          10. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                            1-4

                          C. Big Data Ethics, Policy and Society

                          14 items
                          1. 3
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. 3
                          5. 4
                          6. 3
                          7. 3
                          8. 3
                          9. 3
                          10. 3
                          11. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                            1-4
                          12. 3
                          13. 4
                          14. 3

                          D. Data Communication

                          9 items
                          1. 3
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. 3-4
                          5. 3
                          6. 3
                          7. As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
                            1-3
                          8. 3
                          9. 3

                          Interactive Technologies

                          0 items

                            A. Building with Hardware

                            3 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 4
                            3. 3

                            B. Working with Data/Software

                            6 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 4
                            4. 3
                            5. 4
                            6. 4

                            C. Context/Application Domains

                            6 items
                            1. As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”
                              3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3
                            6. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”
                              1-4

                            Network, Crowds, and Markets

                            0 items

                              A. Models

                              11 items
                              1. 3
                              2. 3
                              3. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                1-4
                              4. 3
                              5. 3
                              6. 3
                              7. 3
                              8. 3
                              9. 4
                              10. 4
                              11. SOC 3080
                                Not resolved to a course
                                3

                              B. Data

                              8 items
                              1. 3
                              2. 3
                              3. 3
                              4. 3
                              5. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                1-4
                              6. 4
                              7. 4
                              8. 4

                              C. Policy/Values

                              10 items
                              1. 3
                              2. 3
                              3. 3
                              4. 4
                              5. 3
                              6. 3
                              7. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                1-4
                              8. As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
                                1-3
                              9. 3
                              10. 3

                              Behavioral Science

                              0 items

                                A. Understanding Social Behavior

                                9 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. INFO 4490
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                  3
                                5. 3
                                6. 3
                                7. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                  1-4
                                8. 3
                                9. 3

                                B. Social Data Analytics

                                8 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. 3
                                5. 3
                                6. 3
                                7. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                  1-4
                                8. 4

                                C. Behavior in Sociological, Network, and Design Contexts

                                0 items

                                  Select one course from one of the below "Behavior in Context" sections – it is not necessary to take one from each:

                                  0 items

                                    C1. Behavior in Sociological Context

                                    3 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. 3
                                    3. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                      1-4

                                    C2. Behavior in Network Context

                                    2 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
                                      1-3

                                    C3. Behavior in Design Context

                                    4 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. 4
                                    3. 3
                                    4. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                      1-4

                                    Digital Culture and Production

                                    0 items

                                      A. Digital Culture and History

                                      7 items
                                      1. 3
                                      2. 3
                                      3. 3
                                      4. 3
                                      5. 3
                                      6. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”
                                        1-4
                                      7. 3

                                      B. Media, Art, Design

                                      8 items
                                      1. 3
                                      2. 3
                                      3. As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”
                                        3
                                      4. 4
                                      5. 3
                                      6. 4
                                      7. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”
                                        1-4
                                      8. As published: “Topics in Media Arts 2”
                                        3

                                      Information Ethics, Law, and Policy

                                      0 items

                                        A. Frameworks and Institutions

                                        10 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. As published: “Technology and Law Colloquium (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. As published: “Ethics in New Media, Technology, and Communication (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        8. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                          1-4
                                        9. As published: “The Law of the Internet and E-Commerce (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        10. 3

                                        B. Methods and Analysis

                                        5 items
                                        1. As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        2. As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
                                          4
                                        3. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                          1-4
                                        4. 4
                                        5. 4

                                        C. Cases/Topics

                                        10 items
                                        1. As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
                                          1-3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        5. As published: “Privacy and Security in the Data Economy (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. As published: “Practical Principles for Designing Fair Algorithms (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        9. As published: “Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)”
                                          3
                                        10. 3

                                        User Experience (UX) Design

                                        0 items

                                          A. Core Principles of Design

                                          major core · 4 items
                                          1. As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          2. As published: “Qualitative User Research (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          3. As published: “Re-Designing Robots (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          4. 3

                                          B. Design in Context

                                          5 items
                                          1. As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          2. As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          3. As published: “Human Computer Interaction Studio (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          4. As published: “Computing and Global Development (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          5. As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
                                            1-4

                                          C. Knowing the User

                                          6 items
                                          1. 3
                                          2. 3
                                          3. 3
                                          4. INFO 4490
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            3
                                          5. 3
                                          6. 3

                                          Engineering Communications

                                          22 items
                                          1. 1
                                          2. 1
                                          3. 1
                                          4. 1-3
                                          5. 3
                                          6. 3
                                          7. 3
                                          8. 3
                                          9. As published: “Communication for Game Development 1”
                                            1
                                          10. As published: “Communication for Transportation Engineering 2”
                                            1
                                          11. As published: “Communication for Advanced Game Development 3”
                                            1
                                          12. As published: “Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biological Processes (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          13. 4
                                          14. 3
                                          15. 3
                                          16. 3
                                          17. As published: “Biomechanics Laboratory (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          18. 4
                                          19. 1
                                          20. 3
                                          21. 4
                                          22. 4

                                          Engineering Distribution

                                          14 items
                                          1. As published: “Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          2. As published: “Object-Oriented Design and Data Structures - Honors (crosslisted)”
                                            5
                                          3. As published: “Computer Systems Programming (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          4. As published: “Engineering Computation (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          5. As published: “Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          6. As published: “Digital Logic and Computer Organization (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          7. As published: “Engineering Quantum Information Hardware (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          8. As published: “The Earth System (crosslisted)”
                                            4
                                          9. 3
                                          10. As published: “Engineering Processes for Environmental Sustainability (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          11. As published: “Principles of Biological Engineering (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          12. As published: “Biomedical Transport Phenomena (crosslisted)”
                                            3
                                          13. 4
                                          14. or: BIOMG 3310 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism
                                            or: BIOMG 3350 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology
                                            4

                                          First-Year Requirements

                                          1 item
                                          1. MATH 1910& MATH 1920
                                            Calculus for Engineersand Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            8

                                          Select two of the following:

                                          10 items
                                          1. CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081
                                            General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory 1,2
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            4
                                          2. CHEM 2090& CHEM 2091
                                            Engineering General Chemistryand Engineering General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            4
                                          3. 3
                                          4. 1
                                          5. 4
                                          6. As published: “Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics (or the Honors equivalent) 1,2”
                                            4
                                          7. One of: CS 111X
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            4
                                          8. Two first-year writing seminars
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            6
                                          9. One introduction to engineering (ENGRI) course
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            3-4
                                          10. Two physical education courses and the university swim competency
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                            2
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