What Can I Do with a Major in ...Information Technology?

Information Technology

Description of Major

This major educates students about all aspects of computing technology, focusing on meeting the needs of users within an organizational and societal context through the selection, creation, application, integration and administration of computing technologies.

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Employment Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in industry, medicine, education, business, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. A variety of jobs are available for information technology graduates, including:

Business Administrator	Client-Server Developer
Communications Specialist	Computer Engineer
Computer Programmer	Computer Scientist
Computer Security Specialist	Consultant
Customer/Product Support Specialist	Data Communications Analyst
Data Processing Manager	Database Administrator
Hardware Engineer	Help Desk Technician
Information Systems Operator	Information Systems Scientist
Internet Developer	Network Administrator
Network Engineer	Network Specialist
Operating Systems Programmer	Operations Analyst
Personal Computer Manager	Professor
Quality Control Manager	Software Engineer
Software Support Technician	Systems Analyst
Systems Designer	Technical Analyst
Technical Support Representative	Webmaster

Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree.

Additional Links

Association of Information Technology Professionals

The Information Society for the Information Age

IEEE Computer Society

Information Technology Association of America

Computing at UC

UC McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

This page last updated on June 5, 2006
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