B.S. in Applied Information Technology
IT is a rather new field that is growing very rapidly. Businesses have
found that they need IT to compete and survive in today's world.
Extensive research with organizational leaders has shown that the needs
of most organizations go far beyond the mastery of technical skills. In
our BS AIT program, students not only learn the technical skills, but
also how to apply those skills to real-world problems and how these
skills form the foundation for creativity and innovation.
Employers are looking for individuals who can research
solutions to problems with little or no direction, who can work in teams
even if they are half way across the world, and who can appreciate the
contributions each function makes within an organization to advance the
goals of the organization.
The heart of the program is eight studio courses which
integrate topics across each semester and provide continuity as the
student progresses through the program. These studios immerse the
students in real world challenges as they strive to accomplish program
goals.
Entrepreneurship is a significant element of the program.
Students create a plan for developing a commercial product and then
follow the plan to take the product to commercialization. Along the way,
the students use an Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) developed
by SAP AG to establish and control their business and its processes.
The students build, maintain, and control the infrastructure of their
organization with SAP.
To be prepared for IT careers in the 21st century requires a
mindset of innovation and life-long learning. To succeed in the
program students need to be innovative, persistent, supportive,
demanding, and understanding. Consistent with the mission of the
University, this program will "develop the intellectual, moral, ethical,
and professional competencies for successful living, work, leadership,
and service to others."
Faculty
Michael Mattei, PhD, Dean SPCS (email)
Richard Jones, MCS, AIT Dept. Chair (email)
Rachel Brown, MBA, MIS (email)
Fred Lassiter, MEng (email)
Careers in BSAIT
ComputerWorld IT Careers
Gates to Students: Consider IT Careers
About.com: Information Technology
Generalizing Specialists
Career Center Positions
Study Abroad
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Contact Us
Department of Applied Information Technology
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
502.272.8374