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Computer Systems Concentration

Enter the complex, influential world of computer systems and learn the necessary skills for a career in systems and information technology

With the expertise gained from the Computer Systems concentration, students will stand out from the crowd and be prepared to find a rewarding career in mobile computing, cloud computing, operating systems, and more.

Program Highlights

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12 CREDIT HOUR CURRICULUM

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CUTTING EDGE CURRICULUM WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

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DOES NOT ADD TIME TO DEGREE

As a broad field with a wide variety of far-reaching applications, the advanced concepts in operating system design, resource management for parallel and distributed systems, and interaction between operating system design and computer architectures covered in this Concentration are crucial to many career paths, such as information network engineer, systems architect, business intelligence analyst, and much more.

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SYSTEMS

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OPERATING SYSTEMS

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8TH

SYSTEMS

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Cloud Computing

cloud computing market size

Projected public cloud computing market size from 2010 to 2020

Data Virtualization

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Forecasted market growth from 1.28 billion to 4.12 billion from 2016 to 2022

Distributed Computing

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Average distributed computing engineer salary

CUTTING EDGE TOPICS

We’ll make sure you’re proficient in the technical skills needed to perform well in the fast-paced field of systems and take you beyond theories and concepts to show you how your new skills are currently being applied.

Students must complete four of the following courses:​

*CS 371L iOS Mobile Computing, CS 371M Mobile Computing, and 378 Modern Web Applications have been removed from this concentration. These courses are still approved if you took them during the Spring 2020 semester or before.

These courses may change and additional courses may be added in the future.