Information Science and Data Analytics, BS (3-Year SJSU Online Program) (2021-2022)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in three years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor, Dr. Souvick Ghosh, (BSISDA program coordinator), as you develop your individualized academic plan.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3

Year 1

Fall Semester (10 units)

ISDA 101 - Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success
1 unit(s)
ISDA 110 - Technology, Culture, and Society
3 unit(s)
ISDA 121 - Human Centered Cybersecurity
3 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area R 3 unit(s)
Writing Skills Test (WST) - Taken and Passed

Spring Semester (10 units)

ISDA 111 - Information and Data Science
3 unit(s)
ISDA 130 - User Centered Interface Architecture
3 unit(s)
Upper Division Elective 1 unit(s)
100W (Z) 3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (10 units)

ISDA 120 - Information Security
3 unit(s)
ISDA 140 - Big Data Analytics and Management
3 unit(s)
Upper Division Elective 1 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area V 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (10 units)

ISDA 131 - Information Architecture
3 unit(s)
ISDA 141 - Information Visualization
3 unit(s)
Upper Division Elective 1 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area S 3 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (10 units)

ISDA 100 - Technical Writing for Information
3 unit(s)
ISDA 122 - Privacy, Security, Ethics
2 unit(s)
Upper Division Electives 5 unit(s)

Spring Semester (10 units)

ISDA 123 - Information Assurance
2 unit(s)
ISDA 170 - The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends
4 unit(s)
Upper Division Elective 4 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

Upper Division Electives (12 units)

Electives can be selected from upper-division courses in other departments or from approved graduate courses in the School of Information in areas, such as Health Data Analytics, Enterprise Content Management and Digital Preservation, Digital Curation, Digital Assets Management, Digital Forensics, Crisis/Disaster Informatics, Problem Solving with Data. If electives from graduates courses in the School of Information are used to meet the elective requirements, the courses can only be used for the bachelor’s degree and cannot be later applied to any graduate degree.

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