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Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Information Technology (BA)

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For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Students prior to entering ITEC are required to have completed one 4U mathematics course or the equivalent with in the last five years.

General prerequisites for all 3000 level or above courses: students must have successfully completed all 1000 and 2000 level required courses in information technology and mathematics required for their program option before taking courses in information technology at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Students must obtain a minimum grade of C in either AP/ITEC 2610 3.00 or AP/ITEC 3010 3.00 in order to graduate.

Program note: students combining a Honours ITEC major with a second major or minor are not required to complete a stream.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 72 credits including the following 60 credits:

(i) Core:

(ii) 12 additional credits as specified in the requirements for one of the six streams described below.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: 18 credits including SC/MATH 1190 3.00, SC/MATH 2320 3.00, SC/MATH 2565 3.00.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 57 credits including the following 45 credits:

(i) Core:

(ii) 12 additional credits as specified in the requirements for one of the six streams described below.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: 18 credits including SC/MATH 1190 3.00, SC/MATH 2320 3.00, SC/MATH 2565 3.00. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering, except for computer science. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. Students wishing to combine a major in ITEC with a major in another discipline or field of study must follow the requirements below. This Honours option does not include a stream.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major information technology: 45 credits including:

(i) Core (45 credits):

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: SC/MATH 1190 3.00, SC/MATH 2320 3.00, SC/MATH 2565 3.00.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours program BA described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering, except computer science. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. Students wishing to combine a major in ITEC with a minor in another discipline or field of study must follow the requirements below. This Honours option does not include a stream.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Major information technology: 45 credits including:

(i) Core (45 credits):

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: SC/MATH 1190 3.00, SC/MATH 2320 3.00, SC/MATH 2565 3.00.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. Refer to Programs of Study.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 33 credits including:

And 12 additional credits from the followings including at least six credits at 4000 level:

Or any course from any of the existing BA ITEC streams.

Credits outside the minor: SC/MATH 2565 3.00 or equivalent.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major information technology: 45 credits including:

(i) Core (33 credits):

(ii) 12 additional credits as specified in the requirements for one of the six streams described below.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Required credits outside the major: 18 credits including SC/MATH 1190 3.00, SC/MATH 2320 3.00, SC/MATH 2565 3.00.

Note: the following ITEC streams listed below are not open to students completing a double major or major/minor.

Communications Studies Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits chosen from:

Health Industry Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits chosen from:

Management Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits as follows:

Marketing Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits as follows:

a) the following nine credits:

b) and three credits chosen from:

Note: AP/ADMS 2200 3.00 is the prerequisite course for the balance of courses required in the stream. In addition, 1) students who are in the BA program must complete AP/ADMS 2200 3.00 with a grade of C+ prior to taking the 4000-level courses for the stream; 2) students who are in an Honours program must complete 78 credits prior to taking the 4000-level courses for the stream.

Technical and Professional Writing Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits as follows:

Note: students choosing this option for whom English is a second language are advised that they must have equivalent to native ability in English. To remain in the technical and professional writing option, a student must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in each course. Upon completing the option, students may take a final comprehensive examination for the Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing.

Technology and Society Stream

(i) Information technology core.

(ii) 12 additional credits chosen from:

Course Substitutes

Program notes for BA ITEC courses: the following chart refers only to courses completed prior to entry to the BA ITEC program.

BA ITEC Program Course BA ITEC program course substitutes if completed prior to entering the program
AP/ITEC 1620 3.00 SC/CSE 1020 3.00
AP/ITEC 2620 3.00 SC/CSE 1030 3.00
AP/ITEC 3220 3.00 SC/CSE 3421 3.00
AP/ITEC 3230 3.00 SC/CSE 3461 3.00
AP/ITEC 1000 3.00 Students who have successfully completed CSE courses prior to entering the program may replace ITEC 1000 3.00 with any CSE course that has of already been used towards the fulfillment of another requirement. Should no course remain, students may replace ITEC 1000 3.00 with any ITEC course not specifically required for completion of the major core.
SC/MATH 2320 3.00 and SC/MATH 2565 3.00 SC/MATH 1550 6.00 completed prior to entering the program.
SC/MATH 2320 3.00 SC/MATH 1019 3.00
SC/MATH 2565 3.00 SC/MATH 2560 3.00, SC/MATH 2570 3.00, SC/MATH 1131 3.00 completed prior to entering the program.


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