The new Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment in the technology sector as designers, testers, support technicians, system administrators, developers, or programmers who use computer software and/or hardware to design, process, implement and manage information systems in specialties such as database services, security, business intelligence, and others. This depends on the technical path selected within this curriculum.
Course work includes development of a student’s ability to create, store, communicate, exchange and use information to solve technical issues related to information support and services, interactive media, network systems, programming and software development, information security and other emerging technologies based on the selected area of study.
Graduates should qualify for employment in entry-level positions with businesses, educational systems, and governmental agencies, which rely on computer systems to design and manage information. The program will incorporate the competencies of industry- recognized certification exams.
Stackable Credentials: This curriculum is designed to allow students to earn certificates and a diploma as they move towards an associate degree.
SPECIALIZED PROGRAM PATHWAYS
Halifax Community College offers three specialized program pathway areas and during registration, the student should let their advisor know which pathway area they have chosen.
General Information Systems
This pathway offers students a specialization in client and network operating systems and support for the general IT infrastructure.
Software & Web Development
This pathway offers students a specialization in software and web development including programming JAVA, Visual Basics, C++ programming languages and web design using various languages such as JAVA or HTML, designing of web graphics to enhance websites, and topics on optimizing websites for marketing purposes and analytics. Graduates would be ready for work as software designers, associate software developers or engineers, web designers, website administrators, and internet marketing analysts, mobile app designers and technicians.