Candidates are expected to possess knowledge in the following areas. Candidates lacking coursework or work experience in one or more of these may be considered for conditional admission. Please speak with the Graduate Program Director for advising. Computer architecture and/or organization Data structures and algorithms Databases Discrete math Networking Operating systems Software engineering

Job opportunities in the computing and information technology industry are growing rapidly. The U.S. Department of Labor projects six of the fastest growing occupations for 2004-2014 are in computing. These include: * Computer programmer * Network administrator * Software engineer * Web domain administrator * Web programmer/developer * Systems analyst.