Bachelor of Science Degrees:
Computer Science - Solid theoretical foundation with mobile app development, gaming, robotics, and software development team projects.
Information Technology - The only Information Technology BS degree program of its kind in Nebraska. Web development, system administration and security, and general IT degree options.
Online Master of Science in Education Degree:
MSEd IT Program - A fully online IT degree through the MSEd Instructional Technology program that meets the State of Nebraska IT teacher certification.
We have 100% placement for dedicated students - with average starting
salaries in the $50-60K range in Nebraska. Our programs follow the ACM
international standard curricula -- the widely accepted standards for CS
& IT degree programs.
Recent News:
The UNK CSIS Robotics Team of Travis Anderson, Tyler Neal,
Naoki Ishikawa (shown above) won the regional Midwest Instructional Computing
Symposium (MICS) robotics competition in La Cross, WI on April 19th, 2013. University
students from the seven-state area (Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois) competed at this event.
In the competition, student teams
designed, built and programmed robots to autonomously play a “capture the flag”
game. On each attempt, a robot was allowed a maximum of 4 minutes to navigate
the grid-maze world and attempt to capture the opponent robot's flag and return
home. Navigation of the grid-world was complicated by up to three obstacles
that were placed within the grid-world. The robot that successfully achieved
its mission in the shortest combined time was the winner. In the
implementation of their autonomous robots, student teams used advanced
programming techniques and designed their robots to respond to various sensors,
including compass, ultrasonic, tach, and light sensors. Students had to create
the interplay between the physical design of their robot and the mental
capacity they programmed into the robot in solving a problem.
The Computer Science and Information Systems department offers several flexible programs of study including undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Information Technology, as well as minors in these areas, with several online courses. We also offer an fully online Master program in IT through the Instructional Technology MSEd program.
CSIS has many business partners that hire students as interns and
part-time employees while in school and as full-time employees after
graduation. There are more CS/IT jobs available than students!
Statistically, CS/IT professionals have the highest job satisfaction
rate compared with other professions - perhaps its because they get to
to play with technology, help solve problems, collaborate in teams, and
learn new things throughout their careers.
Some of the Kearney-area companies that partner with CSIS include:
Buckle, Morris Press, Intellicom, Xpanxion, ESU-10, NPPD, and Valley Medical Services. Other top
recruiters of CSIS graduates include: Farm Credit Services of America,
First Data Corp and Harris Corp in Omaha; MIPS Inc., and Sandhills
Publishing in Lincoln; Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, IA and
Cerner,
Kansas City, MO.
