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The Bachelor of Computer Information Systems degree is a four-year program which includes a broad selection of computing, mathematics, business, and communications courses so graduates can function successfully in a variety of roles in the Information Technology field.

The courses are grouped into required courses (which all students take), courses from one or more options (an option is a collection of courses dealing with a specific area of computing), and elective courses. This structure allows students to concentrate on areas of computing (Software Design and Development, Database Systems and General Studies) which interest them, while ensuring all graduates have a broad knowledge of computing. With further independent study, graduates may earn industrial certification from companies such as Oracle, IBM, Cisco or Microsoft.

The BCIS degree is available as a co-op program. Taking co-op work terms may lengthen the program by one year or more.

Students who have completed Okanagan College's Computer Information Systems diploma or the Network and Telecommunications Engineering Technology diploma, or a similar program of studies may enter at year three. Other students enter at year one.

Program Outline

First Year

• COSC 109 Technical Aspects of Operating Systems
• COSC 111 Computer Programming I
• COSC 121 Computer Programming II
• COSC 126 Systems Analysis and Design
• COSC 131 Visual Programming

Second Year

• COSC 205 Project Management
• COSC 211 Machine Architecture
• COSC 213 Web development with LAMP
• COSC 219 Client-side Web Systems
• COSC 222 Computer Data Structures
• COSC 224 Projects in Computer Science
• COSC 236 Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
• COSC 304 Introduction to Database Management Systems
• COSC 315 Introduction to Operating Systems

Third- and Fourth-Year courses for the Database Systems Option

• BUAD 123 Management Principles
• COSC 404 Advanced Database Management Systems
• COSC 416 Topics in Database
• COSC 434 Database Administration
• COSC 470 Software Engineering
• COSC 471 Software Engineering Project
• PHIL 331 Ethics of Computer Usage