Web and Mobile Technologies

Major Emphasis

This emphasis, available to CIS majors, is ideal for students who plan on a career in web and mobile application development. Through courses like Information Visualization, Scripting Languages, and Web Design and Development, students about the design, production,­­­ and implementation aspects of delivering content through these media.

Additional information about the program and about the broad array of opportunities for internships, research, and careers is available in the Visual Guide for the Web & Mobile Technology Emphasis (PDF) and on the CIS major page. Additional course information is available in the W&J College Catalog.

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Web and Mobile Technologies Snapshot

Beyond the Classroom

W&J’s CIS program prioritizes hands-on practice. Activities in the classroom and off-campus internships help students apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Internships have included cybersecurity research, data migration and data analysis, and healthcare records implementation. These positions prepare them for careers in technology firms of all sizes, private companies, and nonprofit organizations, as well as rigorous post-secondary programs.

Our students find success before they even leave campus. Jakerra Lance ’22 earned a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) with the University of Austin Texas through the National Science Foundation, and used her skills as a CIS and history double major to work on an independent visualization project with the Cyberinfrastructure Research 4 Social Change REU site.

CIS majors also apply their skills at local non-profit organizations with an unmet technology need during their capstone course, Service Learning Project Management. Our students have worked with WashPa Outdoors, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA (DVSSP), Washington County Food Bank, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) on projects ranging from creating a local bird-finding app, promoting conservation education, and analyzing information security management.

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