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College of Applied Science and Technology offers seven different departments including agriculture, criminal justice, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, information technology, kinesiology and recreation, military science, and technology.

Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture at Illinois State is designed to prepare students to enter into their careers in the food and agriculture industry. There are ten different undergraduate programs offered within this department, as well as a graduate program offering a Master of Science degree with several sequences to choose from.

Illinois State University Farm

Illinois State maintains a university farm to support teaching, research, and outreach activities of the Department of Agriculture. Illinois State University Farm is located near Lexington, Illinois, approximately 18 miles northeast of Normal. Current enterprises at the University Farm include corn, soybeans, alfalfa, swine, beef, and sheep.

Research

The University Farm expands the Department of Agriculture’s ability to do research. The external funding has increased, which has led to higher quality research for the students and facility.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

The Department offers a Master of Science degree in agriculture with the choice of three sequences:

Department of Criminal Justice Sciences

The Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State provides students with a system orientation to the field of criminal justice by applying the principles, as well as discussion of the behavioral and social issues of criminal justice.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State strives to apply research of the human environment and systems for the students to be able to enrich human lives and provide leadership.

Accreditation

Illinois State is one of two programs in Illinois, and one of 59 programs nationwide to be accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The program is also accredited with the American Dietetic Association, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, and the Council for Interior Design.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Department of Health Sciences

The Department of Health Sciences is home to the Environmental Health, Health Education, Health Information Management, Medical Laboratory Science and Safety majors.

Undergraduate Programs

School of Information Technology

The School of Information Technology provides premier undergraduate and distinguished graduate programs for the education of computing and telecommunications professionals.

Accreditation

Both the Information System and Computer Science programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

This program has two options for graduate study.

  1. Enterprise Computing Systems
  2. Information Assurance and Security
  3. Internet Application Development
  4. Systems Analyst
  5. Telecommunication Management

School of Kinesiology and Recreation

The School of Kinesiology and Recreation provides nationally acclaimed programs that promote physically active lifestyles and a healthy use of sport and leisure through exemplary teaching, scholarship and service. The School is uniquely positioned in the higher education marketplace to provide students a small-college experience coupled to large-university opportunities.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Military Science

The Army ROTC program is designed to be a four year program of study that is completed concurrently with a student's chosen academic major. However, the program can be completed in as little as two years. In order to earn constructive credit for the first two years of the program, students can attend the four week Army ROTC Leader’s Training Course (LTC) at Fort Knox, KY or show credit for completion of military basic training.

Undergraduate Program

Department of Technology

The Department is recognized as one of the premier Technology programs in the nation at both the Bachelor's and Master's levels. This program is designed to prepare individuals for leadership positions as management-oriented technology professionals in six undergraduate programs and three areas of graduate study.

Accreditation

The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, who sets the industry standards for academic accreditation, certification and professional development, accredits Illinois States Department of Technology. The Department of Technology’s Construction Management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education, who advocates for quality construction education programs. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredits the Technology and Engineering Education sequence at Illinois State.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

The Department of Technology offers two types of graduate programs:

  • Masters of Science with a choice of three sequences:
  1. Project Management
  2. Technology Education
  3. Training and Development
  • Graduate Certificate:
  1. Project Management
  2. Training and Development

See also

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