With the world more and more connected, you would expect a University of IT, all IT, every possible major and minor, and forget about everything else.
There are some career colleges that focus on IT, but most IT departments are in major online and offline universities. There is a basic infrastructure needed to provide valuable IT learning that is not inexpensive. So what can you expect in a typical IT degree course? Here’s a brief overview:
Typical Universities have a School of Information Technology that offer a variety of degree programs, some common ones are: Information Systems, Computer Science, and Web Development. All three require decent self-motivation to spend hours in front of a computer learning how to code by, you guessed it, coding. The IT classes have mainly have strong practical emphasis on the application of computers, systems, and networking techniques to real world problems, so at least you know that what you are learning you will use, and believe me, the skills are in high demand. IT Practical skills and applications are balanced with exposure to the knowledge base that underlies the field of computing. A core of 30 plus hours provides a common foundation for most IT degree programs.
If there was a University of IT, the main programs would be Information Systems and Computer Science programs prepare a student for an application development (want to build iPhone apps) oriented computing career, although, there are important differences in the context of the work to be performed, the types of problems to be solved, and the types of systems to be designed and built. Starting positions for either program include such job titles as programmer or programmer or analyst, which usually have very decent wages.
The only extra that the ideal University of IT may want is a minor department in business. Department minors are intended to help majors in other departments focus on specific skills and electives which are relevant for their career needs. For the University of IT students, I would suggest a business minor, such as marketing or management, as these are skills that if a developer has, he or she is much better off in the work place, either in an organization, or as an entrepreneur.
Good luck to all of you soon to be IT professionals!