Information Technology Curriculum

Business Courses

A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum. Six courses are required - all but one of the courses are for 3 credits each.

• 16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
• 16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
• 16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science - Life Sciences (3cr)
• 16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
• 16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr)
  • Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530
• 2 business electives selected from this list.

Science Courses

The 8 science IT courses are divided into 4 core courses, and 4 electives. Core topics are shown below with courses that fulfill the requirements (other courses may also be substituted, please see your advisor.)        

Core Courses

Database Management:

• 16:137:538 Database and Data Warehousing (3cr)

Internet/Networking/Systems/Security (Take one of the following):

• 16:137:561 Essentials of Cybersecurity and Secure Systems (3cr)
• 16:137:560 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (3cr)
• 26:198:645 Data Privacy (3cr)
• 16:790:558 Politics of Cyber Warfare (3cr)
• 16:137:650 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Ethical Hacker - FALL (3cr)
• 16:137:651 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Ethical Hacker - SPRING (3cr)
• 16:137:652 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Ethical Hacker - SUMMER (3cr)
• 16:137:650 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Comp TIA A+, Network+, Security+ - FALL (3cr)
• 16:137:651 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Comp TIA A+, Network+, Security+ - SPRING (3cr)
• 16:137:652 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Comp TIA A+, Network+, Security+  - SUMMER (3cr)
• 16:137:650 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - FALL (3cr)
• 16:137:651 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - SPRING (3cr)
• 16:137:652 CCPD/ONLINE TRAINING: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - SUMMER (3cr)

HCI/User Design (Take one of the following) :

• 16:137:531 Introduction to User Experience Design (3cr)

 
IT Software Architecture  

• 16:137:541 Enterprise Software Architecture (3cr)

Electives

If you need help selecting elective courses, please speak to your advisor. Additionally, the below courses are also recommended as science elective options:

• 16:137:563 Basics of AI for Science Professionals (Cr. 3)
• 16:137:601 Special Topics: Strategic Content Management with WordPress (Cr. 3)
• 16:137:606 Special Topics: Data Storytelling (Cr. 3)

Degree Requirements

In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.