Required Courses
Problem Solving Course (3 Credits):
- IT 110 - Information Technology Problem Solving 3 Credit(s)
Statistics Course (3 Credits):
Complete one from below.
- IT 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 111L - Managerial Statistics 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 205 - Statistical Methods 3 Credit(s)
- MATH 125 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 370 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 350 - Social Statistics 3 Credit(s)
Programming Courses (6 to 8 Credits):
Complete two from below.
- IT 114L - Introduction To Java 3 Credit(s)
- IT 116 - Introduction to Scripting 3 Credit(s)
- IT 117 - Intermediate Scripting 3 Credit(s)
- CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
- CS 210 - Intermediate Computing with Data Structures 4 Credit(s)
- CS 240 - Programming in C 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 310 - Introduction to Coding for Business 3 Credit(s)
200-Level Core Courses (15 Credits):
- IT 230L - Relational Databases 3 Credit(s)
- IT 240 - Web Fluency 3 Credit(s)
- IT 244 - Introduction to Linux/Unix 3 Credit(s)
- IT 246 - Introduction to Networks 3 Credit(s)
- IT 285L - Social Issues and Ethics in Computing 3 Credit(s)
Major Track (12 to 15 Credits):
Complete four to five courses from one of the tracks below.
- Business Intelligence Track
- Computer Forensics Track
- Information Architecture Track
- System Administration Track
Professional Electives (9 Credits):
Take three additional courses from below.
Students may also choose courses from another IT track.
- AF 210 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- AF 211 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- AF 301 - Introduction to Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
- AF 310 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
- AF 311 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credit(s)
- AF 315 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
- AF 330 - Business Law 3 Credit(s)
- AF 335 - Investments 3 Credit(s)
- AF 363 - Cost Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- AF 410 - Advanced Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- AF 425 - Topics in Corporate Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
- AF 433 - Accounting for Non-Business Organizations 3 Credit(s)
- AF 435 - Derivative Securities 3 Credit(s)
- AF 445 - Markets and Financial Institutions 3 Credit(s)
- AF 450 - Federal Taxation I 3 Credit(s)
- AF 451 - Federal Taxation II 3 Credit(s)
- AF 455 - International Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
- AF 470 - Financial Auditing 3 Credit(s)
- AF 480 - Accounting Internship 3 Credit(s)
- AF 488 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- AF 495 - Financial Policy 3 Credit(s)
- BIOL 360 - Bioinformatics 3 Credit(s)
- CS 200 to 499
- MGT 470 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 480 - Management Internship 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 488 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- MGT 303 - Managing Organizations 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 330 - Business Environments and Public Policy 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 331 - Managerial Ethics and Social Issues 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 401 - Int Hum Resource Mgt 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 402 - Labor Relations 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 421 - Management Practices 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 431 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 434 - Mngng Global Environ 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 450 - Advanced Topics in Managing Organizations 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 301 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 310 - Data Analysis for Marketing Management 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 403 - Integrated Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 404 - Retailing in the Internet Age 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 405 - Web Page Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 407 - Services Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 430 - International Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 478 - Special Topics in Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 480 - Marketing Internship 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 488 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 212 - Managerial Decision Making 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 301 - Operations Management 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 454L - Supply Chain Management 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 480 - Management Science and Information Systems Internship 3 Credit(s)
- MSIS 488 - Independent Study 1-3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 271L - Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Credit(s)
- SCSM 450 - Service Operations Management 3 Credit(s)
- SCSM 451 - Operational Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 262 - Criminology 3 Credit(s)
Project Management Course (3 Credits):
- IT 425L - Project Management 3 Credit(s)
Capstone (3 Credits):
- IT 485 - Information Technology Capstone 3 Credit(s)
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