The Information Technology (IT) track is a new, innovative program offering designed specifically to accommodate the dynamic demands of the contemporary marketplace. With the exponential growth of the Internet, and the wide ranging ramifications of the accompanying technologies, the IT track will prepare individuals for careers that utilize, or are affected by the latest technological advances and methods of modern business and industry.
Master's Degree Track Requirements
This track requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate-level course work to complete. Students may be required to complete additional 6 credit hours of prerequisite course work. However, students with an undergraduate degree in Computer or Information Science may receive waivers for some courses. Course waivers are not granted for work experience.
Required Courses
(All courses have Data Structures prerequisite unless noted otherwise)
CS 551 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using Java 3 credits
CS 552 Windows Interface Design (VB.NET) 3 credits
CS 553 Web Design with JavaScript 3 credits
CS 554 Fundamentals of Interactive Multimedia 3 credits
CS 601 Computer Systems and Assembly Language 3 credits
CS 603 Advanced Database Design (Oracle) 3 credits
CS 620 Information Analysis and Systems Design 3 credits
CS 621 Principles of Data Communications 3 credits
CS 670 Research Project Seminar 3 credits
Total for required courses 27 credits
Elective Courses (9 credits required)
A maximum of six credits can be an MBA (BU) offering. It is also at the discretion of the academic program director to approve any other CS or MBA course offering as an appropriate elective. The following is a partial list of electives.
BU 651 Management of Global Telecommunications 3 credits
BU 652 Project/Program Management 3 credits
CS 550 Dynamic Web Page Development 3 credits
CS 557 Web Programming with ASP 3 credits
CS 560 Networking Applications (with Windows NT) 3 credits
CS 571 Advanced Computer Gaming 3 credits
CS 572 OOP with C# and Games 3 credits
CS 573 Advanced C#-Based Game Programming 3 credits
CS 611 Operating Systems (prerequisite: Knowledge of C) 3 credits
CS 622 Information Retrieval 3 credits
CS 623 Advanced Network Security 3 credits
CS 624 Hands-On Network Security 3 credits
CS 625 Cryptography 3 credits
CS 631 Data Warehousing 3 credits
CS 632 Advanced Database Topics 3 credits
CS 633 Advanced Database Programming 3 credits
Total for elective courses 9 credits
Degree Total 36 credits
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