Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Fall 2016
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Concentration Component (9 credit hours)
Each student is required to select one concentration and complete 3 courses selected from the list of approved courses for the specific concentration. Among the 9 credit hours for a concentration, 6 may be substituted with a master’s research thesis. The topic for the research thesis must fall within the area of concentration. A core course cannot be double-counted towards a concentration.
The MSIT program offers the following concentrations:
- Advanced Data and Knowledge Discovery
Students must take 3 courses from the following list.
ITIS 5510 Web Mining
ITIS 6160 Applied Database
ITIS 6162 Knowledge Discovery in Databases
ITIS 6220 Data Privacy
ITIS 6320 Cloud Data Storage
ITIS 6410 Personalization and Recommender Systems
ITIS 6520 Network Science
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
ITIS/ITCS 6163 Data Warehousing
ITCS 6155 Knowledge-Based Systems
ITCS 6156 Machine Learning
ITCS 6157 Visual Databases
ITCS 6161 Advanced Topics in Database Systems
ITCS 6265 Advanced Topics in Knowledge Discovery in Databases
ITCS 6267 Intelligent Information Retrieval
DSBA 6100 Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage
MBAD 6201 Business Intelligence and Analytics
MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems Development
- Design
Students must take 9 credit hours from the following list:
ITIS 5180 Mobile Application Development
ITIS 6011 Interaction Design Studio
ITIS 6350 Rapid Prototyping Design Patterns
ITIS 6360 User-Centered Design and Evaluation
ITIS 6420 Usable Security and Privacy
ITIS 6500 Complex Adaptive Systems
ITIS 6880 Design-focused Independent Study
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
ITCS 5122 Visual Analytics
ITCS 5230 Introduction to Game Design and Development
ARCH 7211 / ITCS6211 / ITIS6211 Studio Lab I
ARCH 7212 / ITCS6212 / ITISS6212 Studio Lab II
- Emerging Technologies
Students must take 9 credit hours from the aggregated list of courses for all the other concentrations. Students are recommended to take each course from a different concentration to maximize their exposure to the broadest range of latest knowledge in computing and information technology.
- Human-Computer Interaction
Students must take 3 courses from the following list.
ITIS 6011 Interaction Design Studio
ITIS 6350 Rapid Prototyping Design Patterns
ITIS 6360 User-Centered Design and Evaluation
ITIS 6410 Personalization and Recommender Systems
ITIS 6420 Usable Security and Privacy
ITCS 5121 Information Visualization
ITCS 5122 Visual Analytics
ITCS 5123 Visualization and Visual Communication
ITCS 6124 Illustrative Visualization
ITCS 6125 Virtual Environments
ITCS 6128 3D Display and Advanced Interfaces
ITCS 6140 Data Visualization
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
ITCS/PSYC 6216 Introduction to Cognitive Science
PSYC 6102 Research Design and Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSYC 6116 Cognition
PHIL 6340 Philosophy of Mind
- Information Security and Privacy
Students must take 3 courses from the following list.
ITIS 5221 Secure Programming and Penetration Testing
ITIS 5250 Computer Forensics
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
ITIS 6140 Software Testing and Quality Assurance
ITIS 6150 Software Assurance
ITIS 6167 Network Security
ITIS 6210 Access Control and Security Architecture
ITIS 6220 Data Privacy
ITIS 6230 Information Infrastructure Protection
ITIS 6240 Applied Cryptography
ITIS 6250 Open Source Security Systems
ITIS 6320 Cloud Data Storage
ITIS 6362 Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
ITIS 6420 Usable Security and Privacy
- Information Technology Management
Students must take the following course, either as part of the core or as part of this concentration:
- ITIS 6342 Information Technology Project Management
Additionally, students must take the following course:
- ITIS 6362 Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
Finally, students must take 1 or 2 courses from the following list, to result in 3 courses for this concentration.
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
ITIS 6177 System Integration
ITIS 6130 Software Requirements Engineering for Information Systems
ITIS 6230 Information Infrastructure Protection
ITIS 6320 Cloud Data Storage
ITCS 5161 Intellectual Property Aspects of Computing
MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets
MBAD 6141 Operations Management
MBAD 6161 Human Behavior in Organizations
MBAD 6164 Executive Communication
MBAD 6165 Negotiation & Conflict Management
MBAD 6192 Business Ethics & Corporate Responsibility
MBAD 6201 Business Intelligence and Analytics
MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems Development
MBAD 6203 Info Systems Economics, Strategy, & Policy
MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications
MBAD 6207 Business Project Management
MBAD 6209 Management of Service Operations
Also possible, but requires significant business background:
MBAD 6191 Entrepreneurship
MBAD 6193 Global Business Environment
MBAD 6197 Managing Multinational Enterprise
- Software Systems Design and Engineering
Students must take the following course, either as part of the core or as part of this concentration:
- ITIS 6112 Software System Design and Implementation
Students must take 2 or 3 courses from the following list, to result in 3 courses for this concentration.
ITIS 5180 Mobile Application Development
ITIS 5166 Network-Based Application Development
ITIS 5221 Secure Programming and Penetration Testing
ITIS 6011 Interaction Design Studio
ITIS 6177 System Integration
ITIS 6140 Software Testing and Quality Assurance
ITIS 6150 Software Assurance
ITIS 6210 Access Control and Security Architecture
ITIS 6250 Open Source Security Systems
ITIS 6362 Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (only if topic applicable, and coordinator approved)
MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems Development
- Web Development
Students must take 3 courses from the following list.
ITIS 5166 Network-Based Application Development
ITIS 5180 Mobile Application Development
ITIS 5221 Secure Programming and Penetration Testing
ITIS 5510 Web Mining
ITIS 6011 Interaction Design Studio
ITIS 6177 System Integration
ITIS 6350 Rapid Prototyping Design Patterns
ITIS 6360 User-Centered Design and Evaluation
ITIS 6362 Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
ITIS 6410 Personalization and Recommender Systems
ITIS 6520 Network Science
ITIS/ITCS 6010 Topics Course (if topic applicable, coordinator approved)
Subject to the approval of the MSIT Program Coordinator, a course from outside of the approved list for a concentration may be taken as a substitute for a course for the concentration.
Elective Component (6 credit hours)
Students fulfill the remaining requirements for course work by completing 2 approved elective courses in the area of information technology from the College of Computing and Informatics.
Part of the elective requirements may also be met by taking up an internship worth 3 credit hours as defined in ITIS 6198 (IT Internship Project).