Master of Science in Information Technology and Management/Master of Science in Management

DUAL DEGREE

The Master of Science in Information Technology and Management/Master of Science in Management dual degree prepares students for exceptional management and leadership effectiveness in the information technology industries.

ADMISSION

In order to pursue a Dual Master’s Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master’s degrees which comprise the dual degree program.

FOUNDATIONAL COURSES (The courses listed below are prerequisites and may be satisfied through undergraduate credit.)

Courses listed in brackets are the undergraduate classes which may fulfill the foundational course requirements. These courses do not satisfy the 36-credit hour requirement of the MS in Management program.

FINA 51.521 - Foundations of Finance [FINA 3301 Corporate Financial Management]
MANA 51.521 - Management Theory [MANA 3301 Principles of Management]
MANA 51.522 - Business Legal Environment [MANA 3308 Business and Public Law]

MANA 51.523 - Critical Thinking, Research, and Writing
MANA 6303 - Research and Statistics [MANA 3305 Management Statistics may be used if already taken. Otherwise, MANA 6303 must be taken.)

MRKT 51.521 - Marketing Concepts [MRKT 3301 Principles of Marketing]
MSITM 51.525 - Program Fundamentals or equivalent (FinTech concentration only)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 18 hours (excluding requisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	18
MISM 6320 - Systems Analysis and Project Management MSITM 6307 - Humanics: Design Thinking MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis MSITM 6330 - Digital Ethics MSITM 6350 - Cloud Computing
Choose ONE from the following: MSITM 6340 - Object Oriented Programming (JAVA) or MSITM 6341 - Python

MSITM CONCENTRATION OPTIONS - 12 hours

course	Credit hours
Concentration Options Select ONE concentration from the following:	12
*Business Intelligence and Analytics* MSITM 6301 - Business Data Warehousing (Requisite MSITM 6342/6343) MSITM 6302 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Requisite MANA 6302, MSITM 6340/6341) Choose two from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization MSITM 6304 - Capstone Project (Requisite MSITM 6301, 6302, 6303) MSITM 6305 - IoT and Big Data (Requisite MSITM 6302, 6340/6341) MSITM 6306 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Information Security for Managers Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6311 - Introduction to Information Security Management MSITM 6312 - Information Security Privacy, Policy, and Governance MSITM 6313 - Information Security Privacy, Program Management, and Development MSITM 6314 - Information Security Privacy, Risk Management
*Technology Strategy and Consulting* Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6308 - DevOps MSITM 6321 - IT Strategy MSITM 6322 - Technology Consulting (S-L) MSITM 6323 - Blockchain (Requisite FINA 6301)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 15 hours (excluding requisites)

course	Credit hours
Required Curriculum	15
MANA 6357 - Decision-Making MANA 6370 - Innovative Leadership (S-L) MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems MSITM 6320 - Humanics: Agile Project Management Select one from the following: ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting COMA 6321 - Strategic Communication for Organizations FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management MANA 6323 - Human Resource Management MANA 6333 - Operations and Quality Management MANA 6358 - Business Negotiation and Conflict Resolution MANA 6360 - Managerial Strategy and Implementation MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams (S-L) MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization MSITM 6330 - Digital Ethics

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

MANA 6357 - Decision-Making
MANA 6370 - Innovative Leadership (S-L)
MISM 6314 - Management Information Systems
MSITM 6320 - Humanics: Agile Project Management
Select one from the following:
ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting

COMA 6321 - Strategic Communication for Organizations

FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance
MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers

MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management

MANA 6323 - Human Resource Management
MANA 6333 - Operations and Quality Management

MANA 6358 - Business Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
MANA 6360 - Managerial Strategy and Implementation
MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams (S-L)
MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization
MSITM 6330 - Digital Ethics

MASTER OF SCIENCE CONCENTRATION OPTIONS - 15 hours

course	Credit hours
Concentration Options	15
*Entrepreneurship Concentration* ENTR 6301 - New Business Creation ENTR 6303 - Marketing and New Product Development ENTR 6304 - Strategy and Management of Growing Businesses Select 6 hours (2 courses) from the following list: ENTR 6306 - International Entrepreneurship MAGL 5345 - Business as Mission (S-L) MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers MANA 6320 - Business Ethics MISM 6320 - Systems Analysis and Project Management MRKT 6301 - Creative Problem Solving for Marketing Decisions (S-L) MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis SCM 6301 - Global Supply Chain Management SCM 6320 - Logistics Management
*FinTech Management Concentration* Select five from the following: COMA 6303 - Digital Media Communication COMA 6305 - Presentation Communication FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance MSITM 6306 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning MSITM 6309 - FinTech: Latest Trends and Digital Strategies MSITM 6310 - FinTech Capstone (S-L) MSITM 6323 - Blockchain MSITM 6340 - Object-Oriented Programming (JAVA) MSITM 6341 - Python MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis
*General Management Concentration* MANA 6340 - Workforce Analytics (Requisite: MANA 51.521) MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis Select three courses from the following: COMA 6305 - Presentation Communication COMA 6307 - Communication Leadership for Groups COMA 6320 - Organizational Communication CRMN 6310 - Conflict Resolution Management ENTR 6301 - New Business Creation MANA 6320 - Business Ethics (Requisite: MANA 51.521) MANA 6323 - Human Resource Strategy MANA 6330 - Leadership Development (Requisite: MANA 51.521) MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions MANA 6371 - Motivation and Vision-Casting MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams (first semester) (S-L) PROJ 6301 - Organizing the Project and Its Components SCM 6320 - Logistics Management (Requisites: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent)
*Human Resource Management Concentration* MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis MANA 6340 - Workforce Analytics (Requisite: MANA 51.521) Select three from the following: COMA 6307 - Communication Leadership for Groups MANA 6301 - Employment Law (Requisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6305 - Talent Acquisition and Development (Requisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6320 - Business Ethics (Requisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6323 - Human Resource Strategy (Requisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6330 - Leadership Development (Requisite: MANA 51.521) MANA 6331 - Leadership Coaching and Counseling (Requisite: MANA 51.521)
*Information Security Management Concentration* Select five courses from the following: COMA 6303 - Digital Media Communication COMA 6307 - Communication Leadership for Groups COMA 6321 - Strategic Communication for Organizations MSITM 6311 - Introduction to Information Security MSITM 6312 - Information Security Privacy, Policy, and Governance MSITM 6313 - Information Security Privacy, Program Management and Development (Requisite: MSITM 6312) MSITM 6314 - Information Security Privacy and Risk Management (Requisite: MSITM 6312) MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis
*Supply Change Management Concentration* SCM 6301 - Global Supply Chain Management (Requisite: MANA 51.521) SCM 6320 - Logistics Management SCM 6325 - Warehouse Operations SCM 6330 - Supply Chain Operations SCM 6340 - Transportation Management SCM 6350 - Supply Chain Capstone
*Technology Strategy and Consulting Concentration* Select five courses from the following: COMA 6305 - Presentation Communication COMA 6307 - Communication Leadership for Groups MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (taken last semester in program) MSITM 6308 - DevOps MSITM 6321 - IT Strategy MSITM 6322 - Technology Consulting MSITM 6323 - Blockchain MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis

TOTAL HOURS
18 hours	MS in Information Technology and Management Required Curriculum
12 hours	MS in Information Technology and Management Concentration
15 hours	MS in Management Required Core Curriculum
15 hours	MS in Management Concentration
60 hours	TOTAL Dual Degree (excluding requisites)

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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