Bachelor's Degree in IT Management
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts faster than average growth in the IT sector, the result of expanding use of technology in the workplace.
Our Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) major in IT Management explores the development, implementation and management of information technologies and offers the flexibility to take courses in other subject areas.
The BSPS in IT Management provides the skills and experience needed to advance in the field of IT Management. It’s also a marketable credential as the information economy and its technical infrastructure continue to expand into more and more aspects of daily experience.
Depending on your professional job responsibilities or career goals, you might consider meeting focus course requirements by taking an interdisciplinary course sequence in areas such as law and technology, business continuity or human resource management.
The BSPS requires 120 semester hours of coursework, including 30 hours for the major in IT Management. You may transfer up to 60 semester hours into the degree.
Degree Requirements
Undergraduate Major in IT Management
The undergraduate major in IT Management is available for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS).
Total: 30 semester hours. Numbers after course titles represent semester hours earned.
PROFESSIONAL CORE
9 semester hours
LDSP368U Leadership in the Global Environment, 3
HUM300U Applied Ethics, 3
MATH265U Applied Statistics, 3
REQUIRED
10 semester hours. Select at least one (1) 400-level course.
ISYS306U Systems Analysis and Design, 3
ISYS311U Database Design/Business Intelligence, 4
ISYS450U Project Management, 3
ISYS490U Managing IT, 3
ISYS492U Consulting and Design of Online Systems, 3
FOCUS
11-12 semester hours selected from the following courses
ISYS302U Local Area Networks, 4
ISYS303U IT Security, 3
ISYS308U Digital Forensics, 3
ISYS312U Predictive Analytics, 3
ISYS314U Data Visualization, 3
ISYS315U Big Data Analytics, 3
ISYS316U Introduction to Business Analytics, 3
ISYS317U Social Engineering, 3
ISYS355U Computer Programming in Java, 4
ISYS356U Computer Programming in Python, 4
ISYS358U Computer Programming in "R", 4
ISYS360U Electronic Commerce, 3
ISYS362U OSINT: Hunting for Cyber Criminals, 3
ISYS365U Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Services, 3
ISYS370U Introduction to Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing, 3
ISYS375U IT Control and Audit, 3
ISYS398U Selected Topics, 1-6
ISYS399U Independent Study, 1-6
ISYS450U Project Management, 3
ISYS490U Managing IT, 3
ISYS491U IT Security Planning/Risk Management, 3
ISYS492U Consulting and Design of Online Systems, 3
LAW325U CyberLaw, 3
MGMT342U Managing Business Processes, 3