M.S. in Information Technology

In collaboration with the School of Business

This program is designed for those who are called upon to develop, implement, and operate information systems in a variety of organizations. Graduates of this professionally and technologically focused program will gain a broad technical understanding of current and emerging technologies in the industry, a familiarity with systems engineering concepts, and a solid foundation in the technological basis of the Internet. They will also have a firm grasp of current and future effects of the convergence of computer systems and telecommunication systems technologies.

To achieve depth, students must complete the following:

• 3 courses within one of the following tracks: Enterprise Information Management, Technology Management, Information Assurance, Enterprise Networking, and Enterprise Software Systems.
• 6 courses that do not need to be in any track:  All 400 level Computer Science courses 400+ level CSIS courses (cross listed with the Business School) are allowed. There are also numerous options for independent study, including a programming project, research, or a service-oriented project.
• 1 required course addressing ethical and social issues in the computing field.

Note that you only need three courses in some track and have six free electives from any 400 level COMP or CSIS course.  Be sure to look at the Courses and Schedules page to find links for what specific courses are offered in any one semester or quarter.

Prerequisites

You can be admitted into the graduate program and then take the prerequisites given below either before or concurrently with your graduate courses. It is also possible to have some or all of these prerequisites waived based on what you've learned since getting your undergrad degree.

• COMP 170: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

• COMP 264: Introduction to Computer Systems
• COMP 271: Data Structures

The above requirements will be waived for anyone with demonstrated equivalent background or professional experience in the computing field. Please view the Programming Prerequisite List to determine if you meet these requirements.

Required Course

• COMP 417: Ethical and Social Issues in Computing

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Track

• COMP 453: Database Programming
• CSIS 494: Data Mining
• CSIS 496: Systems Analysis and Design
• CSIS 796: Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

Technology Management (TM) Track

• COMP 477 / CSIS 484 Project Management
• CSIS 483: Management of Service Organizations
• CSIS 794: Managing Emerging Technologies
• CSIS 472: Organizational Change and Development
• CSIS 478: Team Management in Organizations

Information Assurance (IA) Track

• COMP 443: Computer Networks
• COMP 448: Network Security
• COMP 431: Cryptography
• COMP 447: Intrusion Detection and Computer Forensics
• COMP 449: Wireless Systems and Security

Enterprise Networking (EN) Track

• COMP 443: Computer Networks
• COMP 446: Telecommunications
• COMP 448: Network Security
• COMP 449: Wireless Systems and Security
• CSIS 591: International Telecommunications
• CSIS 793: Network Management

Enterprise Software Systems (ESS) Track

• COMP 411: Computer Systems Administration
• COMP 412: Open Source Computing
• COMP 424: Client-Side Web Design
• COMP 442: Server-Side Software Development
• COMP 473: Object-Oriented Programming
• COMP 474: Software Engineering
• CSIS 496: Systems Analysis and Design