The Master of Science Information Technology program currently offers the following concentrations. Each concentration is comprised of nine (9) credit hours.

• Advanced Data and Knowledge Discovery
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information Security and Privacy
• Information Technology Management
• Software Systems Design and Engineering
• Thesis Option

Other concentration areas are possible with the approval of the MSIT Program Coordinator. In addition, the MSIT Program Coordinator can approve substitution of courses within approved concentration areas.

Advanced Data and Knowledge Discovery

Students must take the following course.

• ITIS 6162       Knowledge Discovery in Databases

Students must take two (2) courses from the following list.

• ITCS 6155      Knowledge-Based Systems
• ITIS 6163       Data Warehousing
• ITIS 6164       Online Info Systems
• ITIS 6267       Intelligent Information Retrieval

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Human-Computer Interaction

Students must take the following course.

• ITIS 6400       Principles of Human-Computer Interaction

Students must take two (2) courses from the following list.

• ITIS 6130       Software Requirements Engineering for Information Systems
• ITIS 6362       Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
• ITIS 6410       Personalization and Recommender Systems 
• ITCS 6010     Virtual Reality
• ITCS 6140     Data Visualization 
• ITCS 6216     Introduction to Cognitive Science

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Information Security and Privacy

This concentration focuses on information confidentiality, integrity, availability. It provides a wide section of courses that focuses on technical as well as policy issues related to these areas.

Students must take three (3) courses from the following list.

• ITIS 5220       Vulnerability Assurance and System Assessment 
• ITIS 5250       Computer Forensics
• ITIS 6140       Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• ITIS 6167       Network and Information Security
• ITIS 6210       Access Control and Security Architecture 
• ITIS 6230       Information Infrastructure Protection
• ITIS 6240       Applied Cryptography
• ITIS 6362       Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security

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Information Technology Management

This concentration focuses on IT management and the use on IT within enterprises.

Students must take the following course.

• ITIS 6362       Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security

Students must take two (2) courses from the following list.

• ITIS 6130       Software Requirements Engineering for Information Systems. 
• ITIS 6164       Online Info Systems
• ITIS 6230       Information Infrastructure Protection
• GEOG 6615   Advanced Seminar in Spatial Decision Support Systems
• MBAD 6121   Business Information Systems 
• MBAD 6122   Technology Enhanced Decision Making
• MBAD 6202   Business Information Systems Development

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Software Systems Design and Engineering

This concentration focuses on the design and development of large-scale software applications.

Students must take three (3) courses from the following list.

• ITIS 6130       Software Requirements Engineering for Information Systems. 
• ITIS 6140       Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• ITIS 6148       Advanced OO Design and Implementation
• ITIS 6164       Online Info Systems
• ITIS 6210       Access Control and Security Architecture 
• ITIS 6362       Information Technology Ethics, Policy, and Security
• ITIS 6400       Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
• GEOG 6615   Advanced Seminar in Spatial Decision Support Systems
• MBAD 6202  Business Information Systems Development

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