PROGRAM OVERVIEW

PROGRAM: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Initial Requirements	UCSP 611	Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0)
Recommendations	Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600 Academic Writing for Graduate students (3) during their first two terms.
CORE
Required Courses	ITEC 610 ITEC 620 ITEC 630 ITEC 640 TMAN 625	Information Technology Foundations (3) Information Technology Infrastructure (3) Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3) Information Technology Project Management (3) Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)
Core Rules	1. ITEC 620 must be taken before taking first specialization course. 2. Must complete 3 credits of core courses before taking first specialization course.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	SWEN 603 SWEN 640 SWEN 645 SWEN 646 SWEN 647 SWEN 648	Systems Engineering (3) Software Project Management (3) System and Software Standards and Requirements (3) Software Design and Implementation (3) Software Verification and Validation (3) Software Maintenance (3)
Capstone Course	SWEN 670	Software Engineering Project (3)
Specialization Rules	Courses must be taken in the order listed above
INFORMATICS SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	SWEN 603 DBST 651 SWEN 645 INFA 610 IMAT 639 IMAT 637	Systems Engineering (3) Relational Database Systems (3) System and Software Standards and Requirements (3) Computer Security, Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, and Security Management (3) Internet Multimedia Applications (3) IT Acquisitions Management (3)
Capstone Course	IMAT 670	Contemporary Topics in Informatics (3)
Specialization Rules	Must Complete 6 credits of core courses before taking first specialization course.
INFORMATION ASSURANCE SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	INFA 610 INFA 620 INFA 630 INFA 640 INFA 650 INFA 660	Computer Security, Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, and Security Management (3) Network and Internet Security (3) Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention (3) Cryptology and Data Protection (3) Computer Forensics (3) Security Policy, Ethics, and the Legal Environment (3)
Capstone Course	INFA 670	Information Assurance Capstone (3)
Specialization Rules	Courses must be taken in the order listed above
E-BUSINESS SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	EBUS 610 EBUS 620 EBUS 630 EBUS 640 EBUS 650 EBUS 660	Introduction to E-Business (3) E-Marketing (3) Social, Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues (3) E-Technology (3) E-Development and Management (3) E-Business Economics (3)
Capstone Course	EBUS 670	E-Business Capstone (3)
Specialization Rules	Courses must be taken in the order listed above.
HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	HSMN 610 HSMN 620 HSMN 630 INFA 660 BSBD 641 ENER 603	Concepts in Homeland Security (3) Physical Security (3) Business Continuity: Disaster Recovery, Planning, and Response (3) Security Policy, Ethics, and the Legal Environment (3) Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (3) Energy Infrastructure Management (3)
Capstone Course	HSMN 670	Seminar in Homeland Security (3)
Specialization Rules	HSMN 610 must be taken as one of the first two specialization courses.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	PMAN 634 PMAN 637 PMAN 638 PMAN 639 PCMS 627 PMAN 650	Foundations of Project Management (3) Risk Management: Tools and Techniques (3) Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution (3) Project Quality Management (3) Legal Aspects of Contracting (3) Financial Management of Projects (3)
Capstone Course	PMAN 670	Advanced Project Methods (3)
Clustered Course Option	PMAN 600	Project Management: Foundations and Advanced Methods (6) is a six-credit course. Students who receive credit for PMAN 600 may not receive credit for PMAN 634 or PMAN 670.
Specialization Rules	PMAN 634 or PMAN 600 must be taken as the first course.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	TLMN 602 TLMN 623 TLMN 630 TLMN 641 TLMN 645 INFA 620	Telecommunications Industry: Structure and Environment (3) Telecommunications Networks (3) Satellite Communication Systems (3) Network Management and Design (3) Wireless Telecommunications Systems (3) Network and Internet Security (3)
Capstone Course	TLMN 670	Capstone Course in Telecommunications (3)
Specializatin Rules	1. ITEC 620 is prerequisite to TLMN 623, TLMN 630, TLMN 645, and INFA 620. 2. TLMN 670 requires competion of 27 credit hours.
DATABASE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATION
Required Courses	DBST 651 DBST 652 DBST 663 DBST 665 DBST 667 DBST 668	Relational Database Systems (3) Advanced Relational/Object-Relational Database Systems (3) Distributed Database Management Systems (3) Data Warehouse Technologies (3) Data Mining (3) Database Security (3)
Capstone Course	DBST 670	Database Systems Administration (3)
Specialization Rules	DBST 651 and DBST 652 must be taken in order, followed by any three other DBST courses before capstone can be taken.