Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Information Technology Management
Overview
The B.S. in Business Studies with Emphasis in Information Technology Management prepares students for high managerial positions in IT. Job positions may include: information systems consultant, information systems manager, information technology executive, information systems analyst, hardware design consultant, telecommunications consultant, small business information system, and network operations manager.
Students pursuing a business degree with this emphasis may also enhance their professional development by pursuing professional certifications in several areas, including CISA (Certified Information System Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and ITIL (Information Technology Information Library).
Curriculum
A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:
- Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
- Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
- Other Requirements — Business Electives (12 credits)
- LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
- Free Electives (5 credits)
* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.
The changes in LAS , business electives, and free electives requirements are applicable for the entering class of Fall 2021. Existing students may choose to follow the old or the new curriculum.
Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
- ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
- BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
- BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
- ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
- ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
- MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
- MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
- MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
- OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
- QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
- XXX399 Internship/Practicum* (1 cr.)
* Major-specific course with the appropriate code: ACC399, FIN399, FEM399, ITM399, IBS399, MGT399, or MKT399.
Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
- ITM201 Computer Programming (3 cr.)
- ITM301 Fundamentals of Networking (3 cr.)
- ITM302 Data and Information Management (3 cr.)
- ITM311 Applied Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- ITM420 System Analysis & Design (3 cr.)
Other Requirements (12 credits)
Business Electives: Choose any 12 credits of the following courses:
Block A: Minimum 6 credits
- ITM231 E-Business(3 cr.)
- ITM232 Enterprise Resource Planning (3 cr.)
- ITM312 Information Technology for Sustainability and ESG (3 cr.)
- ITM398 Special Topics in ITM (3 cr.)
- ITM401 Information Security & Protection (3 cr.)
- ITM402 AI-enabled Business Intelligence (3 cr.)
- ITM403 Information Technology Project Management (3 cr.)
Block B: Maximum 6 credits
1. Soft Skills: Maximum 3 credits
- MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
- MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
- MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
2. Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits
- VIP201 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
- VIP301 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
- VIP401 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
3. Other Electives
- ACC300 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
- QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
- BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
- BDA214 AI for Business (3 cr.)
- BDA215 Responsible & Ethical AI in Organizations (3 cr.)
- BDA311 Data Driven Design Thinking (3 cr.)
- BDA312 AI-Driven Process Automation (RPA) (3 cr.)
- BDA401 Applied Machine Learning for Business (3 cr.)
- BDA403 NLP & Conversational AI in Business (3 cr.)
- BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
LAS Requirements (30 credits)
Free Electives (5 credits)
Recommended Study Plan
Year One
Fall (15 credits)
- ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- ITM201 Computer Programming (3 cr.)
- Business Elective I (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Year Two
Fall (16 credits)
- QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
- MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
- MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
- ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
- ITM302 Data & Information Management (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
- FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
- BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
- ITM301 Fundamentals of Networking (3 cr.)
- Business Elective II (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Summer (after Year Two)
Year Three
Fall (16 credits)
- OPM301 Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
- MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
- ITM311 Applied Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- Business Elective III (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- Free Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (14 credits)