School of Professional Studies

Bachelor of Science Professional Studies | Information Technology Concentration

Course Outline

120 Credit Hours (60 hrs General Education; 60 hrs Concentration)
Professional Core (21 hrs)
Choose one (1) course from each area in this section.

ADMINISTRATION & SUPERVISION

• MGMT 3610 – Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• BMGT 3510 - Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• LIST 4093 – Special Topics & Leadership (3)

ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS

• PM 4120 – Organizational Theory & Behavior (3)
• PADM 4226 – Introduction to Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• LIST 3500 - Non-Profit Leadership (3)
  
  

TEAM & ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS

• COMM 3010 – Integrated Corporate Communication (3)
• LIST 4710 - Workplace Conflict/Resolution (3)

STATISTICAL METHODS

• SOCI 4510 – Introduction to Social Research (3)
• SOAA 3350 – Social Statistics (3)
• PBRL 4410 – Public Relations Research (3)
• SOC 3910 - Introduction to Social Research (3)

INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

• SPAN 3550 – Latin America: Countries & People (3)
• POLI 4350 – International Law (3)
• JOUR 4712 – Mass Media & Cultures (3)
• PS 3510 – International Political Economy (3)
• COMM 3560 or 3620 - Intercultural Communication (3)

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Choose two (2) courses from this group of 3.

• ENGL 3134 – Computers, Writing & Literature (3)
• ENGL 3250 – Professional Communication (3)
• PBRL 3421 – Public Relations Writing (3)
• BMGT 3720 - Business Communication I (3)
• COMM 3000 - Computer Mediated Communication (3)
  
  

Information Technology Concentration (15 hrs)

Choose one (1) course from each area in this section.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

• PTMA 3020 – Management Information Technology (3)
• MGMT 3220 – Management Information Systems (3)

 *UNIV 3713 – Freedom, Openness & the Internet (1) is only one credit hour and a (3) hour credit is required.

SOFTWARE

• UNIV 4706 – Managing Software Development (3)

 

FILES/OPERATING SYSTEMS

• INFS 3700 – Introduction to System Analysis & Design (3)

 

DATABASE MANAGEMENT

• CSCI 3222 – Database Management Systems (3)
• UNIV 4708 – Introduction to Business Intelligence (3)

 

NETWORKS

• INFS 4900 – Seminar in Data Communications (3)
• CSCI 4017 - Introduction to Information Assurance (3)

 

ELECTIVES OR ADDT’L GENERAL EDUCATION (20-24 HRS) 

If needed, please discuss your elective courses with your advisor.

CULMINATING PROJECT (3)

• LIST 4995 – Culminating Special Project

 

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