Information Technology Sciences Degree Requirements

REQUIREMENTS   FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES—36 semester hours as follows: 
Required Core Courses—36 hours: 

• ITSS 130    Application Software 
• ITSS 131    Introduction to Object Oriented Programming 
• ITSS 230    Fundamentals of Databases 
• ITSC 230    Information Security and Assurance 
• ITSI  231     Hardware 
• ITSS 232    Web Design 
• ITSI  331    Networking 
• ITSI  336    Server Administration 
• ITSS 337    Business Intelligence 
• ITSS 438    Capstone 

Plus six hours of electives from ITS 

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Artificial Intelligence Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITAD 331 Foundations of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 
• ITAI 333 Robotics and Cognitive Technologies
• ITAI 335 Integration of Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence
• ITAD 433 Machine & Deep Learning
• ITAI 435 Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies 
• ITSS 439 Capstone II

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Cybersecurity Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITSC 330     Prevention and Protection Strategies in Cybersecurity 
• ITSC 331     Ethical Hacking 
• ITSS 332     Database Administration 
• ITSC 430     Information Security Management 
• ITSC 431     Legal and Ethics 
• ITSC 439     Capstone II: Cybersecurity 
   

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Data Science Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITAD 331 Foundations of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 
• ITDS 333 Big Data and Data Fluency with Python
• ITDS 335 Data Analytics & Visualization
• ITAD 433 Machine & Deep Learning
• ITDS 435 Data Mining
• ITSS 439 Capstone II

Gaming Emphasis (18 Credits)

• ITGS130 Introduction to Game Development 
• ITGS231 Fundamentals of Interactive/UX Design
• ITGS233 Essentials of Gamification
• ITGS330 Human-Computer Interaction
• ITGS431 Games for Learning & Simulation
• ITGS435 Advanced Multi-Player

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Infrastructure Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITSI 332 Interconnecting Network Devices 
• ITSI 333 Data Center 
• ITSI 335 Cloud Computing 
• ITSI 432 Routing and Switching 
• ITSI 433 Wireless 
• ITSI 439 Capstone II
   

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Management Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITSM 334 Management Information Systems 
• BACC 131 Principles of Accounting I 
• BACC 132 Principles of Accounting II 
• BADM 136 Microeconomics 
• BADM 331 Principles of Management 
• BADM 334 Principles of Marketing 
   

Required Common Core Courses—36 hours as listed above

Software Engineering Concentration- 18 hours 

• ITSS 332 Database Administration 
• ITSS 333 Video Game Programming 
• ITSS 334 Web Programming 
• ITSS 338 Programming of Mobile Devices 
• ITSS 435 Software Engineering 
• ITSS 439 Capstone II

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES—21 semester hours as follows: 

• ITSS 130  Application Software 
• ITSS 131  Introduction to Object Oriented Programming 
• ITSS 230  Fundamentals of Databases 
• ITSC 230 Information Security and Assurance
• ITSI 231  Hardware 
• ITSI 331  Networking

Plus three hours of electives from ITS

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCES-18 hours as follows:

• ITSS 130  Application Software 
• ITSS 131  Introduction to Object Oriented Programming 
• ITSS 230  Fundamentals of Databases 
• ITSI 231  Hardware 
• ITSS 232 Web Design
• ITSI 331  Networking