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Students earn the Bachelor of Science in Information Management & Technology by completing 120 credit hours in the following areas:
  1. Information Management & Technology Major Courses (39-40 credits)
  2. Arts & Sciences Electives (36 credits)
  3. Skills Electives (21-23 credits)
  4. General Electives (21-24 credits)
All courses are three credits unless specified otherwise.

Information Management & Technology Major:
39-40 credits

 
A. Primary Core (24-25 credits)
The primary core consists of the following courses:
 
IST 101 Freshman Forum (freshmen only) (1 credit)
IST 195 Information Technologies
 
Technology Courses:
IST 233 Introduction to Computer Networking
IST 346 Applications of Information Systems
IST 459 Introduction to Database Management Systems
 
Management Courses:
IST 335 Introduction to Information-based Organizations
IST 352 Information Analysis of Organizational Systems
IST 445 Managing Information Systems Projects
IST 466 Professional Issues in Information Management and Technology
 
 
B. Information Management and Technology Electives (15 credits)
As students define their professional interests, they may choose concentrations to match their planned career paths. Students must complete five additional IST courses in the concentrations below.  Concentrations will consist of two required courses and one course from those recommended.
 
            Information Security:
            Required
                IST 423 Introduction to Information Security
                IST 429 Organizational Information Security
            Recommended
                IST 425 Risk Management
                IST 452 Local Area Networks
                IST 400 Database Security
 
            Project Management:
            Required
                IST 419 Applied Economics for Information Managers
                IST 325 Information Management Consultation
            Recommended
                IST 322 Information Resources Planning
                IST 442 Introduction to E-Commerce
                IST 456 Information Policies and Decision Making
                IST 476 Integrated Systems Projects
 
            Network Management:
            Required
                IST 452 Local Area Networks
                IST 475 Telecommunications Projects
            Recommended
                IST 453 Telecommunications Regulations
                IST 463 Design and Management of Internet Services
                IST 532 Broadband Wireless
 
            Web Design and Management:
            Required
                IST 463 Design and Management of Internet Services
                IST 479 Electronic Commerce Technologies
            Recommended
                IST 449 Human Computer Interaction
                IST 452 Local Area Networks
                IST 553 Information Architecture of Internet Services
 
            Database Management:
            Required
                IST 469 Advanced Database Management Systems
                IST 400 Database Security
            Recommended
                IST 463 Design and Management of Internet Services
                IST 479 Electronic Commerce Technologies
                IST 553 Information Architecture of Internet Services
 
 
            General School of Information Studies Electives: 6 credits
                IST 215 Data Collection, Analysis, and Management
                IST 300 Information Studies Skills
                IST 337 Information Retrieval Skills
                IST 341 Observations and Analysis of Information User Behavior
                IST 410 Special Topics in Information Research and Services
                IST 420 Special Topics in Information Management and Consulting
                IST 430 Special Topics in Information Systems and Telecommunications
                IST 440 Special Topics in Pre-professional Studies
                IST 443 Critique of the Information Age
                IST 444 Information Reporting and Presentation
                IST 471 Internship in Information Management and Technology
                IST 472 Cooperative Education in Information Management and Technology
                IST 476 Integrated Information Systems Projects
                IST 490 Independent Study
                IST 499 Honors Thesis/Project (Honors students only)
                -or- any course from the preceding lists

 

Social Sciences: 3 courses
Social sciences coursework enables students to understand historical, economic, and cultural patterns, so that they can better understand current and future events. Coursework includes history, political science, public affairs, economics, geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology, archaeology, and related courses in African-American studies and womens studies.
 
Humanities: 3 courses
Humanities coursework enables students to explore questions about the purpose and meaning of human life. Coursework includes philosophy, religion, languages, literature, linguistics, art history, music, and related coursework in African-American studies and womens studies.
 
Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 3 courses
Natural sciences coursework enables students to understand the scientific method of inquiry and to comprehend systems for explaining natural phenomena. Coursework includes astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. Mathematics includes coursework in statistics, probability, and calculus.
 
Any other three courses from the above areas: 3 courses
 
 
 
Mathematics or Language Skills: 6-8 credits
All information management and technology majors are required to attain minimum competence in either a foreign language or mathematics. Students may satisfy this requirement by completing either the quantitative skills or the language skills requirement of the Liberal Arts Core curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Communication Skills: 12 credits
All information management and technology majors must take one course from each of the  
following groups:
                WRT 105 Writing Studio I or  WRT 109 Writing Studio (Honors)
                WRT 205 Writing Studio II or  WRT 209 Writing Studio (Honors)
                -or- another writing course with permission of advisor
                WRT 303 Advanced Writing Studio: Research and Writing  
                -or- WRT 307 Advanced Writing Studio: Professional Writing
                CRS 325 Public Speaking
                -or- IST 444 Information Reporting and Presentation
 
Programming Skills: 3 credits
All students majoring in information management and technology are required to complete one computer programming course from the list below:
                IST 256 Application Programming for Information Systems
                CPS 196 Introduction to Computer Programming: C
                CPS 335 JAVA Programming for the Internet
                 -or- another approved programming course
 
 
 
 
Students can take any Syracuse University course open to them or concentrate on a minor, a dual degree, a combined degree, a cooperative education or internship experience, or study abroad.

                    

 


 
 
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