Bachelor of Information Technology and Management - STEM Designated
Chicago, USA
DURATION
127 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management program offers seven specializations that target specific careers and more than 100 courses providing unparalleled breadth and depth at Chicago's only tech-focused university. Courses are taught by experienced faculty using a hands-on, reality-based approach to education in which students apply what they learn in class to solve real-life problems. The information technology and management curriculum is a blend of theoretical content and practical application featuring projects and laboratory-based instruction in which students will learn and then do. The program is designed to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of new and emerging information technologies, the application and integration of these technologies, and the administrative practices used in the effective management of these technologies.
This program is appropriate for students interested in information technology and applied technology with a strong academic background.
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management offers seven specializations that target specific careers and more than 100 hands-on, reality-based courses taught by experienced faculty with theoretical content and practical application. Students apply what they learn in class to solve real-life problems with laboratory-based instruction.
Program Specializations
- Data Management
- IT Entrepreneurship and Management
- Networking and Communications
- Software Development
- System Administration
- Systems Security
- Web Design and Application Development
National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency has designated the Illinois Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.
The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA)
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA) exist as a collaborative information-based enterprise dedicated to strengthening and normalizing relationships between the two commands and academic institutions. This relationship stimulates and develops new thinking, examines cross-organizational solutions, and helps cultivate future generations of Defense and Security practitioners.
The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Why Illinois Tech is one of the best value universities in the country
As an Illinois Tech student, you’ll automatically be considered for our university’s generous institutional scholarships. On average, this adds up to a savings of $107,472 on tuition and housing for every student during your four years at Illinois Tech ($134,340 for five years, based on fall 2021 figures).
We’re committed to dramatically reducing the cost of your degree, so you can focus on learning at one of the most dynamic and innovation-driven universities in the country.
Want some more great reasons?
- On top of our institutional scholarship, on average, Illinois Tech awards our students an additional $34,412 each in need-based tuition aid over four years ($43,015 for five years). (among FAFSA filers, fall 2021)
- We’re the #44 Best Value School in the nation (U.S. News & World Report)
- 98% of our students receive some form of financial aid
- The mean starting salary of our undergraduates is $63,938
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Curriculum
All students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of courses with a significant written and oral communication component, identified with a (C) in the bulletin; 12 credit hours of (C)-coded courses must be taken in the major.
ITM students are required to complete a minor and are strongly encouraged to consider minors that complement their primary program of study; these include (but are not limited to) business, industrial technology, professional and technical communications, circuits and systems, computer architecture, and ROTC. Courses taken to fulfill a minor requirement may not also be used as electives in the major. The minor requirement may be waived for students entering as transfer students or who change their major to information technology and management after completion of 30 credit hours of studies at the university.
A maximum of nine credit hours of ITM graduate courses taken as an undergraduate may be applied to the Master of Information Technology and Management degree, and any graduate courses taken to fulfill undergraduate degree requirements may not also be applied to a graduate degree unless the student is enrolled in a co-terminal or accelerated master’s degree program.
Required Courses
ITM Requirements ---- ----- (39)
- ITM 100 ---- ----- Introduction to IT as a Profession ---- ----- 3
- ITM 301 ---- ----- Introduction OS and Hardware I ---- ----- 3
- ITM 311 ---- ----- Introduction to Software Development ---- ----- 3
- ITM 313 ---- ----- Introduction to Open Source Application Development ---- ----- 3
or
- ITM 312 ---- ----- Introduction to System Software Programming ---- ----- 3
- ITMD 321 ---- ----- Data Modeling and Applications ---- ----- 3
- ITMD 361 ---- ----- Fund of Web Development ---- ----- 3
- ITMD 362 ---- ----- Human-Computer Interaction ---- ----- 3
- ITMD 411 ---- ----- Intermediate Software Development ---- ----- 3
- ITMM 471 ---- ----- Project Management for ITM ---- ----- 3
- ITMO 340 ---- ----- Introduction Data Networks & Internet ---- ----- 3
- ITMO 356 ---- ----- Introduction Open Source OS ---- ----- 3
- ITMS 448 ---- ----- Cyber Security Technologies ---- ----- 3
- ITMT 430 ---- ----- System Integration ---- ----- 3
ITM Electives ---- ----- (18)
Select 18 credit hours from ITM, ITMD, ITMM, ITMO, ITMS, ITMT, and TECH ---- ----- 18
Mathematics Requirements ---- ----- (6)
- MATH 180 ---- ----- Fundamentals of Discrete Math ---- ----- 3
or
- MATH 230 ---- ----- Introductionduction to Discrete Math ---- ----- 3
Select one course from the following: ---- ----- 3
- BUS 221 ---- ----- Business Statistics ---- ----- 3
- PSYC 203 ---- ----- Undergraduate Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences ---- ----- 4
- MATH 225 ---- ----- Introductory Statistics ---- ----- 3
- MATH 425 ---- ----- Statistical Methods ---- ----- 3
Natural Science and Engineering Requirements ---- ----- (10)
EG 225 is recommended
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section D ---- ----- 10
Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements ---- ----- (21)
PSYC 301 is recommended
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, sections B and C ---- ----- 21
Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) ---- ----- (6)
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section E ---- ----- 6
Minor Electives ---- ----- (15)
Select 15 credit hours ---- ----- 15
Free Electives ---- ----- (12)
Select 12 credit hours ---- ----- 12
Total Credit Hours ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- 127
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management program will be prepared to enter the industry in a variety of roles, including:
- Data analyst
- Digital system architect
- Information systems manager
- Information systems and technology manager
- Business systems analyst
- Voice/data system analyst
- Software Developer
- Mobile application developer
- Systems administrator
- Web applications developer