Bachelor of Information Technology and Management: Transfer Program - STEM Designated
Chicago, USA
DURATION
127 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
Students may transfer credits into the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management program, which offers seven specializations that target specific careers and more than 100 courses providing unparalleled breadth and depth. 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 with projects and laboratory-based instruction in which students learn and then do it. The program is designed to broaden and deepen a student's 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 transfer program is appropriate for students transferring from a community college or four-year university, and international students with a strong academic background who are interested in information technology and applied technology.
Program Overview
Students may transfer into the Bachelor of Information Technology and Management program. The program offers eight career-focused specializations, and experienced faculty teach courses that feature both theoretical content and practical application.
Program Specializations
- Data Management
- IT Entrepreneurship and Management
- Networking and Communications
- Software Development
- System Administration
- Systems Security
- Web Design and Application Development
Bachelor of Information Technology & Management Program Educational Objectives
The Bachelor of Information Technology and Management degree produces graduates who are able to:
- Problem-solving and creating innovative answers to provide technology solutions for the problems of business, industry, government, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
- Perform requirements analysis, design, and administration of computer and network-based systems conforming to policy and best practices, and monitor and support the continuing development of relevant policy and best practices as appropriate.
- Apply current technical and mathematical concepts and practices in the core information technologies and recognize the need to engage in continuing professional development.
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.
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- 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
Transfer students are expected to take 75 credit hours at the Illinois Institute of Technology and transfer 52 credit hours to complete the bachelor’s degree for a total of 127 credit hours. This includes 19 information technology courses for a total of 57 credit hours in the major. An additional 18 credit hours outside the major must be taken at the Illinois Institute of Technology in order to satisfy the remaining Core Curriculum requirements. These include four 300/400-level humanities and social or behavioral science electives and two IPRO courses. Two social or behavioral science electives must be from the same field and one must be from a different field; lower-level social or behavioral science electives count towards this requirement. The computer science general education requirement may be satisfied by the completion of ITM 311. Students who wish to complete their undergraduate studies in less than five semesters of full-time study at Illinois Institute of Technology are strongly urged to include at least nine credit hours of courses transferable as required or elective ITM courses among their free or technical electives.
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
Courses Transferred ---- ---- (52)
(or taken at Illinois Tech) ---- ---- 52
Humanities Electives ---- ---- (6)
300/400-level courses ---- ---- 6
Social Sciences Electives ---- ---- (6)
300/400 level courses ---- ---- 6
PSYC 301 is recommended
Interprofessional Projects ---- ---- (6)
See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section E ---- ---- 6
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 Systems Software Programing ---- ---- 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
Total Credit Hours ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 127
Program Outcome
Bachelor of Information Technology and Management graduates should be able to:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts
- Recognize professional responsibility and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline
- Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, evaluation, and administration of computing-based systems
- Assist in the creation of an effective project plan
Career Opportunities
Graduates from 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