IT Minors
IT MINOR
The IT minor introduces students to the study of information technology principles and skills to meet the needs of users within an organizational and societal context through the selection, creation, application, integration and administration of computing technologies. Because of its broad appeal to disciplines requiring the use of information technology, the minor in IT is an excellent complement to any degree program, regardless of major.
Required (6 credit hours)
IST 209 Introduction to Programming
ISAT 216 Information Security Fundamentals
Elective Courses (9-12 credit hours)
Data Analytics and Management
IST 334 Database Design & Processing
IST 370 Database Programming with SQL
IST 371 Intro to Applied Data Analytics
One of ITEC 373, 374, 411, 418, or 471
Cybersecurity
ISAT 224 Network Fundamentals
ISAT 316 Introduction to Cyber Operations
ISAT 335 System Administration
One of ITEC 440, 460, 461, or 465
Systems Analysis & Design
IST 334 Database Design & Processing
IST 404 IT Project Management
IST 412 IS Analysis & Design
Web & Mobile Application Development
IST 312 Programming II
IST 336 Web-Based Applications
IST 405 Server-Side Web Development
IST 422 Mobile Programming
GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT MINOR
The minor in Game Design and Development (GDD) is a multi-disciplinary minor offered by the School of Information Technology (IT) and the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts (MCMA). The purpose of this minor is to prepare students who wish to enter the field of game design and development. The Game Design and Development minor requires 15 credits. For IT majors, the required courses are RTD 201 and IST 392; for all other majors IST 209 and MCMA 499 are required. Only after completing 12 credit hours in GDD can students take the capstone course of IST 392 (IT major) or MCMA 499 (RTD major). This course is co-taught by two faculties (one from IST and one from MCMA) as an independent study. The GDD minor students are required to display their final project at each program's website and/or showcase.