Master of Science

in Information Technologies

| Introduction | Admission Requirements | Degree Requirements | Background Requirements | Program Requirements | E-Commerce Focus|

Introduction

The Master of Science in Information Technologies is designed to provide an appropriate base of knowledge for entry into the management information profession.  The program is intended for those students who desire a strong, specialist degree in the strategic management of information technology.  Because of its specialization and focus, the Master of Science with a major in information technologies differs significantly from an MBA program, which is designed for those students who desire a more general management background.

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Admission Requirements

In the determination of an applicants eligibility for admission to the School of Graduate Studies for the MS in Information Technologies, the following measures are of critical importance:

  1. Overall undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and GPA on approximately the last 60 semester hours. The academic record must meet minimum requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.

  2. A satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)  or Graduate Record Examination (GRE)..  Scores more than 10 years old at the time of application for admission will not be considered.  In addition to the College of Business Administration requirements, the Department of Business Computer Information System (BCIS) requires a minimum of the 40th percentile on both the verbal and quantitative portions of the GMAT and the GRE. 

  3. A score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language for students whose native language is not English.

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Degree Requirements

The student earning the MS in Information Technologies must meet the following requirements:

  • Completion of leveling courses in BCIS and business as necessary;

  • Completion of at least 36 semester hours of graduate work beyond leveling courses assigned by the department;

  • a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all graduate work taken at UNT;

  • a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all BCIS courses taken at UNT after admission to graduate school;

  • a GPA of at least a 3.0 on all courses taken for graduate credit; and

  • Minimum academic standards for master's students.

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Background Requirements

A bachelors degree from an accredited instruction and admission to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies of the university are needed for graduate standing.  The Master Science in Information Technologies degree requires the equivalent of MATH 1190 and the following business courses:

  • ACCT 5020 Accumulation and Analysis of Accounting Data (1.5 hours)

  • BCIS 5090 Introduction to Business Computer Information Systems (1.5 hours)

  • BLAW 5050 Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business (1.5 hours)

  • MGMT 5070 Management Issues (1.5 hours)

  • MKTG 5000 Marketing Concepts (1.5 hours)

  • MSCI 5010 Statistical Analysis (1.5 hours)

Students may have acquired this background in their undergraduate programs by the completion of courses equivalent in content to UNTs business foundation requirements for the bachelors degree in business administration.  In addition students are required to have a working knowledge of computer based business tools and at least one course in a programming language (C, C++, Java, PASCAL, FORTRAN, COBOL or a similar language).

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Program Requirements

    Foundation Sequence (9 hours)
BCIS  5110 Structure of Programming Languages
BCIS  5120 Information Systems Development
BCIS  5130 Media Tehnology     
BCIS  5420 Foundations of Database Management

    Technology Sequence (15 hours)
BCIS 5600 Visual Information Technologies

BCIS  5610 Executive and Decision Support Technologies

BCIS  5620 Networking and Telecommunications

BCIS 5630 N-Tier Systems

BCIS 5640 Object Oriented Systems
BCIS 5680 Electronic Commerce Systems

    Technology Management Sequence (chose of 12 hours from the following list)
                    
 BCIS  5650 Emerging Information Technology
 BCIS  5660 Data Administration
 BCIS  5670 International issues in Information Technology
 BCIS  5700 Strategic Use of Information Technology   (Capstone)

Students who have already taken the equivalent of any foundation course will substitute an appropriate course, subject to BCIS Department approval.

Masters of Science in Information Technology path map

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E-Commerce Focus for the MS INFT Degree

BCIS offers an E-Commerce focus for this Masters of Science degree.  You would take the following courses:

          BCIS 5110, 5120, 5420 (Foundation)

          BCIS 4680 – Novell networks

          BCIS 5600 – Web-Based Development

          BCIS 5620 – NT networks

          BCIS 5630 – N-Tier Systems (Java)

          BCIS 5650 – Assessment of Emerging IT

          BCIS 5680 – Electronic Commerce Systems

          BCIS 5690 – International Issues of IT

          BCIS 5700 – Strategic Use of IT

          One 3-hr. BCIS elective (ex., 5660 -- Data Administration and Project Management)

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