A rapidly evolving area, informatics is increasingly used to solve today’s problems through IT innovations across many industries, including healthcare, business consulting, education, finance, and social media. This master's degree attracts students and working professionals with a diverse background to learn and improve IT technical and management skills, highlighted by our strengthened curriculum on information security management, as well as cloud computing application and management. Students also have the opportunity to acquire technical training in data analytics, user-centered design and web development, and managing technical projects.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Required Courses
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ITC 6000 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| ITC 6010 | Information Technology Strategy and Governance | 3 |
| ITC 6020 | Information Systems Design and Development | 3 |
| ITC 6035 | Information Technology Project Management | 3 |
| ITC 6400 | Foundations of Informatics | 3 |
| ITC 6040 | Informatics Capstone | 3 |
| INT 6940 | Experiential Learning Projects for Professionals | 1-4 |
The remaining quarter hours may be completed by a combination of completing a concentration and additional electives or by selecting any courses listed in the concentrations and electives lists.
Concentrations or Electives
Complete one of the following concentrations or complete the required hours by selecting any courses listed in the concentrations and electives lists:
Analytics Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ALY 6000 | Introduction to Analytics | 3 |
| ALY 6010 | Probability Theory and Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| ALY 6015 | Intermediate Analytics | 3 |
| ALY 6070 | Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics | 3 |
| 3 |
| Predictive Analytics | |
| Data Warehousing and SQL | |
| Data Mining Applications | |
| Data Management and Big Data | |
Cloud Computing Application and Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ITC 6015 | Enterprise Information Architecture | 3 |
| ITC 6420 | Introduction to Cloud Computing Applications and Management | 3 |
| ITC 6450 | Advanced Cloud Computing Applications and Management | 3 |
| ITC 6460 | Cloud Analytics | 3 |
| ITC 6520 | Network Protection and Cloud Security | 3 |
| 3-4 |
| Web Application Design and Development | |
| Enterprise Data Storage and Management Technologies | |
| Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Architecting | |
Human-Centered Informatics Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| DGM 6168 | Usability and Human Interaction | 4 |
| DGM 6268 | Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media | 4 |
| DGM 6461 | Interactive Information Design 1 | 4 |
| ITC 6410 | Fundamentals of Human Behaviors for Interactive Systems | 3 |
| 3-4 |
| Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics | |
| Interactive Information Design 2 | |
| Web Application Design and Development | |
Information Security Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ITC 6300 | Foundations of Information Security | 3 |
| ITC 6305 | IT Infrastructure (Systems, Networks, Telecom) | 3 |
| ITC 6315 | Information Security Risk Management | 3 |
| ITC 6520 | Network Protection and Cloud Security | 3 |
| ITC 6530 | Security Analytics | 3 |
| 3 |
| CISSP Preparation | |
| Ethical Hacking | |
Leading and Managing Technical Projects Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PJM 5900 | Foundations of Project Management 1 | 4 |
| PJM 6205 | Leading and Managing Technical Projects | 3 |
| PJM 6210 | Communication Skills for Project Managers | 3 |
| PJM 6215 | Leading Remote Project Teams | 3 |
| PJM 6810 | Principles of Agile Project Management | 3 |
Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Intermediate Analytics | |
| Data Warehousing and SQL | |
| Introduction to Enterprise Analytics | |
| Decision Support and Business Intelligence | |
| Data Management and Big Data | |
| Leadership in Analytics | |
| Risk Management for Analytics | |
| Web Creation Boot Camp | |
| Information Technology and Creative Practice | |
| Web Creation for Content Management Systems | |
| Interdisciplinary Foundations | |
| Foundations of Geographic Information Science | |
| GIS Customization | |
| Spatial Databases | |
| Computer Systems and Networks | |
| Network Security Concepts | |
| Network Protection | |
| Systems and Network Administration | |
| Information Technology Policy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility | |
| Foundations of Project Management | |
| Leading and Managing Technical Projects | |
| Information Architecture | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
45 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
