In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate
School, the program requires applicants to have completed undergraduate
course work, or equivalent, in an object-oriented programming language
(e.g. C++ or Java) and in data structures with a minimum grade average
of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Students must have an undergraduate grade point average of at least
2.8 (on a 4.0 point scale) and a junior/senior GPA of at least 3.0.
A satisfactory score on the aptitude portion of the Graduate Record
Examination or Graduate Management Admission Test is required.
Students with special backgrounds who do not meet all of the above
requirements may be granted conditional admission.
1. Transcript showing a baccalaureate degree.
2. A satisfactory score on the aptitude portion of the GRE or GMAT.
3. A written description of any relevant and significant work experience.
4. Three letters of reference.
5. (If the applicant¡¯s native language is not English), must satisfy
UNC Charlotte TOFEL requirements for international students.
Students may also complete a Master's thesis (6 credit hours) as part of their program of study.
Each student must also complete a three-course (nine credit hours) sequence in an approved concentration area.
Other concentration areas are possible with the approval of the MSIT Program Coordinator. In addition,
the MSIT Program Coordinator can approve substitution of courses within approved concentrations.
Details on concentration requirements are available on the department website and at the department office.
Current concentrations include:
Information Security and Privacy
This concentration focuses on information confidentiality, integrity,
availability. It provides a wide section of courses that focuses
on technical as well as policy issues related to these areas. |
Students will take ITIS 6200
Principles of Information Security and Privacy and two of
the following courses:
- ITIS 6210 Access Control and Security Architecture (3G)
- ITIS 6220 Information and System Assurance (3G)
- ITIS 6230 Information Infrastructure Protection (3G)
- ITIS 6240 Applied Cryptography (3G)
- ITIS 6362 Information Technology: Ethics, Policy and Security
(3G)
- ITIS 6167 Information and Network Security (3G)
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Information Technology Management
This concentration focuses on IT management and the use of IT
in enterprises. |
Students must take
- ITIS 6200 Principles of Information Security and Privacy
Two of the following courses:
- ITIS 6362. Information Technology: Ethics, Policy, and
Security
- ITIS 6164 Online Info System Design
- GEOG 6615 - Advanced Seminar in Spatial Decision Support
Systems
- INFO 6352 - Electronic Commerce
- MBAD 6122 -Technology-Enhanced Decision Making
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Software Design and Engineering
The purpose of this concentration is to provide graduate students
with the opportunity to develop skills for the design and development
of large-scale software applications. |
Students take three courses
from the following list in addtion to taking ITIS 6112 as
part of the required core (note that ITIS 5160 can substitute
ITCS 6160 as prerequisite to ITCS 6163):
- ITIS 6148 Advanced OO Design and Implementation
- ITCS 6163 Data Warehousing
- ITIS 6164 Online Info System Design
- ITIS 6200 - Principles of Information Security and Privacy
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Advanced Databases and Knowledge Discovery
The purpose of this concentration is to provide graduate students
with the opportunity to reach a demonstrated level of competence
in the area of databases and knowledge discovery. The students
will be introduced to the theory, techniques and applications
of modern data bases and data analysis. |
Students will take three
courses from the following list (note that ITIS 5160 can
substitute ITCS 6160 as prerequisites to ITCS 6162 and ITCS
6163):
- ITCS 6162 Knowledge Discovery in Databases
- ITCS 6163 Data Warehousing
- ITIS 6164 Online Info System Design
- ITIS 6200 - Principles of Information Security and Privacy
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Management
This concentration focuses on the management issues associated
with the development and application of emerging technologies.
The courses in the option address strategic decision factors,
communications, technology entrepreneursh ip, and individual
and group behavior dynamics. |
Students will choose three
of the following courses:
- MBAD 6161 Organizational Leadership & Behavior
- MBAD 6161 Organizational Leadership & Behavior
II
- MBAD 6163 Human Resource Management
- MBAD 6164 Executive Communication
- MBAD 6192 Business and Society
- MBAD 6191 Entrepreneurship
- MBAD 6193 International Business
- MBAD 6195 Strategic Management of Technology
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Marketing
This concentration focuses on the marketing issues associated
with electronic commerce. The courses in the option address
e-commerce from a technology base as well as a marketing perspective.
It focuses on integrating information technology with marketing
analysis, strategies, and issues important in becoming competitive
in today's new wired global marketplace. |
Students will choose from the
following courses:
- INFO 6352 Electronic Commerce
- MBAD 6171 Marketing Management
- MKTG 6010 Internet Marketing or MKTG 6020 Information
Technology in Marketing
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Financial Services Concentration
This concentration focuses on applications in the financial
services industry that are heavily dependent on information
technology. The courses address a wide range of applications
in commercial banking, investment banking, corpo rate finance,
derivatives, portfolio management, and risk management. |
Students will take three
of the following courses:
- MBAD 6151 Financial Institutions & Markets
- MBAD 6156 Commercial Bank Management
- MBAD 6157 Theory of Corporate Finance
- MBAD 6153 Investment Management
- MBAD 6058 Special Topics in Financial Services
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