BS in Business - Information Technology Management

This program is offered by the Department of Information Technology & Operations Management. 

ITM is the management of the company’s resources of information, software, networks and systems. It also involves managing the human factor, in-other-words, the individuals who are responsible for creating and maintaining these resources. ITM is indispensable in today’s world, one which fosters continuous innovation and is more dependent on technology for improving and simplifying all aspects of life, including business. It enables the company to optimize its resources by using and maintaining the appropriate technologies for business processes, communication and productivity.

This emphasis adds to your business management foundation a set of vital technical skills needed to have a successful career in IT. 

Your learning experience will be enriched by the expertise of the ITOM faculty, who will provide you with the necessary technical, theoretical and managerial know-how. 

Emphasis Curriculum (Before Fall 2026) 

The changes in Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) , business electives, and free electives requirements are applicable for the entering class of Fall 2021. Existing students may choose to follow the old or below new curriculum.

A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

• Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
• Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
• ITM/Business electives (12 credits) 
• LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
• Free Electives (5 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr. )
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Technology Management (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)

• ITM201 Computer Programming (3 cr.)
• ITM301 Business Data Communication (3 cr.)
• ITM302 Data & Information Management (3 cr.)
• ITM311 Information Technology Management II (3 cr.)
• ITM420 System Analysis and Design (3 cr.)

ITM/Business electives (12 credits) 

Business Electives: Choose 12 credits of the following courses: 

BLOCK A: Minimum 6 credits

• ITM401 Inf. Security & Protection (3 cr.)
• ITM232 Enterprise Resource Planning (3 cr.)
• ITM402 Business Intelligence (3 cr.)
• ITM403 Inf. Tech. Project Mgt. (3 cr.)
• ITM399 Internship/ Practicum (3 cr.)
• ITM398 Special Topics in ITM⁷ (3 cr.)
• ITM231 E-Business(3 cr.)

BLOCK B: Maximum 6 credits

1- Soft Skills: Maximum 3 credits

• MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
• MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Skills (1 cr.)

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits

• VIP201 (1 cr.)
• VIP301(1 cr.)
• VIP401(1 cr.)

3- Other Electives

• QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
• BDA311 Data Driven Design Thinking (3 cr.)
• BDA401 Meth. & Model Building in Data Analytics

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Free Electives (5 credits)

Emphasis Curriculum (As of Fall 2026)

A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

• Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
• Accounting Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
• Business Electives (12 credits)
• LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
• Free Electives (5 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
• XXX399 ITM Internship / Practicum* (1 cr.)

* Major-specific course with the appropriate code: ACC399, FIN399, FEM399, ITM399, IBS399, MGT399, or MKT399.

Information Technology Management Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)

• ITM201 Computer Programming (3 cr.)
• ITM301 Fundamentals of Networking (3 cr.)
• ITM302 Data & Information Management (3 cr.)
• ITM311 Applied Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• ITM420 System Analysis and Design (3 cr.)

Business Electives (12 credits)

Block A: Minimum 6 credits

• ITM231 E-Business(3 cr.)
• ITM232 Enterprise Resource Planning (3 cr.)
• ITM312 Information Technology for Sustainability and ESG (3 cr.)  
• ITM398 Special Topics in ITM (3 cr.)
• ITM402 AI-enabled Business Intelligence (3 cr.)
• ITM401 Inf. Security & Protection (3 cr.) 
• ITM403 Inf. Tech. Project Mgt. (3 cr.)

Block B: Maximum 6 credits

1- Soft Skills: Maximum 3 credits

• MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
• MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits

• VIP201 (1 cr.)
• VIP301 (1 cr.)
• VIP401 (1 cr.)

3- Other Electives

• ACC300 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
• BDA214 AI for Business (3 cr.)
• BDA215 Responsible & Ethical AI in Organizations (3 cr.)
• BDA311 Data Driven Design Thinking (3 cr.)
• BDA312 AI-Driven Process Automation (RPA) (3 cr.)
• BDA401 Applied Machine Learning for Business
• BDA403 NLP & Conversational AI in Business (3 cr.)
• BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
• QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Recommended Study Plan (Before Fall 2026) 

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• LAS Core (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

• ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Intro to Marketing (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• LAS Core (1 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (15 credits)

• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Technology (3 cr.)
• ITM201Computer Programing (3 cr.)
• QBA201Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• LAS Core (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• ITM301 Business Data Communication (3 cr.)
• LAS Core (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Business Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

• ITM302 Data Information & Management (3 cr.)
• ITM311 Information Technology Management II (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• Emphasis Elective I (3 cr.)
• Emphasis Elective II (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (1 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
• ITM420 Systems Analysis & Design (3 cr.)
• Emphasis Elective III (3 cr.)
• LAS Core (1 cr.)
• LAS Core (1 cr.)
• LAS Core (1 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Recommended Study Plan (As of Fall 2026)

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• ITM201 Computer Programming (3 cr.)
• Business Elective I (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (16 credits)

• QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• ITM302 Data & Information Management (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.) 

Spring (15 credits)

• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
• ITM301 Fundamentals of Networking (3 cr.)
• Business Elective II (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Summer (after Year Two) 

• ITM399 ITM Internship / Practicum (1 cr.) (Minimum 120 hours; prerequisite: BUS299.)

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

• OPM301 Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
• ITM311 Applied Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• Business Elective III (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (14 credits)

• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• ITM420 System Analysis and Design (3 cr.)
• Business Elective IV (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (2 cr.) 

Career Prospects

All types of organizations, across all industries, are becoming increasingly dependent on information and communications technologies (ICT) in their daily operations. Accordingly, there is an increasing demand for graduates who have the needed skills to cover the challenging and crucial middle ground between business and information technology.

Smart devices, mobile communications, cloud computing, together with other emerging technologies are creating exciting career opportunities for graduates with the high-level skills that the emphasis provides and develops.

Career prospects for the ITM graduates include, but are not limited to:

• Systems Analyst and Designer
• Database Analyst
• Network Administrator
• Web Developer
• Business data analyst
• IT Manager
• Information Security Specialist