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Digital Sciences - M.D.S. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

  • Digital Science Cognition and Communication Concentration
  • Digital Systems Management and Consulting Concentration
  • Digital Systems Software Development Concentration
  • Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration
  • Enterprise Architecture Concentration
I. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (23 credits)
Course Title
Credits
Choose from the following: 9-10
CS 61002  Algorithms and Programming I (4)  
DSCI 61010 Enterprise Architecture (3)  
ITEC 67403 Instructional Design (3)  
MIS 64042 Globalization and Technology Strategy (3)  
TECH 56350 Network Management and Design Technology (3)  
Choose from the following Thesis or Non-Thesis Option: 6
DSCI 60910 Capstone in Digital Sciences(3)
and
Elective in Digital Sciences (3) (Non-Thesis Option)		  
DSCI 69199 Thesis I (6) (Thesis Option)  
Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or related area 7-8
II. CONCENTRATIONS (9-10 credits)
Digital Science Cognition and Communication Concentration (9)
Digital Systems Management and Consulting Concentration (9)
Digital Systems Software Development Concentration (10)
Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration (9)
Enterprise Architecture Concentration (9)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
32

 

Advisor-Approved Electives in Digital Sciences or Related Area (7-8 credit hours)
Communication Studies
COMM 65661 Communication in an Information Society (3)
  65675 Communication, Uncertainty and Privacy Management (3)
  65685 Communication and Cognition (3)
  65851 Organizational Communication (3)
Computer Science
CS 53005 Introduction to Database Systems Design (3)
  53401 Secure Programming (3)
  56101 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3)
  57205 Information Security (3)
  61003 Algorithms and Programming II (4)
  63901 Software Engineering Methodologies (3)
Digital Sciences
DSCI 62010 Business Architecture (3)
  64010 Data Architecture (3)
  65010 Application and Technology Architecture (3)
  69992 Internship in Digital Sciences (1-6)
  69996 Individual Investigation in Digital Sciences (1-3)
Geography
GEOG 59070 Geographic Information Science (3)
Information and Knowledge Management
IAKM 60002 Knowledge Organization Structures, Systems and Services (3)
  60101 Information Architecture (3)
  60102 Information and Visual Design (3)
  60104 Usability I (3)
  60105 Information Technologies (3)
  60110 Content Management Systems (3)
  60301 Foundational Principles of Knowledge Management (3)
  60302 Foundations of Document Management (3)
  60401 Health Informatics Management (3)
  60410 Health Records Management (3)
Instructional Technology
ITEC 57411 Designing Visuals for Instruction (3)
  57413 Digital Video in Education (3)
  57427 Technology and Learning (3)
  57430 Computer Applications in Education (3)
  67410 Simulation Games in Education (3)
  67417 Advanced Instructional Design (3)
  67425 Managing Technological Change (3)
  67432 Designing Multimedia for Instruction (3)
  67435 Virtual Reality (3)
  67436 Distance Education (3)
  67437 Web Development for Educators (3)
  67444 Teaching Online Courses (3)
  67449 Research in Online Learning (3)
Library and Information Science
LIS 60613 Information Needs, Seeking and Use (3)
  60638 Digital Libraries (3)
  60644 Information Science (3)
  60646 User Interfaces for Information Retrieval Sytems (3)
Management and Information Systems
MIS 64080 Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies (3)
  64081 Data Communications (3)
  64082 Database Management Systems (3)
  64083 Information Security: A Managerial Perspective (3)
  64158 Leadership and Managerial Assessment (3)
Technology
TECH 56411 Requirements Engineering and Analysis Technology (3)
  56330 Visual Basic Programming in Engineering Technology (3)
  63020 Fiber Optic Systems (3)
  63050 TRIZ-Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (3)
  64312 Advanced Wireless Telecommunication System and Network
Technologies (3)
  65330 Advanced Visual Basic Programming in Engineering Technology(3)
  66380 Advanced Networking (3)
Visual Communication Design
VCD 55000 Graphic Design Perspectives (3)
  60121 User Experience Design in Practice (3)

 

 

Digital Science Cognition and Communication Concentration
 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (9 credits)
Course Title Credits
ITEC 67410 Simulation-Games in Education 3
  67425 Managing Technological Change 3
  67435 Virtual Reality 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 9

 

Digital Systems Management and Consulting Concentration
 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (9 credits)
Course Title Credits
MIS 64080 Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies 3
  64083 Information Security: A Managerial Perspective 3
  64158 Leadership and Managerial Assessment 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 9

 

Digital Systems Software Development Concentration
 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (10 credits)
Course Title Credits
CS 61003 Algorithms and Programming II 4
  63901 Software Engineering Methodologies 3
DSCI  65010 Application and Technology Architecture 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 10

 

Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration
 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (9 credits)
Course Title Credits
TECH 56411 Requirements Engineering and Analysis Technology 3
  64312 Advanced Wireless Telecommunication System and Network Technologies 3
  66380 Advanced Networking 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 9

 

Enterprise Architecture Concentration
 

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (9 credits)
Course Title Credits
DSCI  62010 Business Architecture 3
  64010 Data Architecture 3
  65010 Application and Technology Architecture 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 9