Degree Requirements for the Master's in ICT
This chart shows the core courses and select electives for the ICT master's. The MS in ICT is available fully online.
36 credit hours are required for the master's in ICT, including 15 hours of core courses. Students are expected to complete fifteen hours of required course work (600, 610, 650, 661 or 662) within the first 18 hours of their program of study with the exception of ICT 696 Practicum (to be taken after completion of 18 hours). Courses outside of dicipline must be pre-approved by course instructor and by ICT program director.
Required courses are offered on a rotating basis, over a two year term. No ICT courses are offered in the Summer sessions.
Graduation Exit Requirement
Students pursuing the ICT master's will submit a research proposal in the form of a written paper and visual presentation as their Graduation Exit Requirement. Students will identify an ICT-related problem space, research current options, propose a new solution, and provide reasoning and evidence that supports the new solution. The project may be new, or it may be an extension to a project started during a student’s practicum, as long as the student substantially expands what they did during the practicum.
Core Courses (required) | |||
Course # | Course Name | ||
ICT 600 | ICT in Society | ||
ICT 610 | Research Methods for ICT | ||
ICT 650 | Introduction to Leadership in Information Professions | ||
ICT 661 OR ICT 662 | Either ICT 662 Data Analysis & Visualization OR ICT 661 Intro to Data Science (Data Science core requirement) | ||
ICT 696* | Practicum (3 credit hours) | ||
Elective Courses | Concentration Area | ||
ICT 552 | Cybercrime and Digital Law Enforcement | Policy & Regulation | |
ICT 605 | Human Computer Interaction | Technology & Analytics | |
ICT 651 | Technology Security | Technology & Analytics | |
ICT 550 | Security Informatics | Technology & Analytics | |
ICT 690 | Special Topics in ICT | Multiple Concentrations | |
ICT 658 | Knowledge Management | Technology & Analytics | |
LIS 634 | Information Architecture | Technology & Analytics | |
LIS 629 | Introduction to Medical Informatics | Health | |
ICT 640 | Health Information Resource Services | Health | |
ICT 626 | Electronic Information Resources in the Health Sciences | Health | |
ICT 627 | Consumer Health Information Resources | Health | |
CI 771 | Seminar in Health Communication | Health | |
CI 775 | Seminar in Health Communication Campaigns | Health | |
CPH 752 | Leadership in Public Health | Health | |
ELS 602 | Leadership in Professional Learning Communities | ||
EDL 665 | School Technology Leadership for Digital Citizenship | ||
*previously ICT 596 |
The following electives are offered every year
ICT 550 Security Informatics
ICT 626 Electronic Information Resources in the Health Sciences
ICT 627 Consumer Health Information Resources
The following electives are offered every other year
ICT 552 Cybercrime and Digital Law Enforcement
ICT 658 Knowledge Management
ICT 690 Human Computer Interaction
ICT 695 Independent Study
The following courses have been approved for inclusion in the ICT master's curriculum. Unless otherwise noted (indicated by a *) , these courses do not have pre requisites.
HSM 601 Overview of US Healthcare
HSM 602 Organizational Change and Strategic Planning (pre req HSM 601)*
HSM 624 Information Systems in Health Care (pre req HSM 602) *
EDC 547 Technology in Instructional Practice
EDC 548 Instructional Technology Leadership
The following courses being offered by our College may also contribute to the ICT master's:
CI 671 Proseminar in Health Communication
CI 726 Communication Leadership Studies
JOU 531 Media Law and Ethics
JOU 541 The First Amendment, Internet and Society
MAS 535 Telecommunications and Network Management
The following courses are other suggested University courses:
CPH 752 Leadership in Public Health
ELS 602 Leadership in Professional Learning Communities
EDL 665 School Technology Leadership for Digital Citizenship
STA 580 Biostatistics I (pre req MA 109 College Algebra or equivalent)*