Data and Information Management, M.S.

Program Requirements 30 hrs.

Students pursuing the Master of Science degree in information technology must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours from among the following areas: Required core courses (15credits), restricted elective courses (9 credits) and capstone project (6 credits).

Students completing the MS in Data Information and Management must earn a grade of B or better in 6 credit hours of ITEC 695  . Students may attempt up to 9 credit hours of ITEC 695  . Students who fail to earn a B or better in 6 credit hours of ITEC 695  may be dropped from the degree program.

Required Core Courses 15 hrs.

• ITEC 540 - Data Engineering Credits: (3) OR
• ITEC 541 - Advanced Database Management Systems Credits: (3)
• ITEC 542 - Data Warehousing, Mining, and Reporting Credits: (3)
• ITEC 641 - Distributed Database Management Systems Credits: (3)
• ITEC 645 - Information Security, Privacy and Reliability Credits: (3)
• ITEC 660 - Algorithms and Data Structures for Large Data Sets Credits: (3)

Restricted Elective Courses 9 hrs.

* 9 credit hours must be taken out of the courses listed below:

• ITEC 543 - Cloud Database Architecture Credits: (3)
• ITEC 643 - Database Performance and Scalability Credits: (3)
• ITEC 647 - Enterprise Information Architecture Credits: (3)
• ITEC 685 - Information Analytics Credits: (3)

Capstone Project 6 hrs.

• ITEC 695 - Practicum in Data and Information Management: Capstone Project Credits: 1-6 (Variable) (6 credit hours required)

Accelerated Track

Exceptional undergraduate students at Radford University enrolled in the ITEC undergraduate program may apply for the accelerated program and complete requirements for the baccalaureate and master’s degrees in five rather than six years.  To be eligible for participation, students must have completed at least 56 undergraduate credits with at least 24 credits remaining in their undergraduate programs, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00, and receive positive recommendations from the ITEC Faculty. For more information on accelerated programs, please consult the Graduate Catalog, the web at http://www.radford.edu/content/dam/colleges/cgps/PDF/accelerapp.pdf, contact the Department of Information Technology or the Graduate Admissions Office, and/or consult the M.S. in Data Analysis and Information Management Handbook.

24 Month Track

This track is available for graduates with an information technology, computer science, or management of information systems degree.