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 CS 695  . Students may attempt up to 9 credit hours of CS 695  . Students who fail to earn a B or better in 6 credit hours of CS 695  may be dropped from the degree program.

Required Core Courses 15 hrs.

• CS 540 - Data Engineering Credits: (3) OR
• CS 542 - Data Warehousing and Visualization Credits: (3)
• CS 543 - Cloud Data Engineering Credits: (3)
• CS 641 - Distributed Systems Design Credits: (3)
• CS 645 - Information Security, Privacy and Reliability Credits: (3)

Restricted Elective Courses 9 hrs.

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

• CS 647 - Enterprise Information Architecture Credits: (3)
• CS 660 - Distributed Algorithms Credits: (3)
• INSY 685 - Information Analytics Credits: (3)
• CS 693 - Selected Topics in Data Science Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
• CS 698 - Directed Study in Information Technology Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)

Capstone Project 6 hrs.

• CS 695 - Practicum in Data Science: 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.