Information Technology
Get a graduate certificate
Certificate in Information Technology
Xiang Guo, Graduate Program Director
Glass Hall, Room 359; Phone: 417-836-4131
Email: MBAProgram@MissouriState.edu
Website: MBA.MissouriState.edu
Elizabeth Reger, Graduate Program Coordinator
Glass Hall, Room 105; Phone 417-836-5616
COBGraduatePrograms@MissouriState.edu
Program description
The Information Technology Graduate Certificate program provides a 12 hours graduate-level experience in the computer information systems field. The program involves in depth study of computer security, project management, neural networks, and current research in management information systems. Contact the COB Graduate Program Coordinator for additional information.
Admission
Candidates for the certificate program must be admitted to the University as a graduate student. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree and meet minimum admission criteria for the Master of Business Administration program. All course work must be approved by the MBA Program Director.
Required courses (12 hrs)
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITC 790 | Seminar in Management Information Systems | 3 hrs |
| Select three courses (9 hours) from the following: | ||
| ITC 628 | Database Application Development with Oracle | 3 hrs |
| ITC 645 | Data Infrastructure for Data Analytics | 3 hrs |
| ITC 655 | Data Visualization | 3 hrs |
| ITC 760 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 3 hrs |
| ITC 663 | Telecommunications and Network Security | 3 hrs |
| ITC 664 | Ethical Hacking and Incident Response | 3 hrs |
| ITC 681 | Foundations of Business Analysis | 3 hrs |
| ITC 683 | Cloud Computing | 3 hrs |
| ITC 720 | Project Management in Information Systems | 3 hrs |
| ITC 735 | Neural Networks for Machine Learning | 3 hrs |
| ITC 761 | Management Information Systems | 3 hrs |
| ITC 762 | Legal Issues in Cybersecurity | 3 hrs |
| ITC 766 | Web Application Security | 3 hrs |
| ITC 767 | Management of Information Security | 3 hrs |
| ITC 794* | Internship: Information Technology and Cybersecurity | 3 hrs |
| ITC 796* | Independent Study: Information Technology and Cybersecurity | 3 hrs |
| ITC 797* | Independent Study - Information Technology & Cybersecurity | 3 hrs |
*Requires permission of the Department Head
GPA requirement
Attain a grade point average of at least 3.00 on all graduate work utilized in the certificate program that includes Missouri State University and transfer courses.