Informatics, MPS (Boston)

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Required Courses

• ITC 6105 — Foundations of Informatics
• ITC 6150 — Database Application and Management
• ITC 6205 — IT Strategy and Governance
• ITC 6250 — Interactive System Design and Web Development
• PJM 6440 — Leading and Managing Technical Projects

Capstone

• ITC 6980 — Informatics Capstone

Co-op

From the catalog

This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

• INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
• One of:
  • COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
  • COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
  • COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Integrative Experiential Learning

From the catalog

This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

• INT 6943 — Integrative Experiential Learning

Restricted Electives

• One of:
  • INT 6940 — Experiential Learning Projects for Professionals
  • ITC 6405 — Systems and Network Administration
  • ITC 6415 — IT Policy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
  • ITC 6435 — Ethical Hacking
  • ITC 6480 — Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Architecting
  • ITC 6680 — CISSP Preparation
  • ITC 6983 — Special Topics in Informatics

Concentrations

Electives Option

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• ITC 6711 — Foundations of AI System and Data Management
• ITC 6721 — Data Engineering for Intelligent Systems
• ITC 6730 — Operations and LLM Operations for Scalable AI
• ITC 6670 — Cloud Data Architecture, Engineering, and Analytics

Analytics

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• ALY 6105 — Introduction to Applied Statistics
• ALY 6115 — Foundations of Data Analytics
• ALY 6145 — Communication and Visualization with Data

• From the catalog

  Complete 3 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 3 semester hours from:
  • ALY 6125 — Intermediate Analytics
  • ALY 6610 — Data Mining Applications
  • ALY 6620 — Big Data and Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Application and Management

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• ITC 6630 — Cloud Security Planning and Design
• ITC 6650 — Cloud Computing Fundamentals, Applications, and Management
• ITC 6660 — Enterprise Information Architecture
• ITC 6670 — Cloud Data Architecture, Engineering, and Analytics

Human-Centered Informatics

From the catalog

Complete 2 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• DGM 5060 — Visual Design Foundations
• DGM 6115 — Data Collection, Analysis, and Visualization
• DGM 6255 — Usability and Human Interaction
• DGM 6600 — Information Design for Digital Media
• DGM 6610 — Prototyping and Usability Testing

Information Security Management

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• ITC 6610 — Foundations of Information Security
• ITC 6620 — Information Security Risk Management
• ITC 6630 — Cloud Security Planning and Design
• ITC 6640 — Security Operations and Analytics

Project Management

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the list of restricted electives below.

• PJM 6100 — Foundations of Project Management
• PJM 6120 — Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Planning
• PJM 6200 — Project Risk Management
• PJM 6300 — Project Quality Management

GPA requirements

• 34 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

• Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100) is for students with fewer than three years of experience directing or leading project tasks. Students who do not complete Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100) may substitute project management electives to satisfy the required program hours.

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