Common First Semester Courses
The courses listed below are commonly taken early in each program, but not every course is offered every semester. Course availability is subject to change based on the upcoming term.
This guide is intended for directional planning purposes only and does not replace academic advising. Meet with your advisor to align on degree progression and determine which courses are appropriate for your first semester.
Online students must register for courses marked as "Online Virtual." If a course you're interested in is full, be sure to join the waitlist — this is the only way advising can track demand and explore the possibility of opening additional sections for the upcoming term.
Business Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 615 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 600 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| MIS 645 | Information Technology and Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| MGMT 630 | Decision Analysis with Quantitative Modeling | 3 |
| MRKT 632 | Marketing Strategy for Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 615 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 600 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
|
MIS 645 or IS 677 |
Information Technology and Competitive Advantage Information System Principles |
3 |
| MRKT 620 | Global Marketing Management | 3 |
Business Analytics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MIS 645 or IS 677 |
Information Technology and Competitive Advantage Information System Principles |
3 |
| MIS 648 | Decision Support Systems for Managers | 3 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 4 courses: | ||
| HRM 630 | Managing Technological and Organizational Change | 3 |
| MGMT 620 | Management of Technology | 3 |
| MGMT 640 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| MGMT 645 | New Venture Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 691 | Legal and Ethical Issues | 3 |
| MRKT 631 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MRKT 636 | Design and Development of Technology Products | 3 |
| MRKT 645 | Digital Marketing Strategy | 3 |
Management of Technology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| MGMT 620 | Strategic Management of Technological Innovation | 3 |
Mini-MBA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 615 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 600 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| MRKT 632 | Marketing Strategy for Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| MIS 645 | Information Technology and Competitive Advantage | 3 |
Civil Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CE 610 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CE 611 | Project Planning and Control | 3 |
| CE 614 | Underground Construction | 3 |
| CE 616 | Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CE 620 | Open Channel Flow | 3 |
| CE 621 | Hydrology | 3 |
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| TRAN 603 | Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning | 3 |
| TRAN 752 | Traffic Control | 3 |
Electrical Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 601 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ECE 673 | Random Signal and Data Analysis | 3 |
Engineering Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 615 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| EM 602 | Management Science | 3 |
| EM 636 | Project Management | 3 |
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| IE 673 | Total Quality Management | 3 |
| MIS 645 | Information Technology and Competitive Advantage | 3 |
Industrial Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IE 604 | Advanced Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| IE 618 | Engineering Cost and Production Economics | 3 |
| IE 621 | Systems Analysis and Simulation | 3 |
| IE 650 | Advanced Topics in Operations Research | 3 |
|
IE 673 or EM 636 |
Total Quality Management Project Management |
3 |
Power and Energy Systems
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 601 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ECE 610 | Power System Steady-State Analysis | 3 |
Transportation
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRAN 603 | Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning | 3 |
| TRAN 610 | Transportation Economics | 3 |
| TRAN 615 | Traffic Studies and Capacity | 3 |
|
TRAN 650 or EM 602 |
Urban Systems Engineering Management Science |
3 |
Construction Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CE 610 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CE 616 | Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CE 611 | Project Planning and Control | 3 |
Data Science for Chemical & Material Engineers
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MTEN 631 | Data Science for Chemical and Materials Engineering Applications | 3 |
| CHE 632 | Visual Communication with Chemical & Materials Engineering Data | 3 |
Power Systems Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 610 | Power System Steady-State Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 611 | Transients in Power Systems | 3 |
Project Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EM 637 | Project Control | 3 |
| EM 691 | Cost Estimating for Capital Projects | 3 |
Transportation Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRAN 603 | Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning | 3 |
| TRAN 650 | Urban Systems Engineering | 3 |
| TRAN 752 | Traffic Control | 3 |
Wind Power Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 671 | Wind Plant Project Development | 3 |
| ECE 654 | US Offshore Renewable Energy Policy | 3 |
| ECE 670 | Management Strategies in the Offshore Wind Industry | 3 |
Wind Power System Operation and Maintenance
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 651 | Wind Power Transmission and Grid Interconnection | 3 |
| ECE 652 | HVDC Design, Operation and Maintenance | 3 |
| ECE 656 | Power System Dynamics | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 courses: | ||
| DS 644 | Introduction to Big Data | 3 |
|
DS 675 or CS 670 |
Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
| Math 662 | Probability Distributions | 3 |
| Select 1 course: | ||
| CS 669 | Reinforcement Learning | 3 |
| DS 637 | Python and Mathematics for Machine Learning | 3 |
| DS 677 | Deep Learning | 3 |
| DS 680 | Natural Language Processing | 3 |
| DS 683 | Graph Neural Networks | 3 |
| DS 789 | Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
Bioinformatics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 506 | Foundations of Computer Science | 3 |
| DS 636 | Data Analytics with R Program | 3 |
| DS 637 | Python and Mathematics for Machine Learning | 3 |
Business and Information Systems
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 601 | Python for Web API Development | 3 |
| IS 631 | Enterprise Database Management | 3 |
| IS 663 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| IS 665 | Data Analytics for Info System | 3 |
| IS 684 | Business Process Innovation | 3 |
|
IS 685 or IS 678 |
Enterprise Architecture and Integration IT Service Management |
3 |
|
IS 677 or MIS 645 |
Information System Principles Information Technology and Competitive Advantage |
3 |
| Select 1 of the following: | ||
| ACCT 615 | Management Accounting 1 | 3 |
| FIN 600 | Corporate Finance I 1 | 3 |
| HRM 601 | Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations 1 | 3 |
1 Students who have taken an undergraduate equivalent of one of these courses may substitute up to one business core course with an additional elective.
Computer Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 610 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| Select 3 of the following: | ||
| CS 630 | Operating System Design | 3 |
| CS 631 | Data Management System Design | 3 |
| CS 656 | Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | 3 |
| CS/DS 675 | Machine Learning | 3 |
Cyber Security & Privacy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 608 | Cryptography and Security | 3 |
| CS 645 | Security and Privacy in Computer Systems | 3 |
| CS 646 | Network Protocols Security | 3 |
| CS 647 | Counter Hacking Techniques | 3 |
| CS 656 | Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | 3 |
Data Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DS 637 | Python and Mathematics for Machine Learning | 3 |
| DS 644 | Introduction to Big Data | 3 |
| DS 675 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| DS 677 | Deep Learning | 3 |
| MATH 661 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
Information Systems
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 601 | Python for Web API Development | 3 |
| IS 663 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| IS 631 | Enterprise Database Management | 3 |
| IS 665 | Data Analytics for Info System | 3 |
| IS 684 | Business Process Innovation | 3 |
| Select 1 of the following User Experience courses: | ||
| IS 661 | User Experience Design | 3 |
| IS 664 | Customer Discovery | 3 |
| Select 1 of the following Analytics courses: | ||
| IS 634 | Information Retrieval | 3 |
| IS 688 | Web Mining | 3 |
| DS 650 | Data Visualization and Interpretation | 3 |
| MGMT 630 | Decision Analysis with Quantitative Modeling | 3 |
| MGMT 635 | Data Mining and Analysis | 3 |
IT Administration & Security
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 656 | Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | 3 |
| CS 696 | Network Management and Security | 3 |
| IT 610 | Systems Administration | 3 |
| IT 620 | Wireless Networks Security and Administration | 3 |
| IT 635 | Database Administration | 3 |
| IT 640 | Network Services Administration | 3 |
|
CS 656 or ECE 637 |
Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols Internet Protocols and their Evolution with Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
Software Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 673 | Software Design and Production Methodology | 3 |
| CS 683 | Software Project Management | 3 |
| IS 601 | Python for Web API Development | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DS 675 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| DS 677 | Deep Learning | 3 |
Big Data Essentials
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 644 | Introduction to Big Data | 3 |
| CS 636 | Data Analytics with R Program | 3 |
Business & IS Implementation
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 601 | Web Systems Development | 3 |
| IS 663 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| IS 684 | Business Process Innovation | 3 |
Computer Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| At least 2 courses from this list: | ||
| CS 630 | Operating System Design | 3 |
| CS 631 | Data Management System Design | 3 |
| CS/DS 675 | Machine Learning | 3 |
Data Mining
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 601 | Web Systems Development | 3 |
| IS 665 | Data Analytics for Info System | 3 |
| CS 634 | Data Mining | 3 |
Foundations Cyber Security
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 608 | Cryptography and Security | 3 |
| CS 645 | Security and Privacy in Computer Systems | 3 |
Information Security
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 4 of the following: | ||
| CS 608 | Cryptography and Security | 3 |
| CS 696 | Network Management and Security | 3 |
| IS 681 | Computer Security Auditing | 3 |
| IS 687 | Transaction Mining and Fraud Detection | 3 |
| IT 620 | Wireless Networks Security and Administration | 3 |
IT Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS 656 | Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | 3 |
| IT 610 | Systems Administration | 3 |
| IT 620 | Wireless Networks Security and Administration | 3 |
Network Security & Information Assurance
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 2 of the following: | ||
| IS 680 | Information Systems Auditing | 3 |
| IS 681 | Computer Security Auditing | 3 |
| IS 682 | Forensic Auditing for Computing Security | 3 |
| Select 1 of the following: | ||
| CS 652 | Cognitive Cloud Networking - Architectures and Applications | 3 |
| CS 656 | Internet and Higher-Layer Protocols | 3 |
Software Engineering, Analysis and Design
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 1 or 2 of the following: | ||
| IS 663 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CS 673 | Software Design and Production Methodology | 3 |
