First Semester Course Guide

As a first-semester student, it’s good to start with core courses—they provide a solid foundation in the key concepts, tools, and skills you'll build on throughout your studies.

Online Programs

By focusing on your core coursework early, you’ll be prepared for advanced topics in future terms. You are strongly encouraged to meet with your advisor to align on degree progression, but generally speaking, any of the core courses could work for your first semester at NJIT.

When registering, prioritize open sections of core courses that apply to your program. Online students should 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.

Core Courses

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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 616

Construction Cost Estimating

3

CE 620

Open Channel Flow

3

CE 621

Hydrology

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 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

 

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 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 677

Deep Learning

3

DS 680

Natural Language Processing

3

DS 683

Graph Neural Networks

3

DS 789

Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

3

 

Business and Information Systems

Code

Title

Credits
IS 601

Web Systems 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

Web Systems 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

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

 

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