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IT Concentration: Economics

For those entering the program Fall 2005 semester & beyond

Contact Person: John Heim

Description:
The B.S. in Information Technology with Economics as the concentration prepares students for careers in the intersection of information technology and the global economy.

Graduates with this concentration will be trained in the application of new information technologies to specific economic fields of study such as global economics, regional economics, and environmental/ ecological economies. The widespread availability of techniques such as GIS mapping is beginning to revolutionize economic analysis and has the potential to change the way we view the economic system and the world we live in.

As the information revolution penetrates the classroom, courses will increasingly be taught around local, national, and global databases. Graduates will have a variety of career options ranging from local governments and local development agencies, to worldwide economic development and environmental organizations.

All students begin by taking Introduction to Economics: The Global Economics in the Information Age (first year studies), which provides an introduction to economic theory, and a hands-on, project-based introduction to the economics of the information age.

Semester I Semester II

ITEC-1210 Information in History & Society

CSCI-1100 Computer Science I

MATH-1010 Calculus I

ECON-1200 Introduction to Economics

ITEC-1220 Politics & Economics of IT

CSCI-1200 Computer Science II

ECON-2010 Managerial Economics

MATH-1520 Mathematical Methods in Management & Economics*

Semester III Semester IV
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

ITEC-2110 Exploiting the Information World

ITEC-2960 Creativity and IT

One of the following two courses:
-ECON-4130 Money & Banking
-ECON-2020 Intermediate Macroeconomics

One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms

ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction

ECON-4YYY Global Economics

H&SS Elective**

Semester V Semester VI
IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-496X Data Resource Managment

One of the following two courses:
-ECON-4120 Quantitative Analysis
-ECON-4570 Econometrics

ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources

Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)

ECON-4XXX Regional Economics

Free Elective

H&SS Elective**

Probability and Statistics Elective (one of):
- ENGR-2600 Modeling / Analysis of Uncertainty
- MGMT-2100 Statistical Methods
- PSYC-2310 Experimental Methods & Statistics

Semester VII Semester VIII

ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience

ECON-4YYY Senior IT-Economics Capstone I

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

Economics Elective

Physical Science Elective (PHYS-XXXX)

H&SS Elective**

Free Elective

*Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one free elective slot. Move ITEC-2960 to Semester VII to replace the free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures. Please see your advisor regarding the math course required in semester II.

**See H&SS requirements

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