Core Requirements Credit Hours: 12

• IT 7130 - IT Governance (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7131 - Information Technology Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7134 - IT Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7135 - Seminar in IT (3 Credit Hours)

Electives Courses Credit Hours: 12

• IT 5090G - Selected Topics in Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 5135G - Data Analytics (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 5233G - Web and Mobile Security Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 5236G - Distributed and Mobile Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 5433G - Information Storage and Management (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 5434G - Advanced Network Security (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7090 - Selected Topics in Information Technology (1-3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7133 - Digital Security and Forensics Investigation (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7176 - Data Visualization (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7177 - Reliable IT System Design (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7178 - System Security and Information Assurance Strategies (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7179 - Web Graphics Design Studio (3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7790 - MSIT Internship (1-3 Credit Hours)
• IT 7895 - Special Problems in IT (1-3 Credit Hours)
• Or other elective courses approved by MSIT Program Coordinator

Thesis Credit Hours: 6

• IT 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 30

¹ A minimum of 50% of courses for the Master of Science in Information Technology degree must be taken at or above the 6000 level.

Thesis

Each candidate for the Master of Science in Information Technology Thesis Option degree must complete a thesis on a subject approved by the graduate thesis committee. The major professor supervises the research, directs the writing of the thesis, and approves the thesis in its final form. Prior to the final approval, the thesis is read by the thesis committee. One member, termed the second reader, has responsibility for an intensive and rigorous criticism of the thesis and a third member of the thesis committee has the responsibility of an “editorial reader.” Both second and third readers must report all comments to the major professor. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination before the graduate committee prior to final approval and sign-off. The style and format for the completed thesis shall follow that prescribed by the Program Director for the Master of Science in Information Technology degree. Procedural steps in the preparation of the thesis are as follows:

• The prospectus for the thesis shall be submitted to the major professor and thesis committee for approval.
• The student must prepare the thesis for electronic submission following the latest version of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing manual.
• The thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site for format check by the final thesis submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar.
• The final corrected thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar. The final document must be electronically approved by the Thesis Committee.

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu