Plan Your Study

Core Courses

VT-MIT degree students begin by taking four of six core course options for a total of 12 credit hours. The core courses are often prerequisites for elective courses. If students wish to take more than four core courses, the additional core courses will count as electives.

• ACIS 5504 Information Systems Design & Database Concepts
• BIT 5594 Web-Based Applications & Electronic Commerce
• CS 5044 Object-Oriented Programming with Java
• CS 5704 Software Engineering
• ECE 5484 Fundamentals of Computer Systems
• MGT 5804 Strategic Leadership in Technology-Based Organizations

Elective Courses

After completing the core courses, degree students take seven elective courses for an additional 21 credit hours.   

Before enrolling in electives, degree and certificate students must check that they have taken the appropriate core course and any other elective course designated as a prerequisite.

You can choose from any of the electives, but we've also organized them into modules or areas of specialization if you'd like to focus your studies in an area of importance to your career:

 Analytics & Business Intelligence Courses (Recommended Core Prerequisite: BIT 5594 or MGT 5804)

• BIT 5524  Introduction to Business Intelligence & Analytics
• BIT 5534  Applied Business Intelligence & Analytics  (Prerequisite: BIT 5524)

Big Data Courses (Core Prerequisite: CS 5044)

• CS 5644  Machine Learning with Big Data
• CS 5664  Social Media Analytics

Business Information Systems Courses (Core Prerequisite:  ACIS 5504)

• ACIS 5524  Advanced Database Management Systems
• ACIS 5534 Systems Development 

Cybersecurity Courses  (Core Prerequisite:  ECE 5484)

• ECE 5585  IT Security and Trust l
• ECE 5586  IT Security and Trust ll (Prerequisite: ECE 5585)
• ECE 5480  Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things

Cybersecurity Management Courses (Recommended Core Prerequisite: BIT 5594 or MGT 5804)

• BIT 5134  Cybersecurity Program Design & Operations 
• ACIS 5624  Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management

Cybersecurity Policy Courses (Recommended Core Prerequisite: BIT 5594 or MGT 5804)

• BIT 5114  Crime and Conflict in Cyberspace
• BIT 5124  Cyber Law and Policy for Information Technology

Decision Support Systems Courses  (Recommended Core Prerequisite: BIT 5594)

• BIT 5474  Computer-Based Decision Support Systems
• BIT 5484  Cognitive Computing for Smart Service Systems (Prerequisite: BIT 5474)

Health Information Technology Courses (Recommended Core Prerequisite: ACIS 5504)

• BIT 5564  Healthcare Information Technology
• ACIS 5574  Healthcare Data Management

Networking Courses (Core Prerequisite: ECE 5484)

• ECE 5485  Networks and Protocols l
• ECE 5486  Networks and Protocols ll (Prerequisite: ECE 5485)

Software Development Courses (Core Prerequisite: CS 5044)

• CS 5244  Web Appplication Development
• CS 5254  Mobile Application Development

Software Engineering Courses (Core Prerequisite: CS 5044)

• CS 5704  Software Engineering (Core Course)
• CS 5744  Software Design & Quality (Prerequisite: CS 5704)

 

Suggested Plans of Study for full VT-MIT degree program

PLAN 1

Students entering in the Fall Term who wish to complete their degree in two years can take two courses per term and follow this sequence:

PLAN 2

Students entering in the Fall Term who wish to complete the requirements over 2½ years can follow the below sequence, which allows for a short summer break each year (during either the Summer I or Summer II sessions).

PLAN 3

Sequence of coursework for students entering in Spring Term and following the two-year cycle:

PLAN 4

Sequence of coursework for students entering in Spring Term and following the 2½-year cycle: