Courses

The Master of Science in information technology program at Charleston Southern University consists of 30 credit hours.

Graduate courses are numbered at the 500 and 600 level and may include online and blended classroom delivery. Graduate students must perform at a substantially higher level of academic rigor to receive graduate credits. This higher performance involves additional practical and/or research activities approved and supervised by the assigned faculty member.

Computer Science Core

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
CSCI 535	Advanced Computer Networks	3
CSCI 540	Software Testing and Maintenance	3
CSCI 541	Distributed Database Systems	3

Organizational Leadership Core

Choose 9 hours from the following courses:

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
BUSI 607	Fundamentals of Leadership	3
BUSI 609	Principles and Practice of Servant Leadership	3
BUSI 619	Power and Influence	3
BUSI 634	Leading Organizational Change and Transformation	3
BUSI 643	Coaching and Mentoring	3

Total Hours: 9

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Electives

Choose 12 hours from the following courses (6 if following the thesis-track):

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
CSCI 515	Advanced Algorithms	3
CSCI 531	Advanced Operating Systems	3
CSCI 534	Human-Computer Interaction	3
CSCI 542	Data Mining	3
CSCI 552	Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking	3
CSCI 555	Compiler Construction	3
CSCI 560	Advanced Computer Architecture	3
CSCI 590	Applied Cryptography	3
CSCI 635	Advanced Topics in Network Security	3
CSCI 640	Open-Source Software Engineering	3
CSCI 650	Fieldwork	1

Total Hours: 12 for Nonthesis
6 for Thesis