Master In-Demand Skills for a Fast-Growing Field with Illinois Tech’s B.S. in Business and IT with focus area in AI and Business Analytics
Technology, data, and innovation are driving success for businesses and organizations across industries, as well as for the talented professionals who run the database and computer systems that are leading the way. In Illinois Tech’s B.S. in Business and Information Technology, you can develop future-ready technical expertise, critical-thinking skills and focused study in artificial intelligence and business analytics to launch your career in this dynamic field. Our industry-focused curriculum and emphasis on applied, hands-on experiences prepare you to stay at the forefront of evolving technology in information systems and advance into management positions in business.
Program Overview
Are you interested in a career that bridges business and the latest technology? A career that fully engages your problem-solving skills? Our business and IT bachelor’s degree program can put you on the path to becoming a leader in developing and managing complex computer and information systems that are crucial for all types of businesses and organizations to achieving their goals. You’ll build expertise in business management, strategy, and operations, while also mastering advanced technical skills in computer systems and applications, data management, human-computer interaction, software programming, cybersecurity, and more.
Career Opportunities
What kinds of careers will our B.S. in Business and Information Technology prepare you for? Here are just a few of the possibilities:
- Computer systems analyst
- Database administrator and architect
- Computer and information systems manager
Gain career-ready experience through Elevate, our unique initiative that guarantees access to internships, research, mentorship, and hands-on learning. Industry partnerships with Jio Creative Labs, Godrej & Boyce, Tata Group, AWS, and other employers bring real-world exposure and career opportunities into your studies.
Curriculum
Learn the fundamentals of business and information technology. Then put your knowledge and skills to work with hands-on projects in courses such as these:
ITMD 362 Human-Computer Interaction and Web Design
Explore the importance of human-computer interaction design and the effectiveness of user-centered design. You will learn methods such as usability testing and prototyping in this course, as well as general design principles, the use-design guidelines, and usability for website engineering. Apply your knowledge by designing and constructing user-centered websites.
BUS 480 Strategic Management and Design Thinking
Learn to combine strategic management and design thinking to lead high-performing organizations and to design products. In a series of hands-on exercises and projects, you will integrate accounting, economics, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, statistics, strategy, and related disciplines into strategic management and product design. At the end of the semester, you will take the role of general manager and decide how to allocate resources, meet challenges, and make strategic organizational and product decisions.
ITMT 430 System Integration
In this capstone course, you will identify, gather, analyze, and write requirements based on user needs and then design, construct, integrate, and implement an information system as a solution to a business problem. The system design process will take into account professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities and stress the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
Sample Curriculum
| Bachelor of Science in Business and Information Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 100: Business in the 21st Century | 3 | ECON 152: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 221: Business Statistics | 3 | MATH 180: Fundamentals of Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| Free Elective - COM 101: Writing in the University | 3 | Science Elective - PHYS 120: Astronomy | 3 |
| ECON 151: Microeconomics | 3 | Social Science Elective - PSYC 121: Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| MATH 148: Preparation for Calculus | 4 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 12 |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 211: Financial Accounting | 3 | BUS 212: Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 321: Analytics for Optimization | 3 | BUS 351: Financial Decision Making and Capital Budgeting | 3 |
| BUS 371: Marketing Fundamentals | 3 | ITMD 361: Fundamentals of Web Development | 3 |
| ITM 301: Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware I | 3 | Science Elective | 4 |
| ITM 313: Introduction to Open Source Application Development | 3 | Humanities Elective (100 level) | 3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 16 |
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 301: Organizational Behavior | 3 | BUS 305: Operation and Supply Chain Analytics | 3 |
| ITMD 321: Data Modeling and Applications | 3 | ITMD 413: Open Source Programming | 3 |
| ITMD 362: Human-Computer Interaction and Web Design | 3 | ITMO 340: Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMT 330: Introduction to Information Systems and the IT Profession | 3 | Social Science Elective (200+) | 3 |
| Science Elective | 4 | IPRO Elective I | 3 |
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 |
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| ITMM 471: Project Management for Information Technology and Management | 3 | BUS 480: Strategic Management and Design Thinking | 3 |
| ITMO 356: Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems | 3 | ITMS 448: Cyber Security Technologies | 3 |
| IPRO Elective II | 3 | ITMT 430: System Integration | 3 |
| Social Science Elective (200+) | 3 | Humanities Elective - PHIL 281: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| Humanities or Social Science Elective | 3 | Humanities Elective (200+) | 3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | ||
Admissions Requirements
Admission to all undergraduate programs at Illinois Tech is evaluated via a holistic approach that takes various factors under consideration, including your high school performance and essays. Your choice of major will impact this process as well, because each major has its own criteria for admission.
To learn more about our admission selection process, please visit our Illinois Tech Mumbai admissions webpage.
Tuition and Fees
To learn about Illinois Tech Mumbai’s general tuition and fees, please visit our Tuition and Aid webpage.
