Master In-Demand Skills for a Fast-Growing Field with Illinois Tech’s B.S. in Business and IT
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 and critical-thinking skills 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
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.
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.
