Information Technology and Analytics
Information Technology and Analytics (ITA) prepares students to strategically evaluate and implement information technology resources of an organization. The program emphasizes the digital tools and knowledge to transform, innovate, and impact business strategy.
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- Concentration
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- Bloomsburg
- Lock Haven
- Mansfield
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- College
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Chair, Department of Business, Innovation & Technology
The Information Technology and Analytics concentration prepares you for careers realizing that information technology plays a major role in organizations.
Our program offers:
- student involvement with real-world hands-on examples and projects to bridge the gap between academia and practice
- student engagement with experiential learning experiences
- student internship opportunities
- doctoral qualified faculty with real-world industry experience and scholarly publications
- evolving and growing curriculum to meet the needs of a 21st century global society
- excellent job placement rates (More than 96% of graduates secure positions in the ITA field)
ITA graduates learn the practical skill that employers want:
- Median annual wage $100,000-plus
- One of the fastest growing occupations in the United States
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Degree Requirements Degree Works
Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.
Upon graduation, students will be able to:
- Develop business acumen through completion of the B.S.B.A business core.
- Examine the procedural design and development of business applications.
- Appraise IT and analytics trends, tools, and challenges.
- Apply emerging technologies and methods to manage and exploit the value of structures and unstructured data.
- Analyze strategic innovation in the interface between websites and databases.
- Examine analytics techniques to transform data into insights.
- Demonstrate project management techniques and applications for information systems, healthcare, finance and business projects.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and methods for a comprehensive cybersecurity management plan.
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