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Concentrations and Professional Certificates

Concentrations and Professional Certificates

The following concentration areas can be incorporated into the graduate programs offered by the Schools of Engineering, Business and Education or some of the of the dual graduate degree programs. Matriculated and non-matriculated students can elect to obtain graduate certificates in any of the concentration areas by satisfying the requirements of the respective areas. Certificates can be earned without being a student in a degree program.

1. Accounting

Required

  • GSB 508/ACCT 502 Financial Reporting and Analysis

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 500/ACCT 500 Managerial Accounting
  • GSB 501/ACCT 501 Intermediate Accounting
  • GSB 502/ACCT 510 International Accounting
  • GSB 504/ACCT 520 Auditing
  • GSB 505/ACCT 530 Fundamentals of Personal Taxation
  • GSB 509/ACCT 531 Fundamentals of Business Entity Taxation
  • GSB 506/ACCT 511 Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

2. Advanced Applications and Systems Programming

Choose any three from the following:

  • CS 410 Java Programming
  • CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program with JAVA
  • CS 435 Unix System Programming
  • CS 440 Windows Programming
  • CS 545 Component Based Software Design
  • CS 555 Web-Based Application Development
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

3. Bio-Medical Engineering

Choose any three from the following:

  • EE 510 Medical Electronics and Electrical Safety
  • CpE 596D Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
  • EE 5XX Medical Imaging
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Electrical Engineering or Computer Science & Engineering

4. Bio-Tech Management

Required

  • TCMG 535/MGMT 541 Foundations of Bio Tech Sciences & Management

Choose any two from the following:

  • EE 446 Biomedical and Biometric Signal Processing
  • EE 510 Medical Electronics and Electrical Safety
  • EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing
  • EE 481 Analog Electronics lab
  • MEEG 440 Ergonomics Any other course that is approved by the Department of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Technology Management or MBA program director

5. CAD/CAM

Choose any three from the following:

  • ME 421 Computer Aided Engineering/Design
  • ME 422 Advanced CAE/CAD Projects
  • ME 423 CAM & NC Machining
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering

6. China / India Trade

Required

  • MGMT 552 Foundation of Doing Business in China
  • - or –
  • MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business in India

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance
  • GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management
  • GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management
  • TCMG 508/MKMT 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director or Technology Management department

7. Computer and Information Security

Required

  • CS 561/CpE 561 Network Security

Electives: Choose two from following

  • CS 504 Artificial Intelligence
  • EE 446 Biomedical and Biometric Signal Processing
  • EE 453 Pattern Recognition
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science

8. Computer Communications and Networking

Required

  • CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
  • CpE 472 Computer Networks

Electives: choose one from the following

  • CpE 473 Local Area Networks
  • CS 561/CpE 561 Network Security
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

9. Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management

Required:

  • TCMG 510 / MGMT 536 Foundations of Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management

Choose any two from the following:

  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance
  • GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security
  • Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

10. E-Commerce

Choose any three from the following:

  • CS 555 Web-Based Application Development
  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance
  • GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing
  • GSB 552/ITIS 530 Internet Applications and Opportunities (non-MBA)
  • GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security
  • CS 410 Java Programming
  • CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program with JAVA
  • CS 440 Windows Programming
  • CS 545 Component Based Software Design
  • Any other course that is approved by the department of Computer Science and Engineering

11. Entrepreneurship

Required

  • GSB 531/MGMT 531 Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Choose any three from the following:

  • MEEG 490 Intellectual Property and Technology / GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Law
  • TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • TCMG 484/GSB 535/MGMT 535 Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
  • TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Issues and Practices for Management (core course for Technology Management degree)
  • Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

12. Environmental and Energy Management

Required

  • TCMG560/MGMT 560 Foundations of Environmental and Energy Management

Choose any two from the following:

  • TCMG 561/MGMT 561 Economic, Regulatory, Political, Cultural and Social Issues in Environmental and Energy Management
  • MEEG XXX : Waste and Hazard Materials and Treatment Management
  • Any other course that is approved by the Mechanical Engineering or Technology Management departments or MBA program director

13. Fashion Merchandising

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 542/MKTG 560 Mass Merchandising and Retailing
  • GSB 544/MKTG 561 Fashion and Retail Buying
  • GSB 545/MKTG 562 Advanced Textiles and Product Development
  • Any other course that is approved Fashion Merchandising program director

14. Finance

Required

  • GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 520/FIN 505 Ad. Financial Management & Policy
  • GSB 521/FIN 521 Fin. Management of Fin. Institutions
  • GSB 522/FIN 541 Investment Analysis
  • GSB 523/FIN 542 Financial Futures, Options and Swaps
  • GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management
  • GSB 527/FIN 540 Financial Analysis and Modeling Methodology
  • GSB 528/FIN 543 Technical Analysis & Trading
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

15. Global Business

Required

  • GSB 562/MGMT 598 Advanced Intellectual Property Management

Elective 1: Choose any one from the following

  • GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance
  • GSB 524/FIN 525 International Financial Management
  • GSB 528/FIN 543 Technical Analysis and Trading
  • TCMG505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management
  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance
  • TCMG534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change

Elective 3: Choose any one from the following

  • GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management
  • GSB 543/MKTG 543 Problems in Market Research
  • GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing
  • TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • Any other course that is approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

16. Global Marketing

Required

  • GSB 543/MKTG 543 Problems in Market Research

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis
  • GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management
  • GSB 542/MKTG 560 Mass Merchandising and Retailing
  • GSB 548/MKTG 530 e-Marketing
  • TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • GSB 546/MKTG 552 Services Marketing
  • Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management or MBA program director

17. Global Program and Project Management

Required:

  • TCMG 505/GSB 537 Global Program and Project Management

Choose any two from the following:

  • TCMG 508/ GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance
  • Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

18. Health Care Management & Administration

Required:

  • MGMT 570 Foundations of Health Care Management and Administration

Choose any two from the following:

  • GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management
  • ITIS 521 Healthcare Management and Administrative Technologies & Systems
  • TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadershi p, Teams and Managing Change
  • TCMG 484/GSB 535/MGMT 535 Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
  • Any other course that is approved by the Technology Management department or MBA program director

19. Human Resources Management

Required:

  • GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management

Choose any two from the following:

  • GSB 534/MGMT 512 Organizational Development
  • GSB 530/MGMT 530 Foundations of Management and Organization
  • COUN 525 Skills for Human Resource Professional
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director and the School of Education and Human Resources

20. Information Technology Management

Required

  • GSB 554/ITIS 520 Information Systems Requirements, Analysis, Design and Deployment

Choose any three from the following:

  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 Information Technology Strategy and Governance
  • GSB 553/ITIS 550 Information Technology Security
  • GSB 555/ITIS 551 Enterprise Architecture and Knowledge Management
  • GSB 557/ITIS 552 IT Infrastructure and Service Management and Delivery
  • GSB 559/ITIS 553 Enterprise Information Systems
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

21. Intellectual Property Management

Required:

  • MEEG 490 / GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Law

Choose any two from the following:

  • TCMG 512 / GSB 562/MGMT 598 Advanced Intellectual Property Management
  • TCMG508 / GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization
  • TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Management (core course for TM)
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Technology Management.

22. Management and Operations

Required

  • GSB 530/MGMT 530 Foundations of Management and Organizations

Choose any three from the following:

  • GSB 510/MGMT 550 Managerial Economics
  • GSB 532/MGMT 540 Advanced Business Process and Operations Management
  • GSB 533/MGMT 511 Human Resource Management
  • GSB 534/MGMT 512 Organization Development
  • GSB 536/MGMT 522 Conflict and Negotiation
  • TCMG 505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management
  • TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • TCMG 523/GSB 580/MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change
  • Any other course that is approved by the MBA program director

23. Manufacturing Management

Choose any three from the following:

  • MEEG 572 Manufacturing Technology and Techniques
  • MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management
  • MEEG 574 Principle of Logistics and Material Management
  • MEEG 575 Manufacturing Strategy and Lean Manufacturing
  • TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering

24. Microelectronics and Computer Architecture

Required:

  • CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture

Elective 1: Choose one from following

  • CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGA
  • CpE 448 Introduction to VLSI Design

Elective 2: Choose one from following

  • CpE 550 Advanced VLSI Design
  • CpE 560 Performance Evaluation and Analysis
  • CS 590 Parallel and Distributed Processing
  • EE 417 Modern Electronics
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

25. Modern Data Base Systems

Required

  • CS 450 Data Base Design
  • CS 551 Advanced Data Base

Electives: Choose one from following

  • CS 410 Java Programming
  • CS 411 Advanced Object-Oriented Program with JAVA
  • CS 440 Windows Programming
  • CS 555 Web-Based Application Development
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

26. New Product Development and Management

Required

  • TCMG 508/GSB 549/MKTG 551 Product Management, Innovation and Commercialization

Choose 2 from following:

  • MEEG 490 Intellectual Property and Technology / GSB 560/MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Law
  • GSB 541/MKTG 550 Global Market Management
  • TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis

27. Robotics and Automation

Required

  • CpE 460 Introduction to Robotics
  • CpE 570 Advanced Robotics

Electives: Choose one from following

  • CS 504 Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 580 Introduction to Neural Networks
  • CpE 540 Image Processing
  • CpE 584 Machine Perception
  • CpE 585 Computer Vision
  • EE 460 Controls
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

28. Service Management and Engineering

Required:

  • TCMG 571 / MGMT 571 Foundations of Service Management and Engineering

Choose any two from the following:

  • MKMT 552 Service Marketing
  • TCMG 533/GSB 538/MGMT 533 IT Strategy and Governance
  • GSB 557/ITIS 552 IT Infrastructure and Service Management and Delivery
  • GSB 546/MKTG 552 Services Marketing
  • Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

29. Signal and Image Processing

Required

  • EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing
  • CpE 540 Image Processing

Electives: Choose one from following

  • CpE 584 Machine Perception
  • CpE 585 Computer Vision
  • CS 580 Introduction to Neural Networks
  • CPE/EE 453 Pattern Recognition
  • EE 460 Controls
  • EE 461 Controls Lab
  • CpE/EE 543 DSP Lab
  • EE 546 Biometric and Biomedical Signals
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

30. Software Engineering

Required

  • CpE 489 Software Engineering

Electives: Choose two from following

  • CS 440 Windows Programming
  • CS 545 Component Based Software Design
  • CS 555 Web-Based Application Development
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

31. Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management

Required:

  • TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management.

Choose any two from the following:

  • MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management
  • GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance
  • TCMG 505/GSB 537/MGMT 532 Global Program and Project Management
  • MGMT 552 Foundation of Doing Business in China
  • MGMT 551 Foundation of Doing Business in India
  • Any other course approved by Technology Management or MBA program director

32. Supply Chain Management

Required:

  • MEEG 573 Supply Chain Management

Choose from any two courses:

  • MEEG 574 Principle of Logistics and Material Management
  • GSB 511/FIN 500 International Trade and Finance
  • GSB 540/MKTG 540 Buyer Analysis
  • TCMG 534/MGMT 534 Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • GSB 559/ITIS 553 Enterprise Information Systems
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology Management or MBA program director

33. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)

Choose any three from the following:

  • EE 417 Modern Electronics
  • CpE/EE 446 MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)
  • EE 447 Semiconductors
  • CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)
  • CpE 448 Introduction to VLSI Design (Digital)
  • CpE/EE 458 Analog VLSI
  • EE 482 Analog and Digital IC Design
  • CpE/EE 548 Low Power VLSI
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department of Electrical Engineering

34. Wireless and Mobile Communications

Choose any three from the following:

  • CpE 481 Mobile Communications
  • CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
  • CpE 5XX Advanced Mobile/Wireless Communications
  • Any other course that is approved by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering or the Department Electrical Engineering