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Program checklist · M.S.

Information Technology M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Both a professional and research track are offered for the M.S. in Information Technology degree.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_b2b9f066
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

M.S. in IT Core Requirements

0 items

    M.S. in IT Core Area

    0 items

      Database Systems

      2 items
      1. CSCI 4380
        Database Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ITWS 6250
        Database Applications and Systems (DBAS)
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Data Analytics

      1 item
      1. ITWS 6350
        Data Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Software Design and Engineering

      2 items
      1. CSCI 4440
        Software Design and Documentation
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ITWS 6700
        Software Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Management of Technology*

      2 items
      1. ITWS 6300
        Business Issues for Engineers and Scientists
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ITWS 6990
        Master’s Thesis
        Not resolved to a course
        3-6

      Human Computer Interaction

      2 items
      1. COMM 6420
        Foundations of Human-Computer Interaction Usability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. MGMT 6060
        Technology Strategy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      M.S. in IT Advanced Core

      0 items

        Database Systems

        2 items
        1. CSCI 6390
          Data Mining
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. MGMT 6570
          Advanced Data Resource Management
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Data Analytics

        3 items
        1. CSCI 6390
          Data Mining
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. ITWS 6400
          X-Informatics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. ITWS 6600
          Data Analytics
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Software Design and Engineering

        1 item
        1. ITWS 6400
          X-Informatics
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Management of Technology

        2 items
        1. MGMT 6080
          Networks and Value Creation
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MGMT 6140
          Managing Digitization and Transformation
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Human Computer Interaction

        2 items
        1. COMM 6880
          Interactive Data Visualization
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MGMT 6060
          Technology Strategy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        One of

        3 items
        1. ITWS 6800
          Information Technology Master’s Capstone
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. ITWS 6980
          Master’s Project
          Not resolved to a course
          3-4
        3. ITWS 6990
          Master’s Thesis
          Not resolved to a course
          3-6

        Focus Track Requirements

        0 items
          Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10079&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0208.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.