IT Management

BAS-IT Management Curriculum

Bachelor's of Applied Science Information Technology Management Curriculum

Want to get a head start on your degree?

While we no longer require the General Education classes to be completed before being admitted to our program, it can help fast-track your progress if you take them at the community college level prior to beginning your coursework at CWU. Our advisors recommend trying to take English 101 at your transfer or community college.

To learn more about transfer course equivalencies for Washington state community colleges, use the transfer equivalency guide.

2024-2025 Catalog Requirements:

BAS-IT Management Core Requirements

• ADMG 285: Sustainable Decision Making - 5 credits
• ADMG 302: Financial Analysis for IT Managers - 4 credits
• ADMG 371: IT Administrative Management - 4 credits
• ADMG 372: Leadership & Supervision - 4 credits
• ADMG 374: Project Management - 5 credits
• ADMG 385: IT Tools for Professional Communication - 4 credits
• IT 165: Seeing Through the Data - 4 credits
• IT 228: Intro to IT - 4 credits
• IT 238: Intro to Cyberwarefare - 4 credits
• IT 305: AI Tools for IT Managers - 4 credits
• RMT 340: Influencing Customer Decisions - 4 credits
• RMT 366: Customer Relationship Management - 4 credits
• RMT 379: IT Management Career Planning - 1 credit
• ADMG 490: Cooperative Education (Internship) - 8 credits

Total Core Requirements: 59

Plus one of the following specializations:

Administrative Management:

• ADMG 373: Training & Development of Admin & IT Support - 4 credits
• ADMG 383: Talent Mgmt. for IT and Admin Mgmt. - 4 credits
• ADMG 424: Advanced Administrative Planning - 4 credits
• ADMG 471: Leading Change - 4 credits
• IT 202: Change Ready: Tech Skills for Leaders - 4 credits
• IT 260: Integrated Computer Applications - 4 credits 
• IT 359: Advanced Spreadsheet Applications - 4 credits

Total Specialization Credits: 28

Cybersecurity Specialization

• IT 336: Digital Forensics - 4 credits
• IT 351: Computer Networks - 4 credits
• IT 436: Cyberattack and Defense - 4 credits
• IT 438: IT Risk Management - 4 credits
• IT 456: Advanced Networking - 4 credits
• IT 463: Computer Network Management - 4 credits
• IT 482: Cybersecurity Capstone – 4 credits

Data Driven Innovation for IT Managers Specialization

• IT 202: Change Ready: Tech Skills - 4 credits
• IT 260: Integrated IT Applications - 4 credits
• IT 359: Advanced Spreadsheet Apps. - 4 credits
• IT 363: Data Mining for IT Managers - 4 credits
• IT 365: Data Driven Innovation - 4 credits
• IT 425: Reporting Data and Analytics - 4 credits
• IT 468: Projects in Database - 4 credits
• IT 469: Enterprise Database Syst: SQL - 4 credits
• IT 483: Applied Predictive Analytics - 4 credits

Total Specialization Credits: 36

Information Technology Specialization (Available only to students with an IT-related degree):

• ADMG 445: Applied IT Sustainability - 4 credits
• IT 301: IT Security, Privacy, and Ethics - 4 credits
• IT 305: AI Tools for IT Managers - 4 credits
• IT 351: Computer Networks - 4 credits
• IT 378: IT Service Management - 4 credits
• IT 388: Cloud Fund for IT Managers - 4 credits
• IT 461: Systems Analysis - 4 credits
• IT 486: Critical Issues in IT - 4 credits

Total Specialization Credits: 28

Project Management Specialization:

• ADMG 474: Executing Project Mgmt. I - 4 credits
• ADMG 475: Executing Project Mgmt. II - 4 credits
• ADMG 476: Managing Project Uncertainty - 4 credits
• ADMG 477: Project Performance Report - 4 credits
• ADMG 479: Project Management Maturity - 4 credits

Total Specialization Credits: 20

Additional Program Requirements

This major requires significant study in the upper-division level. This includes the completion of the CWU General Education requirements. One class in each Knowledge Area and at least three courses in a single Pathway is required. An equivalent class from a community college may be accepted.

CWU General Education Framework:

• First Year Experience - 4 credits
• Academic Writing 1 - 5 credits
• Quantitative Reasoning - 4-5 credits

Knowledge Areas:

• K1: Academic Writing 2 - 4-5 credits
• K2: Community, Culture, & Citizenship - 4-5 credits
• K3: Creative Expression - 4-5 credits
• K4: Global Dynamics - 4-5 credits
• K5: Humanities - 4-5 credits
• K6: Individual & Society - 4-5 credits
• K7: Physical & Natural World - 4-5 credits
• K8: Science & Technology - 4-5 credits
• Culminating Experience - 4-5 credits

Total General Education Credits: 53-64

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