Self-Designed

If you have particular learning and professional interests, you may opt for the Self-Designed concentration within the B.S. in Information Technology program. Customize your learning experience by choosing any four courses from the other B.S. in Information Technology concentrations to design a program that will closely match your professional goals.

Completion Requirements

181 total quarter credit hours

• Foundation course (1 cr.)
• General Education courses (45 cr.)
• Core courses (90 cr.)
• Concentration courses (20 cr.)
• Elective courses (20 cr.)
• Capstone course (5 cr.)

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. If you have an associate degree or credit from prior coursework, you may be able to transfer up to 135 quarter credits into this degree program. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Foundation Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
WLDN 1000	Dynamics of Walden Success: Learning Lab	1

IT Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ITEC 1010	IT Infrastructure	5
ITEC 1020	Networking Fundamentals	5
ITEC 1030	Introduction to Programming	5
ITEC 2010	Data Structures	5
ITEC 2020	IT Theory Fundamentals	5
ITEC 2030	Operating Systems Fundamentals and Administration	5
ITEC 2040	Systems Analysis	5
ITEC 2050	Systems Design	5
ITEC 2060	Database Management Systems	5
ITEC 2070	Human-Computer Interaction	5
ITEC 2080	Web Programming	5
ITEC 3010	Mobile and Pervasive Technologies	5
ITEC 3020	Computer Security Fundamentals	5
ITEC 3030	Business Architecture and Process	5
ITEC 3040	IT Project Management	5
ITEC 4010	Network Administration	5
ITEC 4020	Quality Management Standards for IT	5
ITEC 4030	Systems Integration	5
ITEC 1000	Developing Student Portfolios for IT (optional)	1

Concentration Courses

Choose any four courses from the other B.S. in Information Technology concentrations to design a program that will closely match your professional goals.

Elective Courses (20 cr.)

Choose four courses from either general education courses, B.S. in Information Technology concentration courses, or courses from any of Walden’s bachelor’s degree programs. Individual course prerequisites apply. These 20 credits of electives are in addition to the 5-credit general education elective. This also includes the option to take the following course: ITEC 2001 - Technology and Society

Capstone Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ITEC 4901	IT Capstone	5

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree concentration fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.