Carnegie Mellon University

Curriculum

The MITS program is a full-time, on-campus program. There are two curricular options:

MITS Standard Program (12 months, 126 units total)

MITS Applied Study (16 months, 129 units total)

All Core and Concentration requirements must be completed in the first two semesters of the program. Core courses may be used to fulfill concentration requirements. Due to changing class availability, alternatives to core and concentration area will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Free electives must be approved and in the MITS genre.

MITS Curricular Options

Standard

MITS Standard Program (12 months, 126 units total). Students must complete:

48 units total of core courses, 12 units from each of the concentration tracks:

  • Data Analytics
  • Politics and Strategy
  • Information Security
  • Software and Network Systems

24 units (minimum) of concentration courses
6 units of Policy Seminar
36 units of MITS project
12 units (minimum) of elective coursework, which must be approved and in MITS genre

Please note:

  • All core and concentration courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester.
  • Core courses can be used for concentration course requirements unless otherwise noted.

Students must complete all of the Option 1 requirements, minus the summer internship. Students will instead complete their project during the summer semester and graduate at the end of summer.

Recommended Coursework Plan by Semester 

Fall Spring Summer
Information Security Core Course (12 units) Software and Networked Systems Core Course (12 units) MITS Project (36 units)

Data Analytics Core Course (12 units)

Concentration Course (12 units)
Politics and Strategy Core Course (12 units) Concentration Course (12 units)
15-513/11-637 elective or Concentration Course (12 units) Approved elective (12 units)
Policy Seminar I (3 units)

Policy Seminar II (3 units)

Optional approved elective (6-12 units)

 

Applied Study

MITS Applied Study (16 months, 129 units total). Students must complete:

48 units total of core courses, 12 units from each of the concentration tracks:

  • Data Analytics
  • Politics and Strategy
  • Information Security
  • Software and Network Systems

24 units (minimum) of concentration courses
6 units of Policy Seminar
36 units of MITS project
12 units (minimum) of elective coursework, which must be approved and in MITS genre
3 units of internship in the summer semester

Please note:

  • All core and concentration courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester.
  • Core courses can be used for concentration course requirements unless otherwise noted.

Recommended Coursework Plan by Semester 

Fall Spring  Summer Fall

Information Security Core Course (12 units)

Software and Networked Systems Core Course (12 units)

Required internship (3 units) MITS Project (36 units)
Data Analytics Core Course (12 units) Concentration Course (12 units) Optional Approved Elective (6-12 units)
Politics and Strategy Core Course (12 units) Concentration Course (12 units)
15-513/11-637 elective or Concentration Course (12 units) Approved Elective (12 units)
Policy Seminar I (3 units) Policy Seminar II (3 units)

For More Information

Please contact Mark Gardner, CMIST Graduate Program Manager.

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