The University of Maryland College of Information Studies offers the following minors within its Information Science undergraduate program offered at the Universities at Shady Grove campus. These minors are available to all University of Maryland students from the Shady Grove and College Park campuses.
Learn more information about each minor below.
The 5-course (15 credits) undergraduate minor in Risk Management, Ethics, and Privacy is designed to prepare students to evaluate major information and big data privacy and security issues that businesses and individuals are faced with. The curriculum will examine risks companies face while collecting, storing, and managing information and their existing customers' and stakeholders' data. The coursework will focus on practical strategies to mitigate risks and explore the ways emerging technologies benefit in the context of risk management, ethics, and privacy.
CAREERS
Students will be prepared for entry-level positions such as:
- Information Security Analyst
- Data Privacy Analyst
- Data Security Analyst
- Security Analyst
- Information Technology Consultant
- Information Security Specialist
- Information Assurance Analyst
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, information security and information assurance are among the top 15 fastest-growing occupations, with a growth rate (2016-29) of 31% and ranks sixth in terms of median pay (over $92,000).
Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm
COURSES
- Human-Centered Cybersecurity (3 credits)
- Privacy, Security and Ethics for Big Data (3 credits)
- Risk Management Leadership in the Information Age (3 credits)
- Information Assurance & Compliance (3 credits)
- Emerging Technologies and Risk Management (3 credits)
The 5-course (15 credits) undergraduate minor in Technology Innovation Leadership prepares students to effectively create and navigate a climate of technological innovation within an organization or team. By combining creative leadership, design thinking, and understanding socio-technical challenges, students will tackle large-scale problems relating to technology innovation. Innovative thinking approaches incorporated into the curriculum will allow students to create new ideas and energy and solve socio-technical challenges through leadership experiences. The coursework will examine the different ways leaders and social entrepreneurs strategically use innovative technologies and information to solve social, cultural, and environmental problems.
CAREERS
Technology innovations create opportunities for companies and organizations in a variety of industries; therefore, students will be able to apply skills in many different business domains. Students who have completed this minor will have the expertise to support the mission and vision of innovative technology companies and will be in demand to join organizations that create economic and social value. Students will be prepared for entry-level positions such as:
- Project/Program/Product Manager
- Business Analyst
- Strategy Analyst/Strategy Consultant/Strategic Manager
- Scrum Master
- Organizational Change Management Consultant
COURSES
- Fundamentals of Technology Innovation (3 credits)
- Leading and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation (3 credits)
- Lean Tech Startup (3 credits)
- Project Management (3 credits)
- The Technology Socialpreneur (3 credits)