This 5-year degree program combines our Information Technology (BS) and Data Science (MS) programs. The information technology curriculum prepares students for the study, design, development, implementation, testing and support of applications of computing and communication technologies to solve the major challenges in today's business, industry or government work environments. The primary mission of this degree is to train students in core Data Science competencies and expose students to a broad range of Data Science related topics and applications, preparing them to be part of the next generation Data Science workforce.