BITM — Systems Security Concentration

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Overview

A 121-credit-hour Bachelor of Information Technology and Management in which ITM electives may be grouped into a Systems Security specialization covering application, data and network security and IT security management. Courses are offered in person and online, daytime and evening.

Official program name: Bachelor of Information Technology and Management — Systems Security specialization
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Information Technology and Management · major: Information Technology and Management
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Systems SecurityA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Illinois Institute of Technology
Location: Chicago, IL
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Tracks / concentrations: Systems Security
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 121 credit hours
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Systems Security is a named specialization with listed courses, but the catalog presents specializations as optional groupings of ITM electives ('may be chosen'); the CAE-CD program of study is this degree. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

The catalog lists a Systems Security specialization (12 credits: Database Security, Cyber Security Management, a systems administration course and an ITMS security elective).

Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Daytime and evening courses offered in person and online.
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

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Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

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Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2006 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Information Technology and Management (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

catalog.iit.edu/undergraduate/colleges/computing/information-technology-management/bachelor-informat — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
iit.edu/academics/programs/information-technology-and-management-bac — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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