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Advances in information technology
have brought fundamental changes to business
worldwide. Technology is no longer the exclusive
realm of specialists. Managers in organizations
that rely on IT must develop knowledge, skills,
and abilities in the core areas of IT as well
as complementary management knowledge, skills,
and abilities. The Master of Science in Information
Technology (MSIT) program is an interdisciplinary
degree that achieves these dual educational goals.
Students entering the program are expected to
be familiar with at least one programming language
and to have completed at least one semester of
statistics.
It
takes a minimum of 33 credit hours to complete
the MSIT degree. Each three-credit hour course
consists of 45 contact hours. Students pursue
one of three possible majors:
The MSIT program
consists of:
- Core courses covering
the foundations of computer science and information
technology;
- Concentration
courses covering specific knowledge
in a predefined major.
Core Courses
These courses provide
a broad foundation to support the more advanced
studies in the major.
Cst 230. Computer Architecture
Cst 290. Database Management Systems
Mgt 220. Information Technology
Mgt 222. e-Commerce
Mgt 261. Data Communications
Cst 282. IT Project Management
IT Management Major
The IT Management
major is designed to prepare students for careers
or career advancement in
IT organizations. Students gain general management
skills and
develop knowledge, skills, and abilities in IT.
Students must complete five courses from the following list of required courses
for the major:
Mgt 200. Business Basics
Mgt 253. Risk & Quality Management
Mgt 281. Accounting
Mgt 280. Finance
Mgt 285. Economics
Mgt 245. Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation
IT Project
Management Major
There are more projects carried
out in the information technology arena than
all other business areas
taken together. The IT project management major
is designed for students who will be at the
forefront of information technology management.
Fortune
magazine has identified project management
as “the
career path of choice.” UMT faculty members
are leaders in the field, having educated more
than 30,000 managers in this field.
Students
must complete five specialized courses from
the following list of courses in the Project
Management major:
Mgt 200. Business Basics
Mgt 201. Effective Communication and Soft
Skills
Mgt 251. Planning and Control
Mgt 252. Project Finance and Budgeting
Mgt 253. Risk and Quality Management
Mgt 254. Contracts and Procurement
Mgt 258. International Project Management
Mgt 279. Management of Major Programs
Management
Information Systems Major
In today’s Information
Age, business success is tied to the effectiveness
of collecting, analyzing,
and utilizing relevant information to make
right decisions. The purpose of the Management
Information Systems major is to equip
business and technical decision makers and professionals with the underlying
knowledge and skills needed to achieve this goal. Students learn to use information
and computing technology to design, implement, and manage computer based
information systems.
The required concentration
courses in the Management Information Systems
major are:
Cst 216. Information Network
Security
Cst 286. Client/Server Computing
Cst 292. Management Information Systems
Cst 295. Decision Support Systems
Cst 296. Strategic Planning for Information
Systems
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