Master's Degree in Strategic Management in Information Technology

Program Overview

The Master's in Strategic Management in Information Technology (MSMIT) prepares professionals with over five years of experience for challenges in the digital transformation of companies. It emphasizes the intersection of business administration and technology management, providing students with a broad understanding of the relationship between ICT and business. Graduates develop skills in strategic thinking, organizational change management, and ICT implementation, enabling them to position ICT as an agent of value creation within organizations and pursue careers as managers and consultants in technology-related industries.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master's program in Strategic Management in Information Technology (MSMIT) aims to equip professionals with the concepts and skills needed to address the challenges faced by companies undergoing digital transformation. The program emphasizes the intersection of business administration and technology management, fostering a vision that unites business and technology. It focuses on understanding how strategic management aligns with new ICTs and applying strategic management to ICT functions. The program's importance lies in its ability to provide a broad view of the relationship between ICT and society, a complete overview of strategic thinking in business planning and ICT strategy deployment, and an understanding of the relationship between business processes, organizational systems, and ICT. It also equips students with theoretical knowledge of ICT tools and their application, international experiences in strategic management, and skills to overcome problems related to organizational change resulting from new ICT implementation. Graduates will be capable of addressing scenarios involving remote teams and developing individual solutions, positioning ICT as agents of added value and change within organizations. The program is designed for professionals with over 5 years of experience, experience using IT in business, and an interest in analyzing organizational change affected by ICT. The general objective is to understand and master the strategic process of IT as part of strategic business development. Specific objectives include understanding the Information and Change Society, learning about business technologies enabling innovation, mastering organizational change management related to IT, mastering tools and techniques for designing business strategies based on IT, and mastering people management techniques for strategic business and ICT management.

Outline:

The MSMIT program is structured into four parts:

1st Part: Business Strategy (15 Credits):

This part focuses on how organizations prepare for and plan the deployment of change strategies.

2nd Part: People Management (10 Credits):

This section covers strategies for organizational change through people and work groups. It includes:

3rd Part: Business and Technology (35 Credits):

This part introduces tools for transforming traditional organizations into internet-based organizations using new technologies (ICT), providing an overall vision of businesses where IT is a strategic resource. It includes:

4th Part: Scientific Research Methodology and Final Master’s Project (20 Credits):

This part trains postgraduate researchers in theoretical or applied fields to solve academic and/or professional problems. It includes: The total credit structure is 90 credits.

Teaching:

The program uses an integrative methodology combining knowledge and skills acquisition through integrative exercises and project practices. The teaching staff includes several Doctors and Masters-level professionals with extensive experience in various fields related to technology, business, and management.

Careers:

Potential career paths after completing the MSMIT program include:

• Manager of a department, area, or function of systems or new technologies.
• Director of technological business projects.
• Director of business projects based on technologies.
• External advisor or business consultant in strategies for change based on new ICT.

Other:

FUNIBER periodically allocates funds for FUNIBER Training Scholarships. The Evaluation Committee determines scholarship eligibility. The program's name may vary depending on the laws of each country and the issuing university's policy. One ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 hours (10+15). The equivalence may vary for universities outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).