Program Overview

Master of Science in Information Technology and Management

The Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MS ITM) degree requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, consisting of basic business courses, IT foundation courses, IT elective courses, and free electives.

Program Overview

The business core courses are designed to provide incoming students with the context to better appreciate and understand the complex issues that occur at the interface between IT and business. The IT foundation courses cover the essentials of IT knowledge that any student must possess. The IT elective courses provide in-depth knowledge of the technology and technology management issues. In addition, students may choose approved electives that maximize their individual educational and professional goals.

Concentration Tracks

The program also offers opportunities for students to concentrate in specific tracks, including:

• Enterprise Systems
• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• IT Consulting
• Healthcare Systems
• Information Security and Assurance

Course Requirements

To qualify for the MS degree, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in both core courses and in aggregate courses.

Basic Business Core Courses

A minimum of 9 semester credit hours from the following courses:

• ACCT 6305 Accounting for Managers
• FIN 6301 Financial Management
• MECO 6303 Business Economics
• MKT 6301 Marketing Management
• OPRE 6301 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
• OPRE 6302 Operations Management
• OB 6301 Organizational Behavior

IT Foundation Courses

12 semester credit hours from the following courses:

• MIS 6316 Data Communications
• MIS 6323 Object Oriented Programming
• MIS 6326 Data Management
• MIS 6308 Systems Analysis and Project Management

IT Electives

9 semester credit hours from the following list of courses that have an MIS prefix, excluding MIS 6204 and MIS 6320:

• MIS 6302 Information Technology Strategy and Management
• MIS 6309 Business Data Warehousing
• MIS 6311 Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• MIS 6317 Healthcare Informatics
• MIS 6319 Enterprise Resource Planning
• MIS 6324 Business Intelligence Software and Techniques
• MIS 6330 Information Technology Security
• MIS 6332 Advanced ERP: Sales and Distribution
• MIS 6334 Advanced Business Intelligence
• MIS 6338 Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration
• MIS 6344 Web Analytics
• MIS 6352 Web Systems Design and Development
• MIS 6360 Agile Software Project Management
• MIS 6362 Service Oriented Computing
• MIS 6363 Cloud Computing
• MIS 6364 Enterprise IT Architecture
• MIS 6369 Supply Chain Software
• MIS 6372 IT Services Management
• MIS 6373 Social Media and Business
• MIS 6378 Enterprise Systems and CRM
• MIS 6379 SAP ABAP Programming
• MIS 6390 Analytics Practicum
• MIS 6V98 Information Systems Internship

Free Electives

6 semester credit hours from any course from the set of IT electives, business core courses, or any other graduate-level business course, except MIS 6204 and MIS 6320.