Master of Science in Information Technology and Management
The MS in Information Technology and Management program is a flexible, 36-hour STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) designed to prepare students to be successful servant leaders in a market-driven by data and insights. “Disrupt the disruptors” is the motto of our program and we prepare students for the next wave, trend, or tectonic shift. We equip students with future-proof skills to take advantage of new opportunities created by disruptive technologies and thrive in an uncertain future. The focus of our program is on experiential learning through industry collaboration wherein students solve real-world business problems using technology. The result is a graduate with the ability to transition into both disruptive and traditional organizations.
ADMISSION
All applicants for the DBU MS in Information Technology and Management program must meet the following criteria:
A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Evidence of sound moral character and compatibility with DBU's mission.
In addition, the Master's Degree Admission Committee will review the following criteria as it strives to take a holistic view of the applicant in order to determine the likelihood of success in the MS in Information Technology and Management program.
A likelihood for academic success as demonstrated by a GPA of 3.0 or higher. (The Master's Degree Admission Committee may take into consideration the student's performance in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework as it reviews undergraduate performance.)
Successful completion of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) or Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®).
GRE: 302 (Verbal: 148, Quant: 154, AWA: 3.5)
GMAT: 600
Three or more years of work experience in Information Technology or Management is desired (but not required).
PROGRAM PREREQUISITE
MSITM 51.525 - Programming Fundamentals
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Master of Science in Information Technology and Management consists of 24 hours of core courses and a 12-hour concentration.
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Information Technology and Management Required Core Curriculum | 24 |
MISM 6320 - Systems Analysis and Project Management MSITM 6342 - Database Management for Business Analysis MSITM 6350 - Cloud Computing Choose one from the following: MSITM 6340 - Object Oriented Programming (JAVA) (Prerequisite MSITM 51.525 Programming Fundamentals or equivalent) MSITM 6341 - Python (Prerequisite MSITM 51.525 Programming Fundamentals or equivalent) MSITM 6343 - Programming Approaches to Data Management (Prerequisite MSITM 51.525 Programming Fundamentals or equivalent) Choose one from the following MANA 6310 - Leadership in Management MANA 6330 - Leadership Development Choose 3 graduate-level courses (9 hours) from Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resources, or Marketing: Accounting Choose any three ACCT courses (9 hours). Entrepreneurship Choose any three ENTR courses (9 hours). Finance Choose any three FINA courses (9 hours). General Management Choose any three of the following courses (9 hours) ACCT 5311 - Survey of Accounting ACCT 6321 - Managerial Accounting (Prerequisite ACCT 5311 Survey of Accounting) ENTR 6301 - New Business Creation FINA 6301 - Corporate Finance (Prerequisite FINA 51.521 Foundations of Finance) MANA 6302 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers (Prerequisite MANA 3305 or MANA 6303 Research & Statistics) MANA 6303 - Research and Statistics MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development (Prerequisite MANA 51.521 Management Theory) MRKT 6341 - Advanced Marketing Strategies MSITM 6320 - Humanics: Agile Project Management MSITM 6330 - Digital Ethics MSITM 6307 - Humanics: Design Thinking Human Resources Choose any three of the following courses (9 hours). MANA 6301 - Employment Law (Prerequisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6305 - Talent Acquisition and Development (Prerequisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6340 - Workforce Analytics (Prerequisite: MANA 51.521) MANA 6343 - Total Rewards (Prerequisite: MANA 51.521 or undergraduate equivalent) MANA 6350 - Creative Decisions Marketing Choose any three MRKT courses (9 hours). | |
CONCENTRATION | 12 |
Choose one concentration from the following: Business Intelligence and Analytics MSITM 6301 - Business Data Warehousing (Prerequisite MSITM 6342 or 6343) MSITM 6302 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Prerequisite MANA 6302, MSITM 6340 or 6341) Choose two from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization MSITM 6304 - Capstone Project (Prerequisite MSITM 6301, 6302, 6303) MSITM 6305 - IoT and Big Data (Prerequisite MSITM 6302, 6340 or 6341) MSITM 6306 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Prerequisite MSITM 6301, 6302, 6340 or 6341) FinTech Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6306 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Prerequisite MSITM 6340 or 6341) MSITM 6309 - FinTech: Latest Trends and Digital Strategies MSITM 6310 - FinTech Capstone (S-L) (Prerequisite: FINA 6301, MSITM 6306, MISTM 6323) MSITM 6323 - Blockchain Information Security for Managers Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6311 - Introduction to Information Security Management MSITM 6312 - Information Security Privacy, Policy and Governance MSITM 6313 - Information Security Privacy, Program Management and Development MSITM 6314 - Information Security Privacy, Risk Management Information Technology Management Courses from all concentrations. Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6301 - Business Data Warehousing (Prerequisite MSITM 6342 or 6343) MSITM 6302 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Prerequisite MANA 6302, MSITM 6340 or 6341) MSITM 6303 - Data Visualization MSITM 6304 - Capstone Project (Prerequisite MSITM 6301, 6302, 6303) MSITM 6305 - IoT and Big Data (Prerequisite MSITM 6302, 6340 or 6341) MSITM 6306 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Prerequisite MSITM 6301, 6302, 6340 or 6341) MSITM 6308 - DevOps MSITM 6309 - FinTech: Latest Trends and Digital Strategies MSITM 6310 - FinTech Capstone (Prerequisite: FINA 6301, MSITM 6306 and 6323) MSITM 6311 - Introduction to Information Security Management MSITM 6312 - Information Security Privacy, Policy and Governance MSITM 6313 - Information Security Privacy, Program Management and Development MSITM 6314 - Information Security Privacy, Risk Management MSITM 6320 - Agile Project Management MSITM 6321 - IT Strategy MSITM 6322 - Technology Consulting MSITM 6323 - Blockchain (Prerequisite FINA 6301) Technology Strategy and Consulting Choose four from the following: BUAD 5302 - Graduate Internship MSITM 6321 - IT Strategy MSITM 6322 - Technology Consulting MSITM 6323 - Blockchain (Prerequisite FINA 6301) MSITM 6308 - DevOps | |
Total Credit Hours Required | 36 |
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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