Master of Information Technology and Management
At the conclusion of their studies, graduates of this degree should be able to:
- Deliver optimal technical and policy technology solutions for the problems of business, industry, government, non-profit organizations, and individuals in each student’s particular area of focus.
- Work with, lead, and manage teams in an enterprise environment to collaboratively arrive at optimal technology solutions.
- Manage and deploy information resources applicable to each student’s particular area of focus in an enterprise setting.
All students are required to complete a minimum of three core courses. These core courses will ensure an ability to develop software applications at a competent level using a contemporary programming language, the capability to employ and deploy appropriate system technologies, and a grasp of business development knowledge appropriate to the discipline. Students completing a specialization are required to complete three core courses, selecting one from each of the core subjects. Students electing not to complete a specialization must complete at least one course from each of the seven core subject topic areas. Advisers will assist students in the selection of core courses most relevant to their interests and career goals.
The specializations are meant to guide students in their course selection, allowing them to focus on a particular area of information technology, depending on their interests, background, and career goals. Alternative courses in each specialization may be available at the discretion of the student’s adviser.
Curriculum
Master of Information Technology & Management (without Specialization)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Programming | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Programming courses | 3 | |
| Application Development | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Application Development courses | 3 | |
| Information Systems Technologies | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Information Systems Technologies courses | 3 | |
| Information Technology Architectures | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Information Technology Architectures courses | 3 | |
| Design | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Design courses | 3 | |
| Management | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Management courses | 3 | |
| Innovation | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Innovation courses | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | (9) | |
| Select 9 credit hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Master of Information Technology & Management (with Specialization)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Software Development courses | 3 | |
| System Technologies | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of System Technologies courses | 3 | |
| Business Development | (3) | |
| Select 3 credit hours of Business Development courses | 3 | |
| Specialization Courses | (21) | |
| Select 21 credit hours from approved specialization courses 1 | 21 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| 1 | Students may select courses in order to fulfill a desired specialization. See Specializations tab on this page for more details. Courses taken to meet the requirements of a specialization may also count toward core course requirements. |
Graduate Core Courses by Subject and Topic
The following courses comprise the graduate core courses:
Subject: Software Development
Topic: Programming
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMD 510 | Object-Oriented Application Development | 3 |
| ITMD 512 | Structured and Systems Programming | 3 |
| ITMD 515 | Advanced Software Programming | 3 |
Subject: System Technologies
Topic: Application Development
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMD 553 | Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 554 | Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 555 | Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 565 | Rich Internet Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 566 | Service-Oriented Architectures | 3 |
| ITMT 593 | Embedded Systems | 3 |
Topic: Information Systems Technologies
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMO 533 | Enterprise Server Administration | 3 |
| ITMO 553 | Open Source System Administration | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| ITMS 558 | Operating Systems Security | 3 |
Topic: Information Technology Architectures
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMO 540 | Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMO 554 | Operating Systems Virtualization | 3 |
| ITMS 548 | Cyber Security Technologies | 3 |
| ITMT 535 | Data Center Architecture | 3 |
Subject: Business Development
Topic: Design
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMD 511 | Application Development Methodologies | 3 |
| ITMD 532 | UML-Based Software Development | 3 |
| ITMD 534 | Human and Computer Interaction | 3 |
| ITMT 531 | Object-Oriented System Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 |
Topic: Management
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMM 570 | Fundamentals of Management for Technology Professionals | 3 |
| ITMM 571 | Project Manangement for Information Technology Management | 3 |
| ITMM 574 | Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 |
| ITMM 575 | Networking and Telecommunications Management | 3 |
| ITMS 578 | Cyber Security Management | 3 |
Topic: Innovation
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ITMM 581 | Information Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ITMM 582 | Business Innovation | 3 |
| ITMD 535 | Human-Computer Interaction Design | 3 |
Note: Core courses that also apply to a specialization will still fulfill the core course requirement.
Specializations
Computer and Information Security
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMO 540 | Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| ITMS 548 | Cyber Security Technologies | 3 |
| ITMS 578 | Cyber Security Management | 3 |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Steganography | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Technologies: Projects & Advanced Methods | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
Any 500-level ITMS elective 1 | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
Any 500-level ITMO elective | 3 | |
Any 500-level ITMS elective | 3 | |
| Information Technology Auditing | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
| 1 | ITMS 579 may only be taken once as part of this requirement |
Data Center Operations and Management
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMO 540 | Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMO 554 | Operating Systems Virtualization | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| ITMM 576 | Data Center Management | 3 |
| ITMT 535 | Data Center Architecture | 3 |
| Select 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Data Warehousing | 3 | |
| Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 | |
| Enterprise Server Administration | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing Technologies | 3 | |
| Telecommunications Over Data Networks | 3 | |
| Open Source System Administration | 3 | |
| Storage Technologies | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Technologies | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Management | 3 | |
| Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Data Management
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 523 | Advanced Topics in Data Management | 3 |
| ITMD 526 | Data Warehousing | 3 |
| ITMD 527 | Data Analytics | 3 |
| ITMS 528 | Database Security | 3 |
| ITMT 531 | Object-Oriented System Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Client/Server Technologies and Applications | 3 | |
| Topics in Data Science and Management | 3 | |
| Advanced Data Analytics | 3 | |
| Service-Oriented Architectures | 3 | |
| Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 | |
| Storage Technologies | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Management | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Digital Systems Technology
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 512 | Structured and Systems Programming | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| ITMT 533 | Operating System Design Implementation | 3 |
| ITMT 593 | Embedded Systems | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Application Development Methodologies | 3 | |
| Intelligent Device Projects | 3 | |
| Wireless Technologies and Applications | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing Technologies | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Web Real-Time Communications | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Intelligent Device Projects | 3 | |
| Rich Internet Applications | 3 | |
| Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 | |
| Network Administration and Operations | 3 | |
| Telecommunications Over Data Networks | 3 | |
| Computers in Industry | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
IT Management and Entrepreneurship
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 534 | Human and Computer Interaction | 3 |
| ITMM 570 | Fundamentals of Management for Technology Professionals | 3 |
| ITMM 581 | Information Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ITMM 582 | Business Innovation | 3 |
| Select 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Select 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
Any 500-level ITMM elective | ||
| Intelligent Device Projects | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Management | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Consulting for Technical Professionals | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Management Information Systems
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 521 | Client/Server Technologies and Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 523 | Advanced Topics in Data Management | 3 |
| ITMD 566 | Service-Oriented Architectures | 3 |
| ITMM 574 | Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Process Engineering for Information Technology Managers | 3 | |
| Information Technology Auditing | 3 | |
| Operating Systems Virtualization | 3 | |
| Object-Oriented System Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Computers in Industry | 3 | |
| Topics in Data Science and Management | 3 | |
| Data Warehousing | 3 | |
| Data Analytics | 3 | |
| Advanced Data Analytics | 3 | |
| UML-Based Software Development | 3 | |
| Service Level Agreements | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing Technologies | 3 | |
| Storage Technologies | 3 | |
| Database Security | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Consulting for Technical Professionals | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Software Development
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 510 | Object-Oriented Application Development | 3 |
| ITMD 515 | Advanced Software Programming | 3 |
| ITMD 536 | Software Testing and Maintenance | 3 |
| ITMM 571 | Project Manangement for Information Technology Management | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Application Development Methodologies | 3 | |
| Open Source Programming | 3 | |
| UML-Based Software Development | 3 | |
| Rich Internet Applications | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Application Development Methodologies | 3 | |
| Structured and Systems Programming | 3 | |
| Open Source Programming | 3 | |
| Topics in Software Development | 3 | |
| UML-Based Software Development | 3 | |
| Human and Computer Interaction | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Intelligent Device Projects | 3 | |
| Rich Internet Applications | 3 | |
| Process Engineering for Information Technology Managers | 3 | |
| Coding Security | 3 | |
| Object-Oriented System Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
System Administration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMO 540 | Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMO 541 | Network Administration and Operations | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Enterprise Server Administration | 3 | |
| Enterprise End-User System Administration | 3 | |
| Open Source System Administration | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Service Level Agreements | 3 | |
| Project Manangement for Information Technology Management | 3 | |
| Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 | |
| Networking and Telecommunications Management | 3 | |
| Shell Scripting for System Administration | 3 | |
| Enterprise Server Administration | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing Technologies | 3 | |
| Enterprise End-User System Administration | 3 | |
| Open Source System Administration | 3 | |
| Operating Systems Virtualization | 3 | |
| Storage Technologies | 3 | |
| Operating Systems Security | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Systems Analysis
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 511 | Application Development Methodologies | 3 |
| ITMD 534 | Human and Computer Interaction | 3 |
| ITMD 536 | Software Testing and Maintenance | 3 |
| ITMM 572 | Process Engineering for Information Technology Managers | 3 |
| ITMT 531 | Object-Oriented System Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Computers in Industry | 3 | |
| UML-Based Software Development | 3 | |
| Information Technology Management Frameworks | 3 | |
| Networking and Telecommunications Management | 3 | |
| Information Technology Auditing | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Management | 3 | |
| Consulting for Technical Professionals | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Voice and Data Communication Technology
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 545 | Web Real-Time Communications | 3 |
| ITMO 540 | Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet | 3 |
| ITMO 546 | Telecommunications Over Data Networks | 3 |
| ITMO 556 | Introduction to Open Source Software | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Network Administration and Operations | 3 | |
| Wireless Technologies and Applications | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing Technologies | 3 | |
| Telecommunications Over Data Networks: Projects and Advanced Methods | 3 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Rich Internet Applications | 3 | |
| Project Manangement for Information Technology Management | 3 | |
| Networking and Telecommunications Management | 3 | |
| Network Administration and Operations | 3 | |
| Wireless Technologies and Applications | 3 | |
| Telecommunications Over Data Networks: Projects and Advanced Methods | 3 | |
| Vulnerability Analysis and Control | 3 | |
| Cyber Security Technologies | 3 | |
| Mobile Device Forensics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Web Design and Application Development
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | (21) | |
| ITMD 534 | Human and Computer Interaction | 3 |
| ITMD 562 | Web Site Application Development | 3 |
| ITMD 565 | Rich Internet Applications | 3 |
| ITMD 567 | Web Systems Integration | 3 |
| ITMM 582 | Business Innovation | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| User Experience Research and Evaluation | 3 | |
| Open Source Programming | 3 | |
| Advanced Software Programming | 3 | |
| Topics in Software Development | 3 | |
| Enterprise Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Mass-Market Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Open-Source Intelligent Device Applications | 3 | |
| Intermediate Web Application Development | 3 | |
| Advanced Web Application Development | 3 | |
| Service-Oriented Architectures | 3 | |
| Topics in Application Development | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social Commerce | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
