MS Programs
Information Technology
The MSIT program prepares professionals for careers that require the integration of information systems knowledge with a strong understanding of the global business environment. Graduates often start to work as consultants, risk analysts, business analysts, systems analysts, project managers, or systems architects and advance quickly in technical and managerial careers. The program equips its graduates to work in and/or lead teams that analyze, architect, integrate and implement IT-based business solutions in an increasingly diverse, globally interdependent, and technically complex environment.
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings in spring 2006 placed the MSIT program #19 in the nation and #2 in New England. The program imparts current technical knowledge of the IS field as it is being shaped by IT-enabled business processes, web technologies, distributed architectures, new infrastructure standards, and advances in mobile computing.
The MSIT program aims to instill:
- A working knowledge of the theory and current practices in distributed systems, communications networks, object-oriented analysis and development, and database technologies used in implementing state-of-the-art business solutions;
- A thorough understanding of IS development processes at the individual, team and project levels to execute distributed IT development projects effectively;
- Among the students a spirit of cooperation, ethical behavior and acceptance of social and professional responsibility as members of the IT profession;
- An understanding of the cultural and international perspective of information technology that enables the graduates to operate effectively in a global IT sourcing environment.
Putting Technology to Work
Students develop expertise in designing, deploying and managing the technology solutions that drive global, highly connected, real-time businesses. They use Java, JSP and J2EE for software development; UML for object-oriented modeling; Oracle and SQL for database management; Microsoft Project for IT project management; and networking labs and simulations. Through elective courses, MSIT students can tap other leading-edge resources in the Hughey Center for Financial Services, Design and Usability Center, and Center for Marketing Technology.
Hands-On Learning
The MSIT program offers many avenues for firsthand experience. Students can collaborate on faculty research, pursue directed study, take courses that include projects for corporate clients, and more. The Graduate Information Technology Management Association promotes interaction between MSIT students and the business world through corporate site visits, speaker series, and partnerships with professional groups.
Contact
If you have specific questions regarding the Bentley MSIT, please contact program director William Schiano at 781.891.2555 or wschiano@bentley.edu.
