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.[read more]
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.
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings in spring 2010 placed the MSIT program #14 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. According to an article in TrainingIndustry.com, the demand for qualified information technology professionals continues to be strong.
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.
Detailed MSIT curriculum overview with course descriptions.
Core Courses
Six Courses (18 credit hours)
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CS 603 |
Object-Oriented Application Development |
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CS 605 |
Data Management and Systems Modeling |
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CS 607 |
Technology Infrastructure of Information Systems |
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CS 610 |
Enterprise Architecture |
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CS 630 |
Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design |
Plus choose one of the following options below:
| Option 1: | |
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GS 602 |
Business Process Management |
OR | |
Option 2: | |
| GR 610A | Business Process Management I |
| AND | |
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GR 610B |
Business Process Management II |
Elective Courses
Four Courses (12 credit hours)
Select one of the three options below
Option 1
Four courses to include the following:
• Two CS courses from the list below
• One CS, IPM or HFID course (If the two-semester GR 610A/B is chosen, GR 610B fuliflls this requirement.)
• One unrestricted elective
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CS 612 |
Web-Based Application Design |
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CS 620 |
Global IT Project Management |
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CS 640 |
Data Communications |
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CS 650 |
Data Management Architectures |
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CS 660 |
Enterprise-Class Business Applications |
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CS 670 |
Distributed Systems Architectures |
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CS 753 |
Data Warehousing and Data Mining |
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CS 795 |
Special Topics Seminar |
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CS 801 |
IT Policy |
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CS 881 |
MSIT Internship |
Option 2
Select the four-course Information Management concentration offered by the Information Process Management department.
Option 3
Select another graduate school four-course concentration with approval of the MSIT Program Director.
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