Graduate School of Management & Technology - Programs

Information Technology Program

• Program Description
• Overview of Specializations
• Program Objectives
• Program Overview
• Student Profile

Specialization Requirements

• Database Systems Technology
• E-Business
• Homeland Security Management
• Informatics
• Information Assurance
• Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Telecommunications Management

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• Dual Degree:
  Master of Business Administration

Related Certificates

• Database Systems Technology
• E-Business
• Foundations of Information Technology
• Informatics
• Information Assurance
• Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Systems Analysis
• Telecommunications Management
• More

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Program Description

The Master of Science in Information Technology program provides a broad technical understanding of current and evolving technologies in the IT field with an emphasis on moving technology from the laboratory to the realm of business development through its program core courses.

Database Systems Technology (DBST) Specialization Description

Database technology is pervasive in our society and is considered a core component of most businesses. The Database Systems Technologies specialization will focus on the design, development, and management of database technologies. The primary focus will be on relational databases. In addition to basic courses, there is opportunity to study distributed databases, data warehousing, data mining, database administration, and database security. Laboratory experiences are included in most courses.

Career Path

The Master of Science program in Information Technology serves careers at the entry, mid-, or upper-level positions, depending upon the prior level of experience of the candidate.

Database Systems Technology

• Technical Leader
• Manager of Data Management Systems
• Database Administrator

Course Requirements

Recommendations

Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).

Core Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

• ITEC 610 Information Technology Foundations (3)
• ITEC 620 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
• ITEC 630 Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3)
• ITEC 640 Information Technology Project Management (3)
• TMAN 625 Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)

Core Rules

1. ITEC 620 must be taken before taking first specialization course.
2. Must complete 3 credits of core courses before taking first specialization course.

Database Systems Technology (DBST) Specialization Required Courses

• DBST 651 Relational Database Systems (3)
• DBST 652 Advanced Relational/Object-Relational Database Systems (3)
• DBST 663 Distributed Database Management Systems (3)
• DBST 665 Data Warehouse Technologies (3)
• DBST 667 Data Mining (3)
• DBST 668 Database Security (3)

Capstone Course: DBST 670 Database Systems Administration (3)

Specialization Rules

DBST 651 and DBST 652 must be taken in order, followed by any three other DBST courses before Capstone can be taken.

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.