Master of Science in Information and Technology Management

Technology is shaping the business world, and today’s businesses depend on technology to run and streamline their business processes. The University of Tampa's STEM approved Master of Science in Information and Technology Management prepares students for careers at different types of businesses. This 32-credit hour program develops students' depth and breadth of information technology knowledge that focuses on developing technological decision-making capabilities through analytical thinking, technology development and productivity improvement. 

The program provides a comprehensive information and technology management education that covers critical topic such as Managing the IT Organization, Effective Project Management, Enterprise Systems, Operations Management and Information Systems. In addition to these courses, students can select four other courses from a long list of courses in information systems, cybersecurity and business analytics that provides flexibility to focus on their desired area. 

The program features small class sizes and experiential learning using contemporary software through the University’s membership in several academic alliances, such as SAP, the world leader in enterprise systems, and Microsoft Corporation, and participate in real-world projects analyzing the technology needs for businesses to improve performance. Several courses are designed to cover some of the top professional certifications in the industry, such as the SAP ERP certificate and Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate. As a benefit of this program, graduates will find themselves well prepared to take many of the top certifications in the field. 

Degree Requirements

Required Prerequisite Courses (8 credit hours)

1. QMB 500 Statistics for Decision Makers 
2. CYB 501 Fundamentals of Information Security

Note: To waive QMB 500 course, students must earn a B grade or better in business statistics courses in the past seven years. To waive CYB 501 course, students must earn a B grade or better in qualification courses in programming fundamentals, networking and information security principle in the past seven years. 

 

 

Required MS-ITM courses: (16 credit hours)

 

ITM 608	Information Systems and Operations Management	4
ITM 614	Effective Project Management	4
ITM 619	Enterprise Systems	4
ITM 630	Managing the IT Organization	4

 

Elective courses: (16 credit hours)

Students can select any four courses from the ITM department graduate courses (ITM, CYB, QMB)

ITM 615	Data Mining for Business	4
ITM 650	Information Security Management	4
QMB 612	Decision Modeling and Analysis	4
QMB 660	Advanced Forecasting and Predictive Analytics	4
CYB 610	Cloud Systems Security	4
CYB 620	Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning	4
CYB 630	Incident Response Management	4
CYB 635	Cybersecurity Analytics	4
CYB 640	Secure Software Design	4
CYB 650	Security Governance & Leadership	4
CYB 660	Penetration Testing	4

Note: Students who want to take Cybersecurity courses as electives will need to satisfy all prerequisite requirements for those courses. Two of the prerequisites for the MS Cybersecurity program are part of the MS-ITM prerequisites (ITM 280 and ITM 251), so only ITM 350 will be additionally required. ITM 650 can be substituted for ITM 350 and also count as an elective. 

Total Credit Hours: 32-44