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.
Professional Certifications and Work Experience Substitutes
Candidates may use certifications and work experience to substitute for the required prerequisite course. Each substitute will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Certifications: Professional certifications can be used to substitute the required prerequisite course. Each certification must be verifiable. The Information Technology Management Program Director will maintain a list of acceptable certifications. A combination of certifications must cover the areas of programming, networking, and cybersecurity. Below are examples of some acceptable substitutions for the required prerequisite course:
- Programming language or application development certification (e.g. C/C++, Python, Java, Visual Basic, MCSD).
- A networking certification (e.g. Network+, CCNA, CCNP).
- A security certification (e.g. Security+, SSCP, CISA, CISM, CISSP, GIAC Security Essentials).
Work Experience: Professional work experience may be used as a substitute for the required prerequisite course. The work experience must be full-time, paid, within the last ten years, directly relate to the substituted course and be verifiable. At least two years of full-time work experience is necessary to substitute for the specific course. To be verifiable, the experience must be described on a document from the employee's place of work as part of the candidate's admission package.
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)
| 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 660 | Penetration Testing | 4 |
| ITM 615 | Data Mining for Business | 4 |
| ITM 620 | Database Management and Programming | 4 |
| QMB 612 | Decision Modeling and Analysis | 4 |
| QMB 660 | Advanced Forecasting and Predictive Analytics | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 32-40