Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MS ITM)

Edward S. Ageno School of Business

In today's IT departments, the role of IT management is to be a full partner, if not a leader, in business and technology innovation for the entire firm. The successful CIO, CTO or IT manager has significant business savvy and the skills to align IT to business strategy and deliver innovative programs, projects and technologies to meet business objectives.

The outcome of the MS ITM program is to produce IT professionals suited for the top positions in the IT management field. The degree meets the needs of the modern management-level technology professional who will be responsible for the planning, budgeting, design, integration and deployment of strategic enterprise technologies and programs that contribute to the organization's success.

The goal of the MSITM degree is to provide you with the skills and knowledge to

• partner with upper level decision makers, vendors, and other stakeholders

• contribute to business strategy and operational visions, and be able to communicate clearly with line-of-business counterparts and internal clients, creating an IT strategy that aligns to and directly supports business strategy.

• lead IT financial and project portfolio management.

• lead enterprise architecture development, and deliver projects that are as successful in business alignment as they are in technological sophistication.

• manage and lead effectively in an IT environment increasingly characterized by demands of IT outsourcing, security and compliance.

The six-course core curriculum provided grounding in the key topics of IT governance and frameworks such as ITIL and COBIT, enterprise architecture, IT finance, capital budgeting, compliance and portfolio and program management.

These skills are enhanced with a strong set of basic business knowledge and managerial skills in business dynamics, communication, leadership, problem solving, accounting and finance, and analytical skills.

The growth in importance of business skills does not reduce the need for strong technology skills, as new technologies applied in business-specific ways still drive how the IT organization creates competitive advantage and contributes to both top line revenue and bottom line profits. Through our five course elective program you will able to build or renew a wide range of specific technological skill and knowledge in such areas as security, systems design, database management, inter-networking technologies, enterprise applications, and emerging technologies.

Either a minimum of three years full-time work experience in an IT Department, or a minimum of 30 undergraduate units in CIS courses, equivalent to an undergraduate certificate in CIS.

Math Proficiency Requirement: 6 Units
· MATH 30 College Algebra
· MATH 40 Statistics

Foundation Program - 12 units
The courses in the Foundation Program should all be completed or in process before any of the 300 level Advanced Program courses are taken.
· ACCTG 201 Accounting for Managers
· FI 203 Financial Analysis for Managers
· ITM 225 Management Information Systems
· MGT 210 Management Theory and Communications

Advanced Program - 33 units
The advanced program is made up of the six MSITM core courses and the five elective courses. The best sequence is to pursue the completion of these courses simultaneously, as many elective courses are not available every term. It is important that you take ITM 340 in your first term of the advanced program, and that you take ITM 395 in your last term of the MS ITM program.

CORE COURSES - 18 units
· OP 340 Project Management
· ITM 340 Managing Information Technology in the Business Enterprise
(To be taken within the first 6 units of advanced program)
· ITM 342 Enterprise Architecture Planning
· ITM 343 Budgeting and Finance for the IT Manager
· ITM 344 Information Technology Governance,Portfolio and Program Management
· ITM 395 Strategic Information Technology Planning, Organization and Leadership
(To be taken in the final 6 units of the degree program)

Elective Courses - 15 Units
Any three ITM 300 level courses
Any two 300 or 400 level courses