Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)

Information technology is an evolving profession where professionals must remain current with emerging technologies to reliably support enterprise or organizational operations. During this introductory course, you will learn about the evolution of information technology, the primary IT components and functions, the IT solutions development process, and the role of technical policies and IT protocols to provide a baseline of knowledge to support you through the program. You will also explore relevant legal, ethical, privacy, and security issues affecting information technology in today’s technology environments.

This course introduces the networks, and the accommodation of cloud, IoT, and mobile computing environments that are essential components of today’s successful organizations. During this course, you will study the features, topologies, protocols, and services that contributed to the evolution of global communications and data exchange. You will also explore the architectures, components, and structures for telecommunications related devices, and examine the tools and methods used to configure and manage remote and virtual environments. By the end of the course, you will model a network architecture with basic network security considerations to support all devices and services.

As more applications and data are migrated to the cloud and mobile environments, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities are on the rise. IT professionals must be able to establish protection mechanisms to support secure hardware configurations and implementations. During this course, you will study the concepts and application of cybersecurity, privacy, and information protection frameworks in IT environments. You will also explore the standards, mechanisms, tools, and policies needed to protect data and network infrastructures from internal and external cybersecurity threats.

Computers and information technology are present in all layers of today’s modern organizations and are vital to business success. Thus, IT professionals must be able to implement and manage every component in the technical landscape. During this course, you will explore computing platforms and peripherals, identify the internal components and functions of a computer, and examine the internal architecture and systems configuration of real and virtual servers. You will also evaluate different operating systems and examine some of the best ways to configure and manage patches and upgrades.

This introductory course provides an overview of the principles of project management. The course is aligned with international principles, standards, and methodologies that are used to support project teams as they work to achieve projects’ objectives. You will learn about the role of a project manager, project management scope, schedule management, cost management, resource manage, identify risks and opportunities, and communications with stakeholders. The course will culminate with an integrative project where you will apply the concepts and techniques to develop and present a project plan.

Effective information technology professionals must be able to assess, plan, implement, and manage technical systems and services to ensure their integrity. During this capstone course, you will demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained throughout the Master of Science in Information Technology program by creating and presenting a comprehensive IT implementation plan. The strategic implementation plan should integrate strategies for improvement, including industry standards, metrics, procedures, and tools. It should also integrate hardware and software configurations, multiple operating systems, applications, and data protection rules to support organizational operations.