IT professionals know that learning never stops. As trends shift, you read up on and implement the latest network and security standards, familiarize yourself with new programming languages, and continue to uncover technology’s myriad of applications. 

The online Master’s in Information Technology reflects your unrelenting quest for knowledge, with coursework crafted around industry standards and certifications. The curriculum focuses on current developments, cybersecurity, and business applications of information technology:

• Prepare to fight the growing number of cyber attacks that compromise both business data and customer information and can result in significant financial losses. 
• Stay ahead in your field through courses covering risk management, cybersecurity, data analytics, and systems administration, as well as industry compliance standards.
• Get ready to step up in your field with a credential that can take you from a support or specialist position to a leadership or management role involving additional responsibilities.
• Understand what goes into proposing, implementing, and overseeing information technology projects at the organizational level. 
• Start to think of information technology as the backbone of every business — particularly for protecting assets, complying with industry regulations, and maintaining customer relationships. 
• Gain the skills to lead IT teams, develop department- and company-wide procedures, and communicate the importance of cybersecurity to company managers and shareholders. 

Curriculum

To achieve these outcomes, a 36 credit-hour curriculum covers:

• data analytics in the context of business functions, with emphasis given to statistical concepts and visualizations;
• organizational behavior theories from individual to company levels for a stronger understanding of how to motivate teams, develop culture, and make high-level decisions; 
• contemporary information technology trends in business, including in the context of support, budgeting, planning, and customer care;
• information service management for proposing and guiding IT projects;
• project management tools, software, and certification;
• security, with encryption, authentication, and other factors affecting data emphasized;
• advanced information systems knowledge, including forensics, operations security, programming, and cryptography; 
• risk management tactics in relation to industry compliance;
• enterprise architecture and systems for integrating information technology with organizational processes; 
• leadership, strategizing, ethics, and decision-making methods for IT professionals; and
• cybersecurity management, defense, and response techniques.