Foundation Courses

Students entering the D.M.I.T. must have taken courses in the areas fundamental to succeeding in graduate coursework in the management of IT since they lay the groundwork for the D.M.I.T. coursework. It includes an integrative cross-section of information technologies and business administration fields such as database technology, software development methodologies and technologies, systems architectures, data communication and network infrastructure.

Foundations in quantitative methods, as well as introductory courses in business and management are also required. Students without this background must take courses as determined at the time of application.

Rules regarding the Information Technology Foundation are as follow. Waivers for courses in IT, quantitative methods and foundations of business and management can be made for:

• Courses taken at accredited (or equivalent) schools with a B grade or better.
• Courses taken at non-accredited schools, to be evaluated on an individual basis.

1. 
   Courses over seven years old will generally not be accepted since the rate of change in the IT field is considerable.
2. Students must achieve a GPA of at least 3.25 in the IT foundation courses taken at accredited (or equivalent) schools. Substitute courses may be used to complete the GPA.

3. Foundation courses may be taken after being admitted into the D.M.I.T. based on an applicant’s background, only if the prerequisites of the curriculum are observed when registering for major and research methods courses.

4. A candidate must demonstrate competence in the IT foundation through successful completion of a Diagnostic Evaluation Interview with members of the D.M.I.T. Program Committee.

Education

A Master’s degree or equivalent in a field of study related to IT from an accredited university or college is required. This means that applicants must meet the following foundation requirements before formally starting the DMIT Program:

IT Foundation Requirements, as taught in the technical core of the MSIS Program at LTU
- Database Models,
- Analysis and Design of Complex Systems,
- Telecommunications,
- Project Management

Business and Management Foundation Requirements, as taught in the business core of the MSIS Program at LTU
- Foundation of Management,
- Management Information Systems,
- Business Strategies for E-Commerce

The minimum acceptable graduate GPA is 3.3.