Have you considered aligning your technical expertise with your business skills? Would you like to change your organization on a worldwide scale through global computer technology? Are you eager to broaden your options and move forward in your career? If so, Lawrence Technological University’s Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) might be the degree for you.
Lawrence Tech’s MSIT program delivers the expertise you’ll need to excel in a dynamic field with rapid employment growth. You’ll gain knowledge needed to interact with finance, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and other business functions. You’ll also improve your understanding of advanced information technology concepts and systems – while learning how to test your innovative ideas about information and data transfer on a global scale.
As a qualified information technology professional, you’ll be in great demand. The MSIT degree from Lawrence Tech’s College of Business and Information Technology positions you for advancement and prepares you for a challenging and rewarding career.
In this program, you will choose from three concentrations:
- Business analytics
- Cybersecurity
- Project management
The College of Business and Information Technology also offers:
- A personal faculty advisor who mentors you as you strive to meet your professional goals
- Dedicated student relationship advisors who guide you throughout your academic experience
- Insight theories and thoughtful reflection that enhance managerial learning and development
- A learning environment that encourages the cultivation of global thinking to advance a more humane and sustainable world community
- Your choice of online, on-ground or hybrid courses
- You will greatly increase your technical competency
- Prepare for advanced leadership roles in technology
- Experience intense demand for your skills in a high-earning field
- Work at high levels of authority in a field that is continuously innovating
- Take on technical challenges that are professionally satisfying
- Lawrence Tech offers exposure through interdisciplinary projects to fields you may not encounter in a traditional program
- Familiarity with architecture and design, the sciences and engineering can give you a distinct advantage in today’s technologically driven job market
- LTU is located in one of the world’s great centers for entrepreneurship, technological achievement and innovation
- Named one of the best universities in the Midwest by the Princeton Review, Lawrence Tech is committed to the motto of theory and practice
Curriculum
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Your 30-credit-hour program consists of:
0-10 Credit Hours (may be required)
Course Number | Subject | Main Campus Rotation | Online Rotation | Cr. Hrs. |
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MBA 5013 | Business Applications of Statistical Analysis | Fall | Spring | 3 |
INT 5024 | Business Application Programming | Fall, Spring | Summer(TBD) | 3 |
INT 6043 | Management Information Systems | Fall, Spring, Summer | Spring | 1.5 |
21 Credit Hours
Course Number | Subject | Main Campus Rotation | Online Rotation | Cr. Hrs. |
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MBA 7063 | Project Management | Fall, Spring, Summer | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3 |
INT 6113 | Database Modeling and Administration | Fall(TBD), Spring | Fall | 3 |
INT 6123 | Systems Analysis and Design | Fall(TBD), Spring | Fall | 3 |
INT 6143 | Enterprise Network Infrastructure | Fall, Summer | Spring | 3 |
INT 7213 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | Fall, Summer | Spring | 3 |
INT 7223 | Cybersecurity | Fall, Summer(TBD) | Spring, Summer(TBD) | 3 |
INT 7593 | IT Capstone | Fall, Spring, Summer(TBD) | Spring | 3 |
Concentrations and Electives (9 Credit Hours)
May choose a range of electives for general MSIT Degree or all three from one subject below for a concentration.
Business Analytics
Course Number | Subject | Main Campus Rotation | Online Rotation | Cr. Hrs. |
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INT 7513 | Information Retrieval and Data Mining | Fall | 3 | |
INT 7623 | Data Science for Business | Summer | 3 | |
INT 7253 | Visual Analytics | Spring | 3 |
Cybersecurity
Course Number | Subject | Main Campus Rotation | Online Rotation | Cr. Hrs. |
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INT 7233 | Advanced Network Security | Summer | 3 | |
INT 7243 | Disaster Recovery and Business Cont. | Spring | 3 | |
INT 7263 | Threats, Vulnerabilities, Security Controls, and Countermeasures | Fall | 3 |
Project Management
MBA 6043 | Global Leadership | Fall, Spring (Hybrid), Summer | Fall | 3 |
MBA 7053 | Managing a Global Workforce | Fall (Hybrid) | Spring (Hybrid) | 3 |
MBA 7103 | Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management | Spring (2019) | 3 | |
MBA 7173 | Project Risk and Quality Management | Fall | 3 | |
INT 6253 | Managing Outsourced Projects | Summer | 3 | |
INT 7563 | Agile Project Management | Fall | Spring | 3 |
MBA 7033 | Organization Development and Change Management | Fall (Hybrid) | 3 | |
Course Number | Subject | Main Campus Rotation | Online Rotation | Cr. Hrs. |
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