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MSIT Curriculum
Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) - One-year Track
The MSIT one-year track program is available to students with three years or more professional experience.
The MSIT one-year track requires 144 units:
- 66 units of core courses (optional 12 unit Information Systems Project)
- 66 units of elective courses
Master of Science in Information Technology (Information Technology Management) (MSIT (ITM)) - Two-year Track
The MSIT (ITM) two-year track program is available to students with less than three years professional experience.
The MSIT (ITM) two-year track requires 168 Units:
- 114 units of core courses
- 30 units of elective courses
- 24 unit capstone project (Information Systems Project)
- One full-semester internship
Students have the opportunity to study one semester at Carnegie Mellon University’s Pittsburgh campus through the University Exchange Program.
Sample Curriculum
|
MSIT |
MSIT (ITM) (114 Units) |
Required Core Courses | Units |
| x | x | Database Management | 12 |
| x | x | Telecommunications Management | 12 |
| x | x | e-Business Technology Management | 12 |
| x | x | Object-Oriented Programming (Java) | 12 |
| x | x | Object-Oriented Analysis and Design | 6 |
| x | x | Internet Technologies | 6 |
| x | x | Project Management for IT | 6 |
| - | x | Organisational Management | 12 |
| - | x | Financial Accounting | 6 |
| - | x | Principles of Finance | 6 |
| - | x | Information Systems Project | 24 |
|
Sample Elective Courses MSIT (66 Units) |
Units |
|
IT Managment Pathway |
|
| Decision Making Under Uncertainty | 6 |
| Product Management in IT | 6 |
| Economics Analysis | 6 |
| Global IT Sourcing | 6 |
| Business Process Modelling | 6 |
| Organisational Management | 12 |
| Statistics for IT Managers + | 6 |
| Financial Accounting + | 6 |
| Principles of Finance + | 6 |
| Information Systems Project + | 12 |
|
Technology Pathway |
|
| Introduction to Information Security Management | 12 |
| Decision Support Systems | 6 |
| Applied Enterprise Architecture | 6 |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 12 |
| Service Oriented Architecture | 6 |
| Distributed Systems | 12 |
| Mobile Software Development | 6 |
| Data Mining | 6 |
| Mobile Commerce | 6 |
| Advanced Telecommunication Technology and Management | 6 |
The sample electives above represent only a small portion of electives available. Please click here for a full list of electives available for you to customise your degree to suit your individual requirements.
+ Students of the MSIT one-year program are strongly recommended to complete this course.