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The College of Technology’s Masters of Science in Information Technology Project Management provides professionals with IT project management perspectives as well as problem solving skills to manage major technology projects, business, health, and education initiatives, policies, and other activities in both the public and private sectors.
With emphasis on AI automation in Agile PM, including planning and scheduling, estimating, managing risk and quality, this degree prepares students to fill vital management and supervisory roles in a wide range of industries.
The 36-credit M.S. Information Technology Project Management degree is classified as a STEM program. Students will develop several advanced technology project management frameworks, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications and solutions, and technological skills. Students will complete a 15-credit core, 15-credit concentration, 3-credit capstone course and 3-credit research project.
The graduate student who successfully completes the Information Technology Project Management program will be expected to have gained the following competencies:
Integration Component
Evaluate the relationships and dependencies associated with planning, organizing, designing, managing, and implementing Information Systems in an organization.
Business Application
Apply various models and methods for planning, organizing, designing, managing, and implementing Information Systems within a modern organization.
Technology PM Knowledge
Identify, define, and analyze various aspects of Tech PM Knowledge.
Organizational Influences upon Tech PM Knowledge
Define and analyze organizational influences upon technology.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Identify how AI/ML tools change project management and what can be expected in the future as AI/ML tools advance in all areas especially in project management.
Leadership
Apply the different leadership styles that are relevant when leading a team: visionary, coaching, democratic, affiliative, directive and pace setting.
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Write with clarity and precision using correct English grammar.
Exhibit competence in writing for specific purposes, diverse audiences, & genres.
Disciplined Inquiry
Employ scientific, quantitative and/or qualitative reasoning and other critical thinking strategies to analyze consequences and outcomes and to be able to recommend alternative solutions.
Information Literacy
Recognize the need for material / information, locate the material/information, and effectively evaluate and use the material/information with appropriate attribution.
Ethics
Demonstrate ethical codes and behaviors promoted by the student’s chosen profession.
There is a cohort option for the MS Cybersecurity and the MS Technology Project Management programs. A cohort is a group of students who follow the same course plan and start and finish their program together. Cohort spots are limited and competitive.
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. The program must be completed within five years.
Project Scoping and Scheduling
IT/IS Project Risk Management
IT/IS Project Quality Management
Analysis, Modeling, and Design
Project and Change Management
Agile Project Management
Technology Project Leadership and Teamwork
Mastering Tech Agile Applications
Advanced Tech Agile Solutions
Special Topics in IT/IS Project Management
Artificial Intelligence in Project Management
IT/IS Project Management Integration/Capstone Course
Research in Information Technology Project Management
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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