Program Structure
PROGRAM DELIVERY
- Courses are taught over 6 weeks, twice a week, between 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- The Program can be completed in 18 – 24 months.
- Courses delivered by MCBS faculty who are professors of different nationalities with a lot of academic and/or professional experience in the field.
- Students need to take an Internship consisting of 180 hours. It can be waived for candidates with relevant work experience.
- The Program terminates with a Capstone project which involves a thesis or a technical project on a chosen topic, and can be done in teams.
- For graduation, the student must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Core Courses: 27 Credits
- ITEC 5310 Information Technology Management (3)
- ITEC 5330 Advanced Database Management (3)
- ITEC 5335 Analysis of Software Development Methodologies (3)
- ITEC 5337 Software Application Development (3)
- ITEC 5338 Web Development Application (3)
- ITEC 5340 Data Communication and Network (3)
- ITEC 5376 Research methods in Computing (3)
- ITEC 5379 Internship (0)
- ITEC 5380 Graduate Seminar (2)
- ITEC 5390 Capstone Project (4)
You can choose from the four Specializations (9 credits each of them)
1. Networking
This specialization provides students with a strong knowledge of computer networking. Students then progress towards an understanding of more specialist topics such wireless networks, network security, and emerging technologies.
(Select any 3 courses)
- ITEC 5342 Internet Protocols (3)
- ITEC 5343 Wireless Networking (3)
- ITEC 5345 Networking Services (3)
- ITEC 5346 Network and Internet Security(3)
- ITEC 5348 Security Wireless Net(3)
2. Enterprise Resource Planning
This course covers fundamentals of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems concepts, and the importance of integrated information systems in an organization. This course covers an in-depth overview of the SAP ERP system functions: Logistics (LO), financial accounting (FI), controlling (CO), and human capital management (HCM).
Students will be guided through several hands-on activities of various business processes in SAP R/3 software product.
(Select any 3 courses)
- ITEC 5360 Enterprise Resource Planning (3)
- ITEC 5363 Business Intelligence(3)
- ITEC 5365 ABAP Programming(3)
- ITEC 5366 SAP: Human Capital Management (3)
- ITEC 5367 ERP: Customer Relationship Management (3)
3. Cyber Security
This specialization provides a broad coverage of computer and network security issues. Areas of security such as the network defenses, cryptography, and security policy are treated in-depth. Students also study more specialist areas such as ethical hacking, digital forensics, risk assessment, risk management, disaster recovery, business continuity and personnel issues.
(Select any 3 courses)
- ITEC 5350 Information Security (3)
- ITEC 5351 Ethical Hacking and Network Defense (3)
- ITEC 5352 Application Security(3)
- ITEC 5353 Security Architecture and Control(3)
- ITEC 5354 Cryptography and Security Mechanisms (3)
- ITEC 5355 Computer Forensics and Investigations (3)
4. Project Management
Project Management introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. This course also examines various issues related to the Management of Information Technology project, and includes topics such as strategic planning, organizing the technology resources, means of prioritizing and selecting information technology, personnel management related to projects and their assessment.
(Select any 3 courses)
- ITEC 5370 Project Management (3)
- ITEC 5371 Project Management Life Cycle (3)
- ITEC 5373 Project Scheduling and Cost Control (3)
- ITEC 5375 Project Risk Control and Quality Management(3)
- ITEC 5377 Agile Project Management (3)