Growing opportunities in information technologies within the Kansas City metropolitan area prompted the creation of a Master’s of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) degree at the KU Edwards Campus. The new MSIT program uniquely blends graduate courses in computer science, Internet engineering, information security, and software engineering/management with applied research opportunities.
Industry professionals seeking to enhance their technical knowledge and recent graduates in computing sciences, business information systems, and other information technology-related disciplines will benefit from MSIT advanced studies. To accommodate our students’ busy daytime schedules, all MSIT courses are offered during evening hours. Each class meets once a week, and all courses are taught by highly qualified KU faculty. The program requires 30–33 credit hours and can be completed in two years.
MSIT reflects the KU mission statement and its commitment to offer the highest quality professional and graduate programs to serve the workforce, economic, and community development needs of the region.
MSIT Focus Areas:
Software engineering and management unites theory with industrial-strength practices in software development, management, and maintenance. The program emphasizes engineering, software architecture, software project managements, software quality assurance, and object technologies.
Internet engineering covers important topics related to computer networks, networking performance tuning, routing architectures, information and network security, data retrieval, storage and transmission, and other important topics related to Internet applications and operations.
Information security and assurance provides technical knowledge and practical skills in the science and methodologies for identifying important information assets, securing and protecting such assets, and assuring their availability for authorized users.
