A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in the field of

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ...

awarded by

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

in many countries or a person holding such a degree. The MSIT degree is designed for those managing information technology, especially the information systems development process. The MSIT degree is functionally equivalent to a Master of Information Systems Management, which is one of several specialized master's degree programs recognized by the

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...

. One can become software engineer and data scientist after completing M.Sc. IT.

Curriculum

A joint committee of

Association for Information Systems The Association for Information Systems (AIS) is an international, not-for-profit, professional association for scholars of information systems that was established in 1994. The association publishes journals, organizes conferences, and provides a ...

(AIS) and

Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...

(ACM) members develop a model curriculum for the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIT). The most recent version of the MSIS Model Curriculum was published in 2016.

Course and Variants

The course of study is concentrated around the Information Systems discipline. The core courses are (typically) Systems analysis, Systems design, Data Communications, Database design, Project management and Security. The degree typically includes coursework in both computer science and business skills, but the core curriculum might depend on the school and result in other degrees and specializations, including: * Master of Science (Information Technology) M.Sc.(I.T) *Master of Computer Applications (MCA) * Master in Information Science (MIS) * Master of Science in Information and Communication Technologies (MS-ICT) * Master of Science in Information Systems Management (MISM) * Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT or MS in IT) * Master of Computer Science (MCS) * Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) * Master of Science in Management of Information Technology (M.S. in MIT) * Master of Information Technology (M.I.T.) * Master of IT (M. IT or MIT) in Denmark * Candidatus/candidata informationis technologiæ (Cand. it.) in Denmark * Master of Information Science and Technology (M.I.S.T.) from The University of Tokyo and

Osaka University , abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Proje ...

, Japan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Master of Science in Information Technology Science in Information Technology Computer science education Information technology education Information technology qualifications Science education

Curriculum

Course and Variants

See also

References