The master of science in project and systems management gives you a broad base of skills information technology systems, operations processes, and project management. The degree content focuses on project and systems management skills in business settings increasingly mediated by information technology. The program is well suited for technologically-oriented students who work in industries where technology supports operations and project management functions in the business setting.
You will graduate with project and systems management skills that emphasize the use of technology in its integrated relationship with business function areas. Business expects that IT will increasingly drive business value, and your project management and operations skills will support leadership in attaining these organizational goals. Your communication skills will increase and will be directed at success in working in and among the multiple and diverse communities within the business organization.
Golden Gate University is a member and Registered Education Provider (REP) for the Project Management Institute (PMI), and has introduced OP 346 Practice of Project Management, a course that will provide a comprehensive investigation and review of the content areas that form the substance of the PMI industry certification examination for Project Management Professional (PMP).
Requirements for the Master of Science in Project and Systems Management Either a minimum of three years full-time work experience in project management and/or in an IT department, or a minimum of 30 undergraduate units in operations, project management, or IT management courses, equivalent to an undergraduate certificate in the related field.
Foundation Program — 9 units
MATH 240 Data Analysis for Managers
MGT 210 Management Theory and Communications
ITM 225 Management Information Systems
Required Courses
ITM 395 Strategic Information Technology Planning,
Organization and Leadership (to be taken during the last 6 units of the concentration )
Choose three from the following:
ITM 345 Business Intelligence and Decision Support
Systems
Distributed Systems
Enterprise Architecture Planning
Supply Chain Management for Electronic Business
ITM 310
ITM 342
OP 305
Electives – 6 units Any 2 additional 300 level courses with ITM or OP prefixes, including related internships.
Required Courses
OP 346 Practice of Project Management (to be taken during the last 6 units of the concentration )
Choose three from the following:
OP 302 Quality and Process Improvement
OP 305 Supply Chain Management for Electronic
Business
Project Feasibility, Planning and Control Project Administration, Leadership and Team Dynamics
OP 343
OP 345
Electives – 6 units Any 2 additional 300 level courses with ITM or OP prefixes, including related internships.
Advanced Program — 30 units
Core Courses — 12 units
ITM 340 Managing Information Technologies
(To be taken within the first 6 units of
advanced program)
ITM 344 Information Technology Governance,
Portfolio and Program Management
Managing Innovation and Technology
Project Management
OP 303
OP 340
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