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The MBA with Information Technology Management Emphasis will provide a foundation in both technical and information systems expertise. The program will instill in the students the importance of sound theoretical information systems principles for gathering, storing, manipulating, retrieving, and analyzing data as well as practical applications in business organizations. Students will develop an understanding of the need for lifelong learning, enabling them to use technological advances soundly benefiting their organization.
Candidates choosing the MBA with Information Technology Management Emphasis option must complete the following required courses* for a total of 33 graduate credit hours:
| Number | Course Name | Hours |
| 44-624 | E-Commerce and Data Management | 3 |
| 44-625 | Managerial Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| 44-623 | Information Systems | 3 |
| 44-628 | Advanced Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| 51-646 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 52-651 | Macroeconomics Analysis and Business Conditions OR | |
| 52-654 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| 53-621 | Financial Management | 3 |
| 54-616 | Organizational Behavior in Administration | 3 |
| 54-618** | Executive Seminar | 3 |
| 55-630 | Strategic Marketing | 3 |
| One Elective Course From The Following* | ||
| 44-540 | Visual Application Development | 3 |
| 44-560 | Advanced Topics in Database Systems | 3 |
| 44-626 | Multimedia Systems | 3 |
| 44-694 | Seminar: Computers, Society and Social Values | 3 |
| 44-695 | Current Topics in CSIS | 3 |
| 44-695 | Computers and Networks | 3 |
| 44-561 | Software Engineering I | 3 |
| 44-562 | Software Engineering II | 3 |
| Total Course Hours Reqiuired: | 33 | |
The MBA with Information Technology Management Emphasis consists of 10 core courses and 1 graduate elective course which comprise 33 hours of graduate credit. Some students may be required to take prerequisite business courses and/or computer science courses prior to admittance into the program.
*If the student has not completed an undergraduate level course in international business, then 55-631 International Business must be completed as one of the elective courses.
**54-618 Executive Seminar must be taken during the last trimester of enrollment.
Students must pass the Graduate Management Business Exam or the Booth College comprehensive Exam as a condition of graduation. The requirements for the Booth College Exam allow students to choose three essay question for response from five general MBA areas with the following exception. If the student fails to earn at least a grade of B in all accounting courses then two questions are responded to out of the five general MBA areas and one question is responded to out of two question from the accounting emphasis areas.
In addition to the above course requirements, a research component must be on file in the office of the dean, Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies, prior to applying for approval to take the comprehensive examination. The research component may consist of any original individual or group research paper completed as a requirement for any MBA graduate course with instructor approval. A research component form may be obtained from the Graduate Office or from the Office of the Dean, Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies. The student will complete the research component form, obtain the signature of the instructor of the course, and return the form and a copy of the research paper to the dean's office. The dean's office will forward the research component form to the Graduate Office and retain the copy of the research paper in the student's file.