Master of Science Program in Information Technology


Curriculum Title   

Master of Science Program in Information Technology
หลักสูตร วิทยาศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ 
 

Degree Title

Full Title: Master of Science in Information Technology
Abbreviation: MSc (Information Technology), วท.ม. (เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ)
 

Rationale and Goal

  • The demand for Information Technology specialists is one of the region’s fastest growing needs.
  • MSIT aims to provide strong foundations for computing, software development and management information systems in conjunction with state-of-the-art methods and techniques required in the development of information-technology-based business solutions.
     

Curriculum

  • The Master of Science in Information Technology is offered as a taught course program with a thesis.
  • The 36-credit program is divided into three (3) modules.
  • Two (2) common modules, computing and programming fundamentals and information technology are required.
  • The third module is a thesis or a research study.
  • A specialized option may be selected from two (2) technical areas for research study: management information systems or software engineering.
     

1.Information Technology Fundamentals Module
12 credits
IT 502 Data Structures and Algorithms: Object-Oriented Approach
 3(3-0)
IT 512 Computer Networks and Internet Technology
3(3-0)
IT 521 Database Systems and Database Design
3(3-0)
IT 522 Management Information Systems
3(3-0)
Or IT 523 Software Engineering
3(3-0)
 
 
2.                   Specialized Options:
12 Credits
2.1 IT Computing Module
 
IT 501 Foundation of Computing
3(3-0)
IT 511 Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
3(3-0)
IT 591 Selected Topic(s)
3(3-0)
Or  IT 601 Special Study
3(3-0)
Or… …Technical Elective
 3(3-0)
IT 611 Research Methodology
3(3-0)
Or IT 551 Object-Oriented System Analysis and Design 3(3-0)
 
 
 
2.2 Financial Computing Module
 
 Select four courses from the following
 
EI 511 Capital Investment Analysis
3(3-0)
EI 512 Financial Risk Management
3(3-0)
MT 512 Systems Optimization Techniques
3(3-0)
IT 611 Research Methodology
3(3-0)
-------- Technical Elective
 3(3-0)
 
 
3. Thesis Work
12 Credits
3.1 IT 612 Thesis
12(0-36) or
3.2 IT 602 Research Study
6(0-18) and
Two elective courses from the following
 
Elective courses
 
IT 501 Foundation of Computing
 3(3-0)
IT 511 Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
 3(3-0)
IT 531 Decision Support Systems
 3(3-0)
IT 532 Intelligent Information Systems
3(3-0)
IT 533 Knowledge Management and Knowledge Discovery
3(3-0)
IT 534 Web-Based Information Processing and E-Commerce
3(3-0)
IT 551 Object-Oriented System Analysis and Design
3(3-0)
IT 552 Software Process and Project Management
3(3-0)
IT 554 Software Verification and Validation
3(3-0)
 
 
Total Credit Requirement
36 Credits

Remarks :
1. The Information Technology Fundamentals Module will be offered as Graduate Certificate in Information Technology.

2. The Specialized Options will be offered as Advanced Graduate Certificate in Information Technology.

3. The combination of the Information Technology Fundamentals Module and Specialized Options will also be offered as Graduate Diploma in Information Technology.Master of ScienMaster of Engineering in Systems Engineering (MESE)