The MBA Information Technology Management (ITM) option is designed for IT and business professionals who want to combine their managerial skills and technical training to advance into an IT leadership role. It blends the teaching of core management disciplines and the science of information technology. You will expand your understanding of the business value and strategic importance of information technology. It prepares you to assume managerial positions in high-tech companies or launch new businesses with a skillset that enables you to effectively lead a diverse workforce. You can broaden your experience and gain the skills you need to make impactful contributions to your organization. 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. It provides students the analytical framework and the methodology to analyze, design, implement, and manage computer-based information systems. Students will develop an understanding of the need for lifelong learning, enabling them to use technological advances soundly benefiting their organization. Careers in computer information systems include Data Base Administrator, Automation Specialist, Information Systems Manager, Management Systems Consultant, Programmer, Systems Analyst, Computer Hardware Sales, and Software Sales Representative.