Program Overview
The Dual Masters of Science Program in Computer Engineering and Technology Management is one of the available Dual Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Bridgeport. The Masters Degree in Computer Engineering is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in computer or electrical engineering for advanced professional work in the field and for further study leading to the doctorate degree.
The Technology Management Master’s Program is designed to develop leaders adept at managing technological change, and skilled in establishing and maintaining superior competitive advantage for their respective enterprises. Admission to the program requires an undergraduate degree in engineering that includes the following fundamental course work:
- Programming Languages and Techniques
- Data Structures
- Digital Design
- Digital Design Lab
- Computer Organization
- Microprocessors
- Probability and Statistics
- Management Related Courses
Curriculum Requirements
A total of 48 semester hours is required for graduation.
A. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING: 15 CREDIT HOURS
- CS 400 Object Oriented Programming Using C
- CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture
- CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
- CpE 448D Introduction to VLSI Design or CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs
- EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing
B. REQUIRED CORE COURSES IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: 15 CREDIT HOURS
- TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurial & Innovation Issues and Practices in Management
- TCMG 424 Total Quality Management and Continuous Process Improvement
- TCMG 484 or GSB 535 or MGMT 535 Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
- TCMG 505 or GSB 537 or MGMT 532 Global Program & Project Management
- TCMG 523 or GSB 580 or MGMT 523 Leadership, Teams and Managing Change
C. CPEG 597 COMPUTER ENGINEERING MASTERS PROJECT: 3 CREDIT HOURS
D. TCMG 597 TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT MASTERS PROJECT: 3 CREDIT HOURS
E. FOUR ELECTIVES: 12 CREDIT HOURS
Students are required to study four elective courses. A student may select these four courses from among the course offerings of either the Computer Science and Engineering or TM departments. These courses could be used to satisfy one or more of the concentration areas from either the CpE or TM concentration areas. Concentration areas available for students in the CpE/TM Dual Graduate Degree program include:
Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division Catalog for course work details for all the concentration areas.
Program Requirements
General M.S. Program Requirements applies