M.S. Degree in Technology Management

Program Overview

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 or for new ventures. For an enterprise, continuing advancement of technology provides both opportunities and threats. It is essential that an enterprise continually develops, sources and/or applies, the latest relevant technology in products, services, and systems in support of the key business functions and processes such as R&D, marketing, sales, customer service engineering, manufacturing, operations, finance, accounting, distribution, information technology, business analytics and others. The UB Technology Management Program is specifically designed to develop skills and competencies such as:

• Identifying and evaluating the impact of rapidly changing technology and managing those changes.
• Designing programs to identify, develop and implement innovative technological based solutions for enterprises.
• Managing the effective planning and execution of those technology based initiatives and the integration of their results into the mainstream of an enterprises' strategy, processes and operations.
• The application of technology to create wealth by developing new products and launching new businesses.
• Leadership, the creation and sustenance of high-performance global teams and enabling innovation.

Customized study plans to allow acquiring the Technology Management M.S. degree while pursuing either the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering or the Ed.D. degree in Education are available. Doctoral students in these two programs should consult their respective doctoral advisors to work on their individualized plans.

Please refer to the General Admissions Information for general admission requirements.  

Concentration Areas

The Department offers, as an integral part of the Technology Management Masters Degree, the opportunity to specialize in a number of concentrations, which are interdisciplinary and available through various departments to provide more educational and career choices and flexibility for the students:

• Biotech Management
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
• Computer Communications and Networking
• Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management
• Environmental and Energy Management 
• Global Program and Project Management 
• Information Technology
  
• Intellectual Property Management 
• Manufacturing Management 
• Modern Database Systems
• New Product Development and Management
• Software Engineering
• Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
• Supply Chain, Logistics and Service Management
• Technology Entrepreneurship and Technology New Venture Creation
• Total Quality Management

Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division Catalog for course details of the concentration areas.

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