MS in Technology Management

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. 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 and others. The UB Technology Management Program is specifically designed to develop skills and competencies such as:

• Identifying and evaluating the impact of relevant changing technology and managing those changes.
• Designing programs to identify, develop and implement innovative technological based solutions.
• 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.
• Leadership, the creation and sustenance of high-performance global teams and enabling innovation.

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:

Concentration Areas:

1. Accounting
2. Automation and Robotics
3. Bio-Tech Management
4. CAD/CAM
5. China/India Trade
6. Computer Communications and Networking
7. Corporate, Government and Information Security & Continuity Management
8. E-Commerce
9. Entrepreneurship
10. Environmental and Energy Management
11. Finance
12. Global Business
13. Global Marketing
14. Global Program and Project Management
15. Health Care Management & Administration
16. Human Resources Management
17. Information Technology
18. Intellectual Property Management
19. Management and Operations
20. Manufacturing Management
21. Modern Data Base Systems
22. New Product Development and Management
23. Service Management and Engineering
24. Software Engineering
25. Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management
26. Supply Chain Management
27. Wireless and Mobile Communications

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

A student may select elective courses from one or more of the above concentrations to satisfy the MS or dual Masters degree requirements.

In addition, the department also offers the opportunity to acquire dual graduate degrees along with the M.S. degree in Technology Management. Candidates for these dual Masters degree programs are typically required to complete a total of 48 credit hours to satisfy the requirements of two Masters degrees. This implies 18 credit hours in addition to the 30 hours required for the M.S. degree in Technology Management.

Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division catalogue pages for detailed information on Dual Graduate Degree programs.

Available Dual Degree Programs:

• M.S. in Technology Management / Computer Science
• M.S. in Technology Management / Computer Engineering
• M.S. in Technology Management / Electrical Engineering
• M.S. in Technology Management / Mechanical Engineering
• M.S. in Technology Management /MBA

Furthermore, 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. Further details on the dual Masters degree programs are available in the catalog section on dual graduate programs.

Curriculum Requirements

A. A total of 30 semester hours is required in an approved program of study for the M.S. in Technology Management.

B. Completion of the following core courses (15 credit hours):

• TCMG 400 Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Issues & 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. Completion of TCMG 597AB/MGMT 597 (3 credit hours):

TCMG 597AB/MGMT 597 is a Capstone/ Project course designed to integrate concepts taught throughout the program and requires the development of a Business Plan as one of the course requirements.

D. Elective Courses (12 credit hours) Students must take four elective courses (12 credit hours). These electives may be selected from any of the concentration areas listed in (I) List of Concentrations, above, in consultation with the program academic advisor. A list and description of the courses available in each concentration is available in the catalog section on course descriptions.

The concentration areas can be applied to satisfy the requirements of dual Masters degree programs of study.

Other Technology Management project courses:

• TCMG 500 Graduate Co-Op/Internship in Technology Management (1-3 credit hours)
• TCMG 597C Masters Project (1 credit hour)
• TCMG 598 Thesis in Technology Management (3-6 credit hours)
• TCMG 599 Independent Study in Technology Management (3 credit hours)

As a pre-requisite for the program, all students are expected to have a demonstrated familiarity with statistical analysis. Any remedial course taken to meet this requirement will not be considered as an elective. Students are also expected to demonstrate basic computing skills.

Since July 2004, the Department of Technology Management has been offering the full M.S. degree program in Technology Management through distance learning. For more information please contact the department or visit: http://www.bridgeport.edu/ub/dlearning/