Master of Business Administration in Project Management

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree intended for those who aspire to increasing levels of responsibility in business and industry. Colorado Technical University offers a concentration in Project Management that can provide tools, techniques and skills that could help effectively manage projects. The curriculum covers the nine knowledge areas specified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the industry standard for project management.

The role of project managers has become increasingly complex and increasingly vital. In the MBA with a concentration in Project Management, you can develop capabilities in constructing plans, analyzing project scope, determining needs and budgets, performing quality audits, assessing and mitigating risk and more.

Courses are taught by instructors, many with a real-world understanding of what it takes to apply the project management process and knowledge areas to a project.

In this industry-current curriculum, our project-based Professional Learning Model™ can teach you how to develop project management skills needed in nearly all types of businesses and industries. The CTU PLM™ is designed to place you in the active role of collaborative problem-solver as you can learn how to consistently produce "on time, on budget" projects while increasing quality and the competitive edge.

Master of Science in Computer Science

If you are a computer science professional, then earning a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Computer Systems Security (MSCS-CSS) degree can help you gain a competitive edge in pursuing increasing levels of responsibility in your career.

Businesses and organizations throughout the world are constantly experiencing attacks or security-related incidents on their computer systems and networks that can significantly affect the organization and result in a substantial loss of revenue. To address these threats, both private and government organizations are investing considerable funds in computer security specialists to implement security measures and make their organizations safe*.

*US Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Occupational Outlook Handbook" 2008-09 Edition http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos258.htm

Master of Science in Information Technology

Successful organizations use technology to find solutions to all kinds of business challenges, and senior level personnel who can understand how to use technology to contribute to productivity and the bottom line are valued.

Colorado Technical University’s Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) degree program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn advanced knowledge and skills in areas of IT that could be helpful today’s increasingly specialized marketplace.

The industry-focused curriculum can prepare students with professional skills to consistently align an enterprise’s IT strategies and offerings to its business goals and processes. The program also challenges students to embrace the latest IT technologies in the interest of serving an enterprise’s customers securely and efficiently.

What You Will Study

Core coursework in this program focuses on providing students with an opportunity to learn an in-depth understanding of both the ever growing challenges that enterprises are facing and the critical information technologies that they can choose and apply to effectively manage those challenges in a dynamic environment. For example:

• In Networking and Telecommunications, students can learn the foundations of networking architectures to include LAN and point‐to‐point topologies, TCP/IP and communications protocols.
• In Project Management Processes in Organizations, students can examine the history and development of project management as a discipline, integrating project management into various organizational systems, strategic planning, competitive technology, joint ventures and human resources.
• In Computer Systems Security Foundations, students can review the history of security and computer systems security in particular to develop a set of models to guide the approach to realizing computer systems security.

Master of Science in Management - IT/Project Management

Master of Science in Systems Engineering

In the design of today’s complex products and systems, too much is at stake not to approach product and system development in a systematic manner. Commercial and government contractor companies simply cannot afford design processes that do not provide for detailed analysis of the requirements, requirements traceability, detailed documentation, modern design synthesis techniques and a thorough validation that the design meets specifications. In addition, designers and managers must observe accepted quality assurance standards and employ appropriate project management techniques to ensure that budget, schedule and quality requirements are met. All of these skills may eventually be obtained by years of experience on the job, but today’s companies cannot afford to wait! The answer is a systems engineering degree program. CTU's Systems Engineering degree program has been designed by industry professionals to meet industry needs for systems engineering (SE) skills.