Postgraduate Master Degree Programme in IT-Management & Applied Security

Course content and aims

This degree programme is currently beeing redesigned and expected to start again in the academic year 2012.
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The Master Degree Programme in IT Management & Applied Security is a part-time programme for working professionals aiming at extending students’ knowledge of digital business processes and security management. The emphasis is on IT management, electronic business processes and IT security management. 

Graduates of this Master programme boast enhanced scientific and technical skills and are well prepared for future tasks at management level. Central to this course is the integral understanding of IT as an enabler and fulfiller of business strategies and processes, with particular focus on security demands placed on modern IT


CORE AREAS

IT management
Innovation and technology management, IT entrepreneurship, IT law and business law, knowledge management, IT controlling, quality and process frameworks 

Innovation and technology management, IT entrepreneurship, IT law and business law, knowledge management, IT controlling, quality and process frameworks 

Digital business processes
Operational application systems, electronic business processes, business process management, business intelligence, electronic data exchange and payment transactions, semantic technologies

IT security management
Risk engineering and risk management, data protection and IT law, security standards and norms, security and vulnerability of IT systems, information security

Projects
Individual and team projects with professional area-specific options 


PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Thanks to the comprehensive approach, potential professional areas range from opterational management functions (IT managers, business architects, security architects) to strategic management roles (chief information officers, chief security officercs). This Master programme brings together enhanced technical business and organisational knowledge, thus training excellent technical and management personnel, equipping the with the understanding of the relationships between business strategies, processes, IT infrastructure and security aspects.


PART-TIME COURSE FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

Classes: Friday to Tuesday, 6 to 7 times per semester   

Number of students: 20
Duration: 4 semesters
Qualification gained: Master of Science (MSc)