UVA Master’s in Management of Information Technology - Retrospective (Part 2 of 6)
This post is part 2 of my retrospective on the UVA Master’s in Management of Information Technology (MS MIT) program I graduated from in May 2010. Please read part 1 for context.
Here’s an overview of the 12 month program that takes place in Charlottesville, Virginia on UVA Grounds:
- Mod 0 (end of May) - Introduction to classmates, professors, program structure. A high-level overview of corporate strategy as it relates to information technology.
- Mod 1 (2 weeks in June) - Intense 16+ hour days for 2 weeks. Classes on IT architecture, databases, networking, computer security, data warehousing, and IT governance. A group project is due at the end of the 2 weeks on a revenue-generating IT initiative for an assigned company.
- Mod 2 (3 months from July to September) - 3 weekends of 8 hour classes primarily on IT project management. A group project involving a retrospective on a large IT initiative is due in September.
- Mod 3 (3 months from October to December) - 3 weekends of 8 hour classes primarily on IT integration and data warehousing. A group project on an IT trend such as cloud computing is due in December.
- Mod 4 (5 months from the end of Mod 3 in December to May) - 5 weekends of 8 hour classes and presentations on corporate strategy and CEO- and CIO-level issues. By far the most difficult part of the program. Group conference calls past midnight are common. I’ll review this in more detail in part 5.
The curriculum changes each year to incorporate material on new technology and trends. The professors did a great job of keeping the material fresh and relevant to the latest news. Classes were engaging and a lot of fun despite the 8 hour length.
Part 3 covers my experience with Mods 0 and 1.
