Anyone Know of Any Entry Level Master's Level I.T. degrees?

Hello All,

I am wishing to complete a Masters degree information Technology. I have a B.A. degree which is in the social sciences from Governor' State University. I am wishing to get into an M.S. I.T. program which takes an individual on a entry level basis. Does anyone know of such a program?

 

Try here - http://www.tourou.edu/cis/msitm.htm

 

Re: Re: Anyone Know of Any Entry Level Master's Level I.T. degrees?

Who in their right mind would even THINK about....Oh, wait....

I start the MSITM program next week, so happy to offer feedback as it progresses.

Dave

 

University of Denver, Master of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems:

http://www.universitycollege.du.edu/program/academic/oncampus/cis/index.asp

 

Hey Daniel, How are you liking the University of Denver masters in Telecommunications so far?

 

The courses are of mixed quality. All in all, however, the instruction has prepared me to hit the ground running and succeed in a new job with a wireless carrier.

While I and my peers were hired on the basis of experience, the formal instruction has filled in many gaps, and prepared me to speak confidently on technical matters with much more senior engineers, all of whom hold actual engineering degrees (EE or ME).

I am actively addressing RF engineering problems that occur in the field (in addition to routing/switching and Linux server maintenance). I was reviewing documentation prepared by the senior RF engineer just yesterday - it was comforting to know that I - holder of an undergrad liberal arts degree - could comprehend all the math that was presented (link budgeting, c/i ratios, radiation profiles of antenna E and H planes, etc.).

This was strictly on the basis of one math-based prereq course, one satellite systems course, and knowledge of basic field technican-level RF math (Rule of Threes and Tens) presented in the CWNA material.

I can only presume that DU's new wireless concentration will do an even better job of preparing students (once the bugs are worked out of the new courses).

However, as I've said before, if money were no object I'd still have studied at CU, SMU, or UCSD.

 

Thanks for the fast reply!

I work for a CDMA cellular carrier as a service technician. Hope to get into Network Operations Control in the next 6 months.

I really want to stay in the cellular industry. With Verizon and Sprint investing so much into CDMA networks and Sprint launching a nationwide 4G Wimax network, it is such an exciting field. By the way, I do not work for either of those above mentioned companies.

How are the writing assignments in this degree? Are they wanting a 20 page paper per class per week? Not including the reading, how many hours of assignments do you think you get each week? I am just trying to weigh all of this in my mind.

I do not mean to be using you as a resource to answer all my questions, I really appreciate you helping me out. I just do not know anyone else that is going to the school right now and kinda wanted to see what the work load was like.

 

A BA is sufficient (and arguably overkill) for a NOC position. You'll want to supplement your experience with a hard-skill technical cert - think BICSI, NARTE, and CCNA here.

 

DePaul University offers a Master of Science in Telecommunication Systems. Coupled with industry certifications you will be well-prepared to advance in your career.

Southern Methodist University offers a Master of Science in Telecommunication Management.

 

Well, I do not want to be in the NOC my whole life!

I play to complete a Masters program also because my company is paying 100% for it. They are paying for my current bachelors, paid for my associates also. They have given me over $35,000 in tuition reimbursement since 2004.

I cannot pass up the opportunity for them to spend another $20,000 dollars on me for a masters degree.

I also plan on finishing my CCNA soon, going on and taking the Nortel Real Time Networking certification test, and want to get the CWNA later. A CWNA and CCNP would be great to have in a couple of years, but I have to pay out of pocket for the certs, so I am never going to stop going to school if I can help it.

I realize what I am going after may be overkill for the next level of job that I am going after, but I have to think about the rest of my life. I am going to be 28 in March, but I have to think about when I am 50, education wise that is.

I may not always have an employer around to pay me to go to school.

 

Sorry for the way I just wrote all of that. I read it over and I seem to be writing like a 15 year old tonight. I have too much homework! It is frying my brain! Back to studying about ISDN!

 

Have you considered Charles Sturt or Capella? They roll CCNP into a Master's program:

http://www.itmasters.com.au/

http://www.capella.edu/schools_programs/business_technology/masters/network_architecture_design.aspx

 

I do not think I will be anywhere near a CCNP before I start my masters program unfortunetly.

 

UIS Online program

You may want to take a look at the MS in MIS program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. I'll be done this Spring semester and completed the 11 course program while working full-time by taking 1-2 courses per semester (total of about 2.5 years). I found the coursework challenging and the professors very engaging + competent. In addition, the total tuition fees for an out-of-state student (since they have a standard e-tuition rate) + books for the entire program was less than $10 K.

http://mis.uis.edu/