Advising: Management of Technology M.S. | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Advising: Management of Technology M.S.

Academic Advising information for the Management of Technology M.S. (online program)

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Curriculum

To complete the Management of Technology M.S. program, students are required to earn 36 total credits and fulfill the following requirements:

  • 4 Core Courses (12 credits)
  • 3 Technology Management Tools courses (9 credits)
  • 1 Capstone course (3 credits)
  • 12 credits of Electives

Up to 9 of the 12 credits of elective courses may come from across academic departments at Tandon. Students also are encouraged to explore courses from schools outside of Tandon. With the exception of students within the Cybersecurity Management Knowledge Area, students must have completed at least 18 credits and have a CGPA of 3.4 or above to take courses outside of Tandon. Prerequisites may be required to enroll in electives.

Students may elect a unique focus by creating a curriculum that includes courses across the prescribed knowledge areas: Cybersecurity Management, Digital Strategies and Innovation, Project Management, and People Analytics.

Career Focused Knowledge Areas

These informal technology-based specializations reflect the recent directional advances in the field. However, students may elect a unique focus by creating a curriculum that includes courses across the prescribed Knowledge Areas below:

  • MG-GY 8213 Information Security for Managers
  • MG-GY 9753 Sel Topics in Mgt: Fundamentals of Information Security
  • CS-GY 6813 Information Security, and Privacy
  • CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking CS-GY 6823 Network Security
  • MG-GY 7703 Entrepreneurship
  • MG-GY 8673 Technology Strategy
  • MG-GY 7503 Digital Business Management
  • MG-GY 8683 Economics and Strategies for Digital Platforms
  • MG-GY 8203 Project Management
  • MG-GY 8223 Agile Project Management
  • MG-GY 8233 Quality Management / Six-Stigma
  • MG-GY 6181 Talent Management Systems
  • MG-GY 6271 Managing Human Resource Technology in Organizations
  • MG-GY 6343 Human Capital Engineering & Analytics
  • MG-GY 6373 Human Capital Big Data, Predictive Analytics & ROI

Capstone

All Management of Technology students are required to complete a capstone project. The course is taken in their final semester. Students will complete this requirement by taking MG-GY 9503 MOT Capstone Project Course.

Policies for Management of Technology M.S.

All Management of Technology M.S. students must adhere to all NYU university-wide and NYU Tandon Graduate Academic policies including maintaining:

  • 3.0 cumulative GPA in all coursework
  • 3.0 cumulative GPA in core classes and capstone
  • Continuous enrollment in the degree program (or receive an approved Leave of Absence)

Program Requirements                Sample Plan of Study

Course Offering Pattern

Experiential Learning for Credit

At NYU Tandon experiential learning opportunities provide students the chance to engage in practical, hands-on learning to refine technical and leadership skills. The Management of Technology M.S. program allows for students to complete various opportunities for credit counting towards degree requirements. In adherence with NYU Tandon Graduate Academic policies, students may not complete more than a combined total of 9 credits of project, guided studies, readings, or thesis toward fulfillment of the MS degree requirements.

Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) (VIP-GY 5XXX) - 1.5 credits

Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) provides opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience and develop tangible industry skills in multidisciplinary, project-based courses, which are beneficial for academic and professional goals.

Students enrolled in the Management of Technology M.S. program can enroll in the VIP course and earn credits (maximum of 3 credits over 2 semesters) toward the elective requirements of the degree program. The VIP course for credit is given a letter grade (A-F).

Management of Technology M.S. students interested in taking VIP for credit must have a 3.4 or above CGPA and 18 completed credits. For students interested in taking VIP for 0 credits, there is no CGPA requirement, nor do students have to have completed 18 credit hours. However students must have attended Tandon for at least 1 semester before they can register for a VIP 0 credit course.

Specific questions about VIP policies or specific projects, contact vip@nyu.edu.