Information Technology Management

What is Information Technology Management?

ITM is the field dedicated to supporting business data needs, addressing complex problems, and enabling innovation using technology. The fast-paced IT field is growing as organizations of all sizes adopt a global perspective and increasingly conduct business electronically with customers, suppliers, and partners, anywhere in the world. Students interested in IT need twenty-first-century skills, including strong communication skills, understanding of business functions and specialization in one or more technical areas. ITM majors complete a set of common core classes that provide a background in the functional areas of management, marketing, finance, accountancy and economics.

IT is a designated STEM program. International students who graduate from this program are eligible for extended 36 month OPT.

ITM BBA program qualifies for Idaho LAUNCH. Idaho LAUNCH by Next Steps Idaho, is an education and training grant program that provides Idaho students a one-time scholarship for 80% of the tuition and fees for select in-demand career programs – up to a maximum amount of $8,000.

What Can You Do with an ITM Degree?

ITM graduates step into roles such as business analyst to identify the information needs of organizational users, application developers who integrate these needs using appropriate and current technology. Other graduates become database administrators to capture and manage the huge amounts of data an organization generates or collects, or move into network management roles to manage the networks and systems which store or move the data, or become security specialists to protect organizational systems and data.

In this rapidly-changing field, the key to success is the ability to keep pace with the changing technologies that will evolve throughout your career, and understand how IT can be used to support organizational goals and drive innovation. Continuing education and building a professional network of associates are keys to success. The ITM program prepares students to be successful by providing the critical thinking and problem solving skills to learn new technology as it arises, and with the confidence and knowledge to network with others in their field.

Learn more about ITM with like minded students — join the ITM Club.