IT Management
BAS-IT Management Specializations
High Demand Specializations
All BAS-IT Management students complete the IT Management core classes and then choose a specialization area. Specializations are a great way to highlight a skill set or diversify your current skillset. Below are the specializations currently offered with the BAS-IT Management degree.
Administrative Management
This specialization develops leaders ready to meet the administrative needs of any organization by combining technical knowledge with skills in leadership and supervision, effective business practices, project management, and communication. Administrative Management majors become skilled problem-solvers and innovators, adapting to the changing needs of the modern enterprise.
Cybersecurity
Students will gain knowledge specific to the detection, protection, and recovery from attacks to an organization’s information assets. Gaining skills in the growing employment area of network security combined with the management and soft-skills classes, graduates gain a competitive edge in the IT marketplace.
Data Driven Innovation for IT Managers
This specialization develops valuable skills in data retrieval, mining, analysis, and reporting that are becoming increasingly useful across all sectors. Data majors become skilled problem-solvers and innovators, adapting to the changing needs of the modern enterprise.
Information Technology
This specialization targets the soft-skills/management classes specifically to the management of IT projects and departments. Our graduates can make appropriate recommendations for hardware and software, communicate technical information clearly to a variety of audiences, effectively lead teams, and stay current with emerging trends in a rapidly advancing technological environment. A computer-related associate degree is required for admission to this specialization.
Project Management
Meeting the growing industry need for skilled employees capable of leading projects, this specialization from IT Management provides graduates with an in-depth understanding of the skills and techniques of effective project management. These skills have universal application, spanning every organization from construction firms to non-profits to tech start-ups.
Curious about the classes?
Browse the BAS-IT Management Core and Specialization Curriculum.
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