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The Master of IT (abbreviated MIT or M. IT) degree is part of the Master's program for adult (part-time) education in Denmark.
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About the program
This program is intended as a part-time program, similar to an MBA program, for practitioners working with ICT. The program is very flexible, and the students can create their own program at their own pace, choosing from a number of courses given by the universities in the network. Professionals have found the flexible program very attractive. More than half of the students enroll the program without knowing whether they just want one course or they want the full program and a Master's diploma. They enroll because they find the courses interesting and relevant to their career and practice. The possibility of ending with a Master's diploma is important to the students, however most decide later whether or not they want to continue in the program and earn an MSc.
A complete Master's program consists of 60 ECTS – or the equivalent to one-year full-time study (one course is 15 ECTS) that has to be finished within 6 years. The Master's program is on the same educational level as the traditional Master's degree (such as the MSc) with a typical duration of 5 years. [1]
The general Master's program is offered by a collaboration of the Danish universities termed It-Vest, which currently include the following universities:Specializations
The Master's program is divided into the following three specializations:
- Software development (abbreviated Sw. Dev.)
- Business organization (abbreviated Mgmt.)
- Interaction design and multimedia
The courses
The courses are designed by the different universities, discussed in a forum across universities headed by it-vest and approved by the board of it-vest. The guiding principle is that a course should be relevant for practitioners and based on the latest research that meets rigorous academic standards. This is reflected in the faculty who are involved with it-vest. The courses are designed with a mixture of theory in form of theoretical readings and presentations and practice in the form of assignments and discussions that relates the theory to the real life experience of the participants. A typical course will conclude with a “research in practice” assignment, where the student analysis challenges from his own organization.
The following table shows examples of part time Master of IT courses [2]Software development Interaction design Organization IT security Web application development Management of enterprise architecture Distributed real-time systems Usability Design of e-learning Database technology Interactive multimedia IT project management Software reliability and test Experience designing Work practice and IT XML- and web technologies Interactive physical products Knowledge sharing and IT in organizations Software process improvement Digital aesthetics and games IT media and communication Software architecture in practice User-centered product design IT strategy Pervasive computing and mobile services Digital storytelling Information architecture Foundations of embedded software ICT and market relations Artificial intelligence - decision support and data mining e-government Work practice and IT The IT manager Knowledge and IT in organizations Title
Those who have passed this program, are entitled to use the title "Master of IT, Software Development" "Masters of IT, Interaction Design and Multimedia" or "Masters of IT, Organization" depending on the current specialization they have completed the training within. [3]
Title Abbreviation Master of IT, Software Development MIT (Sw. Dev.) Master of IT, Interaction Design and Multimedia MIT (Interaction Design and Multimedia) Master of IT, Organization MIT (Mgmt.) Entry requirements
- 2–3 years of work experience within the current field and
- a related Bachelor's degree or
- a related prof. bachelor degree or
- a related Graduate Diploma degree
The Danish higher education system
Danish qualification levels Ordinary higher education degrees Continueing higher education degrees Bologna framework European qualification framework for lifelong learning Academy Profession level Academy Profession degree (90-150 ECTS) Academy Profession degree (60 ECTS) Short cycle Level 5 Bachelor's level Professional Bachelor's degree (180-240 ECTS) (1)
Bachelor's degree (within fine arts) (180 ECTS)
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS)Diploma degree (60 ECTS) First cycle Level 6 Master's level Master's degree (within fine arts) (120-180 ECTS) (2)
Master's degree (120 ECTS)Master degree (60-90 ECTS) Second cycle Level 7 PhD level PhD degree (180 ECTS) Third cycle Level 8 1) Can be obtained through a ful regular bachelor's program (180-240 ECTS) or a top up bachelor's program (90 ECTS) following an Academy Profession degree. A few Professional Bachelor's programs are 270 ECTS.
2) A few Master's programs are up to 180 ECTS.Alumni groups
Alumni groups targeted for Master of IT graduates
- Software development
- Interaction design and multimedia
- Business organization
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