The Presbyterian University, Ghana has obtained accreditation to run Master of Science (MSc) Information and Communication Technology Management programme. The programme offers the following:
Aim of the Programme:
This programme aims to produce management-level ICT manpower with technical and managerial competencies for ICT and non-ICT professionals to address ICT management-related problems in various sectors of the Ghanaian industry. Graduates can be employed as Data Analysts, Cybersecurity Experts, Database Administrators, Information Security Analysts, Information Management Experts, IT Analyst, Systems Analyst, Enterprise Applications Developers, Management Analyst, Application Architect, IT Director, etc.
Objectives of the Programme:
The programme is intended to achieve three main objectives:
- Analytics Mastery:
- To equip graduates with the technical expertise to deploy and manage cutting-edge ICT solutions, leveraging analytical skills for business intelligence.
- To develop graduates’ capabilities to formulate IT strategies and policies, fostering business development, sustenance, and continuity.
- Security Proficiency:
- To provide graduates with technical knowledge and skills to ensure the cybersecurity of an organization’s information resources.
- To train graduates in the effective use of IT project management skills, enhancing their ability to deliver secure organizational IT infrastructure projects.
- Infrastructure Competence:
- To foster graduates’ proficiency in integrating people, ICT resources, and business processes to support organizational strategic goals.
- To build graduates’ capacity for upward progression in the Information and Communications Technology field, emphasizing financial planning strategies in IT infrastructure acquisition and management.
National Relevance
The rapid advancement in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) globally has led to an upsurge in their integration into businesses. In addition, ICTs serve as the mainstay of businesses with Millions of dollars being invested into various ICTs annually. With the enormous investments in ICTs, it has become increasingly important to maintain and manage these resources. There is therefore a national and global demand for ICT professionals with the technical and management knowledge in formulating and defining IT policy direction of businesses, driven towards meeting global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Digital Ghana Agenda to ensure the efficient and effective integration of people and ICT resources of a business.
Uniqueness of the MSc Programme
The MSc. ICT Management programme is designed to educate and develop ICT managers who can effectively manage the planning, design, selection, implementation, use, and administration of emerging and converging information and communications technologies. The programme curriculum leverages on the potential of ICT to provide a platform for ICT professionals to advance and provide a bridge for non-ICT professionals typically graduates from business, humanities and social sciences to move into the ICT sphere. Further, the programme curriculum provides graduates with the technical knowledge, management knowledge and skills needed to integrate people, ICT resources, and business processes in support of organizational strategic goals. The programme is made up of core courses that define core ICT competence and practical knowledge, and Management courses that provide graduates with managerial knowledge. It is an ideal programme for people from technical and non-technical backgrounds to become future corporate leaders in today’s technology-driven industries. This makes the programme unique not only at the national level but also internationally.
Inadequacies in Skills
Globally, there is a high demand for ICT professionals with technical and management competencies to ensure the efficient and effective integration of people and ICT resources of a business. Therefore, this programme is mounted in response to the global calls for professionals with technical and managerial competencies in addressing ICT integration issues, technical and strategic planning, analytical competencies for business intelligence, effective IT project management and, cybersecurity and ethical policy development and enforcement..
Expected Outcomes to pursue the MSc. ICT Management Programme
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are expected to demonstrate the following outcomes within the three broad areas of Analytics, Security, and Infrastructure:
- Analytics Mastery: graduates will
- possess the technical knowledge and skills to efficiently deploy and manage state-of-the-art ICT solutions for enterprise IT infrastructure, effectively addressing organizational problems.
- exhibit analytical skills for business intelligence, enabling them to interpret and utilize data to inform strategic decision-making within an organizational context.
- be equipped with the capabilities to develop IT strategies and policies, contributing to business development, sustenance, and continuity.
- Security Proficiency: graduates will
- demonstrate technical knowledge in cybersecurity, ensuring the effective management of an organization’s information resources and safeguarding against potential threats.
- be adept at utilizing IT project management skills, ensuring the secure and successful delivery of organizational IT infrastructural projects.
- Infrastructure Competence: graduates will
- possess technical knowledge and skills to integrate people, ICT resources, and business processes, aligning them with organizational strategic goals.
- have the capacity for upward progression in the Information and Communications Technology field, supported by financial planning strategies in IT infrastructure acquisition and management.
The Structure of the MSc. ICT Management is as follows:
First Semester
| Course Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| MICT 701 | ICT Management | 3 |
| MICT 703 | Legal, Ethical and Professional Standards in ICT | 2 |
| MICT 705 | Strategic Enterprise Information Systems | 2 |
| MICT 707 | Information System Development & Acquisition | 3 |
| PUCM 703 | Research Methods in ICT | 3 |
| MICT 709 | Financial Management for ICT Managers | 2 |
| MICT 711 | Applied Statistics | 2 |
| MICT 713 | Advanced Database Management System | 3 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| MICT 702 | ICT Project Management | 2 |
| MICT 704 | Information Security Management | 3 |
| MICT 706 | Managing Digital Enterprise | 2 |
| MICT 708 | Emerging Technologies for Business | 3 |
| MICT 710 | Analytics for Business Intelligence | 3 |
| MICT 712 | ICT Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| MICT 714 | E-Business and E-Commerce | 3 |
| PUCM 712 | Capstone Project | 6 |
Duration of MSc programme:
The duration for completion of the MSc. ICT Management degree shall be one year involving two (2) semesters.
Stream: Regular/Weekend/Sandwich
Target group:
This programme is designed for Professionals in ICT, Business, Management and related areas who want to be ICT managers enabled with technical and management knowledge and skills to effectively manage the planning, design, selection, implementation, use, and administration of emerging and converging ICTs to support organizational strategic goals.
Entry Requirements into the MSc Programme:
An applicant may be admitted into the MSc. ICT Management Programme must have a good first degree in any major area of study preferably ICT, Business Administration or Management or its equivalent degree programmes.
A candidate seeking admission into this Master’s Degree programme must:
- have obtained a good first degree (at least a Second Class Lower Division) in any appropriate field of study from the Presbyterian University, Ghana or any accredited University; or
- have a Third Class degree in ICT or related programme. Such candidate would be admitted after passing an aptitude test and a selection interview.
Degree to be awarded:
On successful completion of the course, the degree of Master of Science (MSc) in Information and Communication Technology Management will be awarded.
How to Apply
For online Application:
Purchase E-voucher at GHc200 using Mobile Money (Dial: *887*9#) and visit the University’s website to APPLY NOW
For Hard Copy:
Application forms can also be obtained from all the Campuses of the University, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Head Office, Osu – Kuku Hill.
For further enquiries, call or WhatsApp: 0202277218 / 0501510034