Program Overview
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The Master of Science (MS) degree is an online program designed to meet the advanced, multi-disciplinary educational requirements of students interested in obtaining leadership positions in a variety of technical professions.
The program focuses on developing the research analysis and critical evaluation skills necessary to support decision-making and problem-solving required to lead today's technical enterprises.
The core curriculum provides advanced learning in the modern tools of business management, leadership, and applied science and technology. Students select from one of five areas of study:
Download our Degree Program Profile Sheet for an overview of our Master of Science program.
Credit Distribution
I. Core Courses (15-18 Credits)
| THC-625 | Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses | 3 |
| APS-602 | Managing People in Technology-Based Organizations | 3 |
| APS-600 | Enhancing Performance in Technology Organizations | 3 |
| APS-510 | Project Management for Technology | 3 |
| APS-601 | Technology Innovation and Commercialization | 3 |
| APS-610 | Cost Estimation and Financial Management for Engineers and Technologists | 3 |
| MSI-501 | Foundations of Information Technology* | 3 |
| IAS-551 | Foundations of Information Assurance | 3 |
II. Areas of Study (12-15 Credits)
III. Capstone (6 Credits)
| APS-700 | Master Project in Applied Science and Technology | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 36-39
Advisory
MSI-501: The Information Systems area of study requires students who are not working information technology (IT) professionals to take MSI-501: Foundations of Information Technology as part of the core requirements, bringing the total credits needed to earn the degree to 39 credits. Students who are IT professionals at the time they are admitted into the program will not be required to take MSI-501, pending a review by the dean.
THC-625: Students who select the Information Technology and Aviation Management area of study are not required to take THC-625: Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses.
APS-601: Students who select the Aviation Management area of study are not required to take APS-601: Technology Innovation and Commercialization. Students take IAS-551 Foundations of Information Assurance.
Potential Timeline
This is a hypothetical timeline that shows how a student can complete the Master of Science degree program at Thomas Edison State University in about 18 months.
To demonstrate how you could progress through the program over an 18-month period, we are using the January term as your first term and move through the program during the four graduate terms offered each year. Each term is 12 weeks.
The timeline is informational in nature and does not represent an actual program plan. Enrolled graduate students work with our deans and academic advisors to develop a program plan that maps out how a student will complete their degree and whether they can transfer previously earned graduate credits or earn graduate credit for what they know through prior learning assessment.
| Terms (runs for 12 weeks) |
Courses To Take |
Credits |
|
First Graduate Term
Starts beginning of January
|
ORR-510: Organizational Research
THC-625: Technology and the Human Community:
Challenge and Responses*
|
3
3
|
|
Second Graduate Term
Starts beginning of April
|
APS-600: Enhancing Performance in Technology
Organizations
PJM-510: Project Management
|
3
3
|
|
Third Graduate Term
Starts beginning of July
|
APS-601: Technology, Innovation and Commercialization
CSR-610: Corporate Social Responsibility
|
3
3
|
|
Fourth Graduate Term
Starts beginning of October
|
Area of Study Requirement
Area of Study Requirement
|
3
3
|
|
Fifth Graduate Term
Starts beginning of January
|
Area of Study Requirement
Area of Study Requirement
|
3
3
|
|
Sixth Graduate Term
Starts beginning of April
|
APS-700: Master's Project in Applied Science and
Technology
|
6 |
*The Information Technology area of study requires students who are not working IT professionals to take MSI-501: Foundation of Information Technology as part of the core requirements, bringing the total credits needed to earn the degree to 39 credits. Students who are IT professionals at the time they are admitted into the program will not be required to take MSI-501, pending a review by the dean. Students who select the Information Technology area of study are not required to take THC-625: Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Science degree program will be able to:
- demonstrate mastery, orally and in writing, of the knowledge, techniques, skills, modern tools, and advanced technologies of the appropriate discipline;
- initiate, design, and conduct research;
- integrate theoretical concepts and research findings into product and/or process innovation;
- incorporate productivity measurement and project planning tools to plan, manage, and evaluate constant improvement projects that support organizational goals;
- demonstrate leadership in the workplace through the use of advanced technological and management tools and techniques; and
- evaluate the impact of ethical and cultural influences on organizational interactions and/or decisions.