To earn the information technology degree, fulfill the following requirements.
Meet the course requirements for your concentration.
- Software engineering: 9 courses and a thesis (40 credits) or 11 courses and a capstone course (48 credits)
- Mathematics and computation: 9 courses and a thesis (40 credits)
- Information management systems: 11 courses and a capstone course (48 credits)
- Digital media arts and instructional design: 9 courses and a thesis (40 credits)
See the full concentration requirements.
Take at least 1 on-campus-only course.
See guidelines for the residency requirement.
Take all courses for graduate credit.
All courses must be taken at Harvard for graduate credit. You take most courses at Harvard Extension School. You also have the options to study at Harvard Summer School and to take a maximum of 2 courses as a Special Student through the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences or 1 course at the Graduate School of Education through a tuition voucher. See Academic Standing and Enrollment.
Earn a B− or higher in each course and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Note that a B or higher grade is required in the 3 preadmission courses.
Complete all requirements within 5 years of the date of admission.
If your application is delayed, the 5-year timeframe begins on the date of completion of the third degree course (i.e., any course that can count toward the degree). If you are unable to complete the degree within 5 years, you are retired from the program.