Digital Transformation Program Curriculum

In today’s ever-evolving digital world, businesses and organizations need competent workers to support their growth and help them keep pace with technological advances. Our master’s in digital transformation program builds your foundational knowledge and sharpens your skill set, preparing you for a new career path or to tackle higher-level positions.

To earn your MS in Digital Transformation, you must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours, consisting of:

• 16 credits of core courses
• 8 credits of concentration of choice
• 8 credits of electives, thesis, or directed project

Our program’s core classes explore the deep interconnectedness of business and technology and examine how groundbreaking tech like Artificial Intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, and other advances can spur business growth. As you engage in traditional lectures, article reviews, case studies, and team projects, you gain a well-rounded understanding of how to enact digital initiatives from the ground up. You also receive high-level leadership training, empowering you to drive technical innovation and cultural transformation within your organization. 

Review the MS in Digital Transformation curriculum.

Concentration Options

Since the tech industry and the business world are highly competitive, our program emphasizes the importance of diversifying your technical skills by offering three unique concentrations.

• Productivity Systems and Quality Management: Through this concentration, you strengthen the required skills to improve productivity by optimizing processes and speeding up workflows with automation.

• Digital Analytics: Learn how to deliver value through analytics of data collected within the organization.
  
• Digital Finance: In this concentration track, you develop new in-demand skills related to project cost estimation, return on investment, fintech, and beyond, equipping you for entrepreneurship in technology.

Option of Choice

Whatever concentration you select, you have three options to fulfill your final eight credit hours: the thesis track, additional electives, or the directed project.

In the thesis track, you enroll in eight credits of thesis research courses. Additionally, you must select a faculty member who serves as your advisor. With their support, you compose a well-researched paper and then conduct an oral defense of your thesis before a faculty panel.

In the non-thesis track, you must complete eight additional credits in graduate-level electives. 

Alternatively, you can enroll in an independent graduate study course that allows you to complete a research project related to solving a computer science problem. In addition to this project, you take one more elective.

Admission Requirements (No GRE Required)

When applying to the MS in Digital Transformation program, you must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor of Science from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Preference will be given to students with a background in a business or a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field. 
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirements may be offered admission. In such cases, admission depends heavily on other indices of the student’s ability to handle graduate-level work. These might include a strong performance GPA in the major and/or other experiences that are clearly indicative of academic ability.
• Applicants with a three-year bachelor’s degree from an institution outside of the U.S. may be eligible for admission at UM-Flint if it is determined through the credential review process that the three-year degree completed is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree.
• UM-Flint will consider a three-year degree from India equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree if the degrees have been earned with a minimum of 60% marks and the awarding institutions have been accredited by India’s National Assessment and Accreditation Council with a grade of “A” or better.

State Authorization for Online Students

In recent years, the federal government has emphasized the need for universities and colleges to comply with the distance education laws of each state. If you are an out-of-state student intending to enroll in this program, please visit the State Authorization page to verify the status of UM-Flint with your state.

How to Apply 

At UM-Flint’s graduate school, we intentionally created an application process that is streamlined but comprehensive, ensuring you can excel in the program. When applying, please submit the materials listed below:

• Online application for graduate admission.
• $55 application fee (non-refundable).
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Please read our full transcript policy for more information.
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can evaluate your scholarly and/or professional ability.
  •  At least one recommendation must be from an academic reference. 
  • This requirement is waived for all University of Michigan Alumni.
• Statement of Purpose describing your objectives for graduate study and reasons for selecting this program.
• For any degree completed at a non-US institution, transcripts must be submitted for an internal credential review. Read the following for instructions on how to submit your transcripts for review.
• If English is not your native language, and you are not from an exempt country, you must demonstrate English proficiency.

Please email all additional application materials to [email protected] or deliver them to the Office of Graduate Programs at 251 Thompson Library.

This program can be completed 100% online or on-campus with in-person courses. Students living abroad may also complete this program online in their home country. Other nonimmigrant visa holders currently in the United States please contact the Center for Global Engagement at [email protected]. 

As a new academic degree, this program is not currently accepting applications from international students seeking an F-1 visa. This program will accept applications from international students who are required to have an I-20 as soon as authorization from the Department of Homeland Security is received.

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Application Deadlines

Prospective students interested in our digital transformation graduate program must submit all application materials to the Office of Graduate Programs by 5 p.m. on the day of the application deadline. 

This program offers rolling admission during the fall, winter, and summer semesters. To be considered for admission, all application materials must be submitted on or before:

• Fall – May 1 (guaranteed consideration*)
• Fall – August 1 (if space permits)
• Winter – December 1
• Summer – April 1 

*You must have a complete application by the early deadline to guarantee application eligibility for scholarships, grants, and research assistantships.