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The Doctor in Information Technology (DIT) program is among the post-graduate programs of Information Technology Education (ITE) identified in CHED Memorandum Order No. 07, Series of 2010 otherwise known as Revised Policies, Standards, and Guidelines for Graduate Program Information Technology Education. It is believed that human resources expertise in information technology is one of the most central advantages of the country and boosting this capability through offering graduate programs is one of the more successful ways of doing it.

Description of the Program

This program supports and is aligned to the current direction of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) to reposition itself as a leading research university in the country. The College of Information and Computing as a Center of Development for Information Technology Education (COD-ITE) also aims to improve its strategic objectives in research and research training.  In particular, it is expected that the CIC faculty members improve the quality of training by providing a new track for outstanding individuals who wish to undertake research-based in professional practice.

The DIT program intends to address the demand for a post-graduate program in Information Technology Education in the country and in particular the Mindanao Region. The program targets a variety of qualified individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge and improve their professional practice on information technology through the project and higher degree research. The current IT educators and IT staff as well as other IT specialists who want to upgrade their qualification, gain expertise in present issues in information technology, and willing to undertake significant research are the targeted students of this course. The  DIT program belongs to the professional track as defined in the said CMO. It focuses on industry research with a combination of doctoral-level coursework.

Download MIT Prospectus

The Master’s in Information Technology (MIT) is a professional track Master’s degree program with 36 units of coursework, comprising 12 units of IT core courses, 18 units of specialization courses, and 6 units of capstone project courses. The Program aims to develop among its students a knowledge of information technology (IT) concepts, techniques, and principles, as well as skills in using IT to provide solutions to organizational and societal problems. The research-based Capstone project must be presented in a national or international public forum and encouraged to be published in a refereed journal. 

Graduation Requirements:

• Finished 36 units of graduate-level courses broken down as follows: 12 units IT Core Courses, 18 units Specialization Courses, and 6 units Capstone
• Presented capstone project in a national or international public forum.

Download MLIS Prospectus

The Master of Library and Information Science is the post-baccalaureate degree of the feeder program Bachelor of Library and Information Science. This graduate study advances the capabilities of librarians and information professional for continued improvement of teaching and learning in library and information science, delivery of library and information services, and management of libraries and information centers. This study upgrades capability in research aligned to support sectors in politics and the social, economic and technical context to identify constituencies served and the responsive to the needs of the country in general. The aim of this program is to update and enrich librarians and information professionals’ theoretical and technical knowledge in the library and information science; educate students in the scholarly and professional dimension of LIS field and to produce graduates able to advance professional practice and contribute significantly to the growth of the theoretical and methodological body of knowledge of the profession and contribute through research and publication to the development of the information field and its disciplines; and develop the librarians and information professionals’ critical thinking and research capabilities for analyzing, interpreting, evaluating, synthesizing, disseminating and/or applying theoretical and practical knowledge.