Antwerp management school

Organizations increasingly recognize the importance of a sound and flexible enterprise IT architecture. For organizations to be agile, the integration of the business and IT architecture is crucial in realizing more flexible business processes and business performance. Organizations are looking for highly trained enterprise IT architects, who have the skills and capabilities in the domain of business and IT architecture, and related domains such as business strategy, IT governance, leadership and change management.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

This program will equip you with broad general and IT management skills to understand and interact with the business. It will provide you in-depth knowledge on enterprise IT architecture topics to bring the business and IT organisation to a next level.

The content of this master program proceeds from where the applied research of the Antwerp Management School – IT Alignment & Governance (ITAG) Research Institute, and its international research partners, leaves off, with the goal of offering sustainable, innovative and well founded concepts with proven practical applicability.

After successful completion, you will receive an official and internationally accepted master’s degree and be prepared to successfully obtain professionals certifications such as CISA (Certified Information Security Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) , CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) and DEMO Professional (Design and Engineering Methodology for Organizations)

Alumni of this program now hold leading positions in the enterprise IT architecture profession.

What can you expect?

Content level: Deepening Expertise

After attending this program

• You will have broadened and deepened your knowledge of general management and IT management
  
• You can leverage information technology to help innovate the organization
• You can design and implement the organization- and business process models required to realize this strategy
• You can create and implement solid and sustainable IT (software)architectures
• You are able to integrate enterprise IT architecture aspects with areas of IT governance and value management
• You can build a professional career as enterprise IT architect

What's this program about?

The program is organized around a set of specialized modules, focusing on deepening knowledge on enterprise IT architecture, stretching knowledge toward business strategy, leadership, change and risk management, and integrating knowledge across the whole master program:

• Residential opening seminar
• Strategic Alignment and Value Creation
• Business Research Methods & Master Project Preparation
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Architecture
• Masterproject: group and faculty feedback session
• Information Security Management
• Capita Selecta
• Certification
• Leadership, Change and People Management

For who?

Career level: Middle management

This program is designed for

Professionals involved in enterprise IT architecture such as: Business analysts, IT analysts, Business architects, IT architects, IT and developers.

Antwerp Management School Faculty

• 

  Jamie
  Anderson

  Strategic Management

• 

  Bart
  Cambré, PhD

  Business Research Methods

• 

  Luc
  Chalmet, PhD

  Operational Excellence

• 

  Steven
  De Haes, PhD

  Information Systems Management

• 

  Hans
  Mulder, PhD

  Business Process Management

• 

  Wim
  Van Grembergen, PhD

  IT Governance

• 

  Koen
  Vandenbempt, PhD

  Strategic Management

• 

  Jan
  Verelst, PhD

  Information Systems Management

Other Academic Faculty

• Jan Hoogervorst , Associate Professor, Technical University Lisbon and Consultant, Sogeti Netherlands
• Joe Peppard, PhD , Professor of Information Systems, Cranfield School of Management
• Martin Op't Landt, PhD , Innovation Alliance Developer, Capgemini
• Erik Proper , Senior Research Manager, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor
• Jacques Reijniers, Phd , University of Antwerp, London Business School
• Patrick Van Eecke, PhD , University of Antwerp, University of London
• Herwig Mannaert , Hoofddocent electronica, telematica en artificiële intelligentie, Universiteit Antwerpen

Professional Faculty

• Marc Vael , Chairman of Cloud Computing Task Force and Boardmember, ISACA and Head of Internal Audit, Smals

When? Where? How?

Dates

Start: October 2012
Duration: 2 years, part-time
In-class sessions are organized in blocks of two-days: Thursday (2:00 PM -  10:00 PM) and Friday (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM).

Fees

€ 14400 (VAT exempted)
Included: documentation, books and residential sessions (and accommodation).

The following General Conditions apply to our programs.

Location

Antwerp Management School
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
BE- 2000 Antwerpen

Financial Benefits

• Early Bird rate: Applicants fully registered and administered prior to May 31, 2012 benefit from the Early Bird rate at € 13400 (VAT exempted).
• Training vouchers: You can use individual program cheques to pay for this program.

Requirements

Candidates should hold master’s degree (or an equaled by sufficient working experience) and have at least 3 years of working experience. 

Degree/Certification

The master degree 'Master of Enterprise IT Architecture', is officially recognized by the Flemish Community and will be handed out upon succesfully completing the program.The program is AACSB and NVAO accredited.

Application Process

Fill in the online application form on top of this page. An interview will be scheduled as soon as we receive the required documents. Final approval letters will be sent by the admission committee after positive evaluation.

Motivation of a 2010-2012 participant: "To affirm the theoretical knowledge of enterprise architecture supported by IT architectures and strategies, so we can better understand the business needs of our customers and support them more concise then we can today.”

Motivation of an organization that sent a 2010-2012 candidate: "We are constantly under pressure to provide an agile, lean and fit IT organization while at the same time reducing costs.  This requires both short and long term vision and planning - this is where enterprise EA comes in to ensure that both short and longer term IT planning provides the platform to take us into the future."