Product Management

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The Product Management pathway prepares you to lead the development of products and services, with an emphasis on strategy, user research and human-centered design. Product management is one of the most in-demand and versatile roles in technology, driven by organizations’ need for professionals who can work across design, engineering, research and business contexts.

This pathway is designed to reflect how product teams actually work. You will build a strong foundation in product management, product discovery, interaction design, usability evaluation, agile development and information ethics before completing a dedicated product management capstone.

MSI core courses:

SI 500: Problem-Solving with People, Information, and Technology

SI 506: Programming I

Mastery prerequisite courses:

SI 510: Information Ethics

SI 511.155: Introduction to Product Management

SI 511.051: Product Discovery: Strategy for Innovation and Growth

SI 582: Introduction to Interaction Design

SI 622: Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation

SI 631: Agile Software Development

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Mastery course:

SI 699: Product Management

UMSI Mastery courses are special types of courses that allow you to demonstrate synthesis of the major theories, methods and approaches to inquiry and/or schools of practice necessary for entry into a particular career in the information professions.

Selective requirement (pick two):

SI 526: Collaboration Lab: UX + Dev + PM

SI 535: Vibe Coding

SI 539: Web Design: Responsiveness and Accessibility

SI 552: Introduction to Accessibility

SI 611.108: Behavioral and Humane Design

SI 682: Advanced User Research in the Field