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Solutions Architects

Education and Training Requirements

High School

In high school, take courses in business management, mathematics, programming, database management, computer science, English, speech, government, and social studies.

Postsecondary Education

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required to enter the field, although some employers prefer applicants with graduate degrees. Solutions architects have a wide variety of educational backgrounds. Some have degrees in computer science, management information systems, database management, systems analysis, software engineering, software development, or network engineering. Others have degrees in project management. Many project management programs are accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs. To view a list of accredited U.S. and international programs that offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in project management, visit https://www.pmi.org/gac/directory-accredited-programs.aspx.

Other Education or Training

Iasa Global offers both self-paced and instructor-led continuing education (CE) opportunities for IT architects. Recent classes include Business Technology Strategy, Business Architecture, Software Architecture, Effective Meetings, Intro to Leadership, Presentation Skills, Comparing Frameworks and Methodologies, Universal Modeling Language, and Business Process Management. Professional associations (such as Association for Computing Machinery, IEEE Computer Society, and Project Management Institute) and for-profit educational and consulting companies (such as Nielsen Norman Group, https://www.nngroup.com) also offer CE classes, webinars, and workshops. Contact these organizations to learn more.

Certification

Many colleges and universities provide undergraduate and graduate certificates in computer science, project management, software development, software product management, agile development, and other IT-related fields that will be of interest to solutions architects. Contact schools in your area to learn about available programs.

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