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Today’s competitive business environment requires that companies leverage Information Technology to gain a competitive edge and to operate efficiently. The Master of Science in Information Systems provides students with the managerial and technological skills that support these goals. The focused program consists of 30 credits in IS-related courses and an abbreviated business core (waivable based on prior academic background). Students take core courses in key topics such as database management systems, global issues in IT, systems analysis and design, and IS strategy and may customize their degree by selecting from diverse elective courses. Graduates of the program are employed in diverse industries in positions such as project managers, system developers, technology leads, IT managers, and systems analysts. The MS program conforms with the DHS - STEM program so that international students who graduate from the MS program may be eligible for an additional 24-month extension on their optional practical training (OPT).
| English Language Proficiency | ||
| Students who completed their undergraduate education in a non-English speaking country will be required to take non-credit bearing modules in Grammar Troubleshooting and American English Pronunciation offered by the Division of Continuing and Professional Studies. These modules may be waived based on a waiver exam. The modules are not required for students who completed a four-year degree in an English-speaking country. | ||
Courses in Specialization (31.5 credits) | ||
| Required (13.5 credits) | ||
| Business Communication I | 1.5 credits | |
| *+ | Information Technology Strategy | 3 credits |
| Principles of Database Management Systems | 3 credits | |
| Systems Analysis and Design | 3 credits | |
| Information Systems Development Project | 3 credits | |
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Choose 12-18 credits Students may select courses, according to preference, from the list below , or alternatively may select from a focused list (below) constituting a concentration in Data Analytics. | ||
| Graduate Internships I, II, and III (in IS) | 3 credits | |
| Globalization and Technology | 3 credits | |
| Sustainability and Information Technology | 3 credits | |
| Object-Oriented Programming I | 3 credits | |
| Networks and Telecommunications | 3 credits | |
| Cybersecurity | 3 credits | |
| Social Technology and Business | ||
| Object-Oriented Programming II | 3 credits | |
| Data Warehousing and Analytics | 3 credits | |
| E-Business Principles and Technologies | 3 credits | |
| Digital Media Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Modeling with Spreadsheets | 3 credits | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 3 credits | |
| Emerging Trends in Information Technology | 3 credits | |
| Information Technology in Financial Markets | 3 credits | |
| Risk Management Systems | 3 credits | |
| Business Intelligence | 3 credits | |
| Programming for Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Visualization | 3 credits | |
| Data Mining for Business Analytics ( ) | 3 credits | |
| Integrating Information Technology and Business Processes | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Technologies | 1.5 credits | |
(formerly ) | Special Topics in Information Technologies | 3 credits |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 1.5 credits | |
(formerly CIS 9775) | Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 3 credits |
| Business Electives: Choose 0-6 credits from the list below: | ||
| Financial Accouning | 3 credits | |
| Current Topics in Financial Accounting | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Accountancy | 3 credits | |
| Financial Decision Making | 3 credits | |
| ++ | Managing Business Operations | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Quantitative Modeling | 3 credits | |
| Managerial Statistics | 3 credits | |
*Students may take CIS 9000 along with other specialization courses for which CIS 9000 is the pre-or co-requisite in their first semester. +CIS 9001 and CIS 9002, which have been phased out of the curriculum, may be used in lieu of CIS 9000 to satisfy degree requirements. ++MGT 9702 and MGT 9704, which have been phased out of the curriculum, may be used in lieu of MGT 9700 to satisfy degree requirements. | ||
| New Concentration in Data Analytics | ||
| Students will take all required courses(13.5 credits), and will select 9-12 credits from the following list of electives. To complete the remaining 6-9 elective credits, students will select from the information systems and business electives listed above. | ||
| Object-Oriented Programming | 3 credits | |
| or | ||
| Programming for Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Warehousing and Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Visualization | 3 credits | |
| Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 credits | |