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For additional program information see the Zicklin School website 

In today’s competitive business environment, Information Technology plays a central role in developing strategies for competitive advantage. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems (IS) is a four-course major that provides students with the managerial and high-level technical skills necessary for effective business leaders.

The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that employment of IS managers will grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2016. The BLS also indicates that technical knowledge is very important for many managerial positions.

Students can select from a range of courses in the major to focus on specific technologies and strategic areas of interest, such as information technology in financial markets, e-business, database management systems, and global IT. Graduates of the MBA in IS are equipped with a comprehensive business education, while specializing on the role of Information Technology in shaping, enabling, and delivering a company’s strategic goals.

In addition to the MBA in IS, the Zicklin School also offers a Master of Science degree program in Information Systems.

Today's competitive business environment requires technologies that provide the strategic edge to build market share and that enable business operations to run at maximum efficiency. The information systems majors provide the technical and managerial skills that support these goals. Two degree programs are offered: the Master of Business Administration in information systems and the Master of Science in Business Information Systems.
The MBA is a broad-based business program, offering the student a spectrum of general business courses. The four course major in information systems provides students with the concepts, strategies, and techniques necessary for this dynamic field. The program focuses on technologies, such as database management systems and telecommunications, as well as IT management and strategy in areas such as information technology in the financial markets and e-business.View MBA degree requirements

Courses in Major    (13.5 credits)

"Flexible core" course required for Information Systems majors (1.5 credits)*

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CIS 9002

Information Systems for Managers II ? II - Managing and Harnessing Technology*1.5 credits

 *CIS 9002 will apply towards the maximum 18 credits students can take in their MBA major. This flexible core course requirement applies to the curriculum for students admitted in fall 2011 or later, or for students admitted prior to fall 2011 who have elected to complete the MBA under the new curriculum.

Courses in major (12 credits)
Information Technologies Courses    (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:**
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CIS 9340

Principles of Database Management Systems3 credits
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CIS 9350

Networks and Telecommunications3 credits
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CIS 9355

Cybersecurity3 credits
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CIS 9444

E-Business Principles and Technologies***3 credits
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CIS 9467

Business Modeling with Spreadsheets3 credits
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CIS 9480

Information Technology Project Management3 credits
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CIS 9490

Systems Analysis and Design3 credits
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CIS 9556

Risk Management Systems***3 credits
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CIS 9590

Information Systems Development Project3 credits
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CIS 9650

Programming for Analytics3 credits
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CIS 9655

Data Visualization3 credits
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CIS 9660

 Data Mining for Business Analytics

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STA 9660

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 3 credits
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CIS 9791

 Special Topics in Information Systems Technologies 1.5 credits
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CIS 9793

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CIS 9771

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Special Topics in Information Technologies3 credits

Information Systems Strategy Courses    (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:**
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CIS 9230

Globalization and Technology3 credits
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CIS 9240

Sustainablility and IT3 credits
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CIS 9375

Social Technology and Business3 credits
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CIS 9444

E-Business Principles and Technologies***3 credits
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CIS 9445

Digital Media Management3 credits
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CIS 9555

Information Technology in Financial Markets3 credits
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CIS 9556

Risk Management Systems*** 
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CIS 9557

Business Intelligence3 credits
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CIS 9700

Integrating Information Technology and Business Processes3 credits
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CIS 9795

Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy1.5 credits
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CIS 9797

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CIS 9775

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Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy3 credits


Students are welcome to construct an alternate program of 9000-level IS courses with the permission of the IS graduate advisor.

*CIS 9002 will apply towards the maximum 18 credits students can take in their MBA major. Note: the flexible core course requirement applies to the curriculum for students admitted in fall 2011 or later, or students admitted prior to fall 2011 who have elected to complete the MBA under the new curriculum.

**Elective choices updated as of spring 2016.

***Course may be used as either an "Information Technologies" course or an "Information Systems Strategy" course.