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.
Courses in Major (13.5 credits)
"Flexible core" course required for Information Systems majors (1.5 credits)* | ||
| Information Systems for Managers 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** | ||
| Principles of Database Management Systems | 3 credits | |
| Networks and Telecommunications | 3 credits | |
| Cybersecurity | 3 credits | |
| E-Business Principles and Technologies*** | 3 credits | |
| Business Modeling with Spreadsheets | 3 credits | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 3 credits | |
| Systems Analysis and Design | 3 credits | |
| Risk Management Systems*** | 3 credits | |
| Information Systems Development Project | 3 credits | |
| Programming for Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Visualization | 3 credits | |
| Data Mining for Business Analytics ( ) | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Technologies | 1.5 credits | |
(formerly ) | Special Topics in Information Technologies | 3 credits |
Information Systems Strategy Courses (6 credits) Choose two of the following:** | ||
| Globalization and Technology | 3 credits | |
| Sustainablility and IT | 3 credits | |
| Social Technology and Business | 3 credits | |
| E-Business Principles and Technologies*** | 3 credits | |
| Digital Media Management | 3 credits | |
| Information Technology in Financial Markets | 3 credits | |
| Risk Management Systems*** | ||
| Business Intelligence | 3 credits | |
| Integrating Information Technology and Business Processes | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 1.5 credits | |
(formerly ) | Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 3 credits |
**Elective choices updated as of spring 2016. ***Course may be used as either an "Information Technologies" course or an "Information Systems Strategy" course. | ||