Information Systems, MSIS

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The MSIS program offers students the unique flexibility to design their own areas of interst by taking a variety of elective courses, such as Business, Statistics, Leadership, Accounting, Professional Writing, Governance, and Information Systems. Students may decide to design custom concentrations in one of the following:

Information Security
Data Mining/Business Intelligence
Accounting/IT Auditing
Business/Global IT Management
Advanced IT Project Management
Leadership
Statistics/SAS

Since prior permission is required to take courses outside of the department, students should contact the program director before they register for non-MSIS courses.

Note: No more than six (6) credit hours may be taken outside the MSIS program.

Core Requirements (27 Credit Hours)

The Informatics course must be completed in the student’s first semester of coursework. The IS Strategy and IT Leadership courses should be completed in the student’s last two semesters of work.

IS 8005 - Informatics (Must be completed in student’s first semester in MSIS)
IS 8100 - Advanced IT Project Management
IS 8200 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems
IS 8310 - Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
IS 8400 - Enterprise Process Models
IS 8500 - Emerging Technologies
IS 8600 - Global IS Management
IS 8700 - Information Systems Policy and Strategy (Capstone Experience - should be taken in the student’s last two semesters in the MSIS)
IS 8800 - IT Leadership (Capstone Experience - should be taken in the student’s last two semesters in the MSIS)

Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Students must take three courses (9 semester hours) of elective credit.

At least three (3) hours must come from the following list:

Information Systems, MSIS

Core Requirements (27 Credit Hours)

Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Program Total (36 Credit Hours)