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| Information Systems Strategy | Students will be able to analyze or develop an organization’s information systems strategy and align it with that organization’s overall business strategy. |
| Information Systems and the Organization | Students will be able to analyze or develop an organization’s information systems strategy and align it with that organization’s overall business strategy. |
| Information Technology Infrastructure | Students will be informed about the major components of current organizational Information Technology infrastructure. |
| Information Systems Development | Students will understand and apply general Information Systems development principles. |
| Teamwork and Leadership | Students will gain conceptual knowledge and analytical skills helpful to functioning effectively in teams and experience opportunities to understand and develop leadership competencies. |
MS in Information Systems Curriculum 31.5 Credits
Courses in Specialization (31.5 - 33 credits)Specialization | ||
| Required (13.5 - 15 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 | |
(capstone) | Information Systems Development Project | 3 credit** |
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Choose 12-18 credits Choose 12-18 credits from the list below for the MS-IS degree. If you plan to specialize in one of the concentrations, please ensure that you take the appropriate electives specific to those tracks. | ||
| 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 | 3 credits | |
| 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 | |
| CIS 9551 | Blockchain Technologies and Applications | 3 credits |
| Principles of FinTech | 3 credits | |
| Risk Management System and Information Security | 3 credits | |
| Business Intelligence | 3 credits | |
| CIS 9558 | Information Technology Audit | 3 credits |
| Programming for Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Visualization | 3 credits | |
| Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 credits | |
| CIS 9665 | Applied Natural Language Processing | 3 credits |
| Integrating Information Technology and Business Processes | 3 credits | |
| CIS 9760 | Big Data Technologies | 3 credits |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Technologies | 1.5 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Technologies | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 1.5 credits | |
| Special Topics in Information Systems Strategy | 3 credits | |
| Business Electives: 0-6 credits | ||
| Choose 6 credits of 9000-level courses from the graduate offerings of the Zicklin School of Business, with the exception of courses applied towards a prior master’s degree. Students may take up to 3 credits of internship (BUS 9801-9803 or BUS 9811-9813) toward their business electives. | ||
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