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The MSIS curriculum consists of 36 semester-hours of course work. There are a number of electives from which a student may choose. Students cannot enroll in any IS graduate course work without first completing all admission requirements. For more information on a specific course, click on the course number.

Core Requirements (8 classes/24 credit hours)

  • IS 8005 Informatics
  • IS 8020 Object-Oriented Software Development Methods & Technologies
  • IS 8040 Data Communication Theory and Practice
  • IS 8050 IS Project Management Methods
  • IS 8060 IS Development Methods and Technologies
  • IS 8070 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems
  • IS 8080 Database Application Design and Implementation
  • IS 8950 IS Policy and Strategy

Elective Classes (4 classes/12 credit hours)

  • IS 8110 Information Security Administration
  • IS 8112 Information Security Technologies
  • IS 8120 Human Computer Interface and Design
  • IS 8130 Query Languages
  • IS 8622 Computer Network Implementation and Security
  • IS 8625 Advanced Data Communications
  • IS 8628 Internetworking Technologies
  • IS 8722 e-Business Systems Strategy
  • IS 8724 e-Business Technologies
  • IS 8726 e-Business Systems Solutions
  • IS 8822 Information Systems Integration
  • IS 8825 IT Leadership
  • IS 8826 Information Systems Services
  • IS 8900 Special Topics in Information Systems
  • IS 8910 Special Projects in Information Systems
  • IS 8916 Cooperative Studies
  • IS 8918 Internships
  • Collaborative Study (One course may be taken from outside the department)
  • Other graduate courses approved by the program director

Concentrations

While the program has eliminated formal concentrations, a student may still create a custom concentration by combining a number of related courses. See the optional concentration links to the left for recommended courses in:

  • Data Communications
  • E-business Systems
  • Systems Administration
  • Information Security

Catalog
A online PDF version of the MSIS catalog can be found here. It contains the current MSIS degree requirements as well as course descriptions.