MA/MS in Management Information Systems and Services

The Master of Science in Information Systems links business needs with information technology. The program stresses awareness of where technology is heading, agile project management, digital change in organizations, analytics platforms and innovation, and offers five elective domains. Students can meet local IT leaders at an annual conference and join real-world projects with well-known companies. The curriculum also offers hands-on experience with current versions of SAP enterprise systems of the kind used by large corporations. Students start with introductory courses where needed, such as statistics and data analysis, before moving to degree requirements and electives. Learning outcomes include identifying the business impact of emerging information systems trends, describing the outcomes of each phase of the systems development life cycle, explaining what good practice in IS projects offers and what makes it hard, and using diagrams such as data flow and entity relationship diagrams to specify requirements and design.