Master of Science in Information Systems
As new technological applications continue to influence business decisions, firms must install and maintain more sophisticated networks and troubleshoot complications both efficiently and creatively. Today’s technology and information intensive, complex business environment demands professionals who have both applied IT experience and management insight.
According to U.S. News and World Report, “There seems to be no end to organizations’ appetite for advanced or improved data communications technology. And E-commerce continues to increase the need for systems analysts.”
The Master of Science in Information Systems program (MSIS) is a 36-credit degree that prepares graduates to lead and manage organizational efforts and respond to managerial changes and opportunities. This flexible program prepares IT leaders and managers with technical, business, management, industry, and interpersonal skills.
Small class sizes build discussion, collaboration, and global professional networks. Graduates leave Stevens with better communications, interpersonal and team skills to plan, implement, and manage leading-edge practices in information systems.
about the curriculum
The MSIS program is a 36 credit-degree designed for information systems professionals seeking to advance their careers in the IT function or as IT experts in other areas of business. It is also suitable for business professionals looking to gain a strategic understanding of IT. In addition, graduates of the program leave with strong and practical IT management skills, as well as improved interpersonal and team communication skills.
The MSIS program prepares students for careers such as: Business Analyst, Internal IT Consultant, IT Manager, Management Consultant, Data Analyst, Knowledge Manager, Social Media Expert and Technology Specialist.
The MS in Information Systems curriculum has three components:
- Common Business Core (3 courses)
- Degree Requirement (6 courses)
- MSIS Concentrations or Career Options (3 courses)
MSIS COMMON BUSINESS CORE
- MGT 609 Project Management Fundamentals
- MGT 615 Financial Decision Making
- MGT 689 Organizational Behavior and Design
MSIS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The MSIS program consists of twelve graduate courses (36 credits) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the degree of Master of Science or twenty graduate courses (60 credits) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA.).
- MIS 620 Analysis and Development of Information Systems
- MIS 630 Database Systems and Decision Support
- MIS 710 Process Innovation and Management
- MIS 730 Integrating IS Technologies
- MIS 750 Managing IT Resources
- MIS 760 Strategic Issues in Information Management
MSIS CONCENTRATIONS
Five 3-course concentrations are available in MSIS:
This concentration introduces emerging trends in information technology with an emphasis on evaluating and implementing emerging technology to accomplish the strategic objectives of the organization.
- MIS 692 Mobile Computing Applications(under development)
- MIS 693 Cloud Computing(under development)
- MIS 669 Analyzing and Leveraging Social Media Websites
IT is emerging from an era in which the emphasis was on producing information to an era in which competitive advantage can only be obtained by sophisticated analysis of large volumes of information. There is a strong demand on Wall Street and in all areas of business for graduates with the analytic skills provided by this concentration.
- MIS 635 Designing the Knowledge Organization
- MIS 636 Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
- MIS 637 Knowledge Discovery in Databases
This concentration is designed for students wishing to pursue management careers in an IT organization. The Howe School is a leader in research and education on aligning the IT function with the strategy of the organization and on the service and governance processes required for producing value from the large investments in IT that characterize today’s high-performance organization.
- MIS 662 Legal Issues for the IT Professional
- MIS 650 IT Outsourcing Governance
- MIS 735 Managing IT Service Processes
Organizations need effective and efficient processes to execute their strategies and successfully compete in a rapidly changing world of global competition. Howe School faculty members are leaders in research and education on business process management (BPM) with a particular emphasis on relationship of processes to organizational strategy and structure and supply chain management. There is strong demand in all areas of business for graduates who can analyze, design and implement effective business processes. Read more…
- MIS 690 Supply Chain Management & Strategy
- MIS 712 BPM and Workflow Implementation
- MIS 714 Service Innovation
Social media are fundamentally transforming every aspect of our political, social, and business lives. Consumers now connect to each other and to businesses through large-scale dynamic networks based on non-traditional internet and mobile media. Companies must analyze the huge amount of data that is generated minute-by-minute by social media to understand and influence their customers and to predict and take advantage of important trends. Social network analysis is an exciting new field with strong demand for the kinds of skills that are developed in this concentration.
- MIS 637 Knowledge Discovery in Databases
- MIS 669 Analyzing and Leveraging Social Media Websites
- MIS XXX Social Network Analysis and Marketing(under development)
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Career Options
Within the Howe School of Technology Management
With permission of a faculty adviser, qualified students may choose any three courses from another Howe School degree program or from the set of specially designed Howe School “career options” in the following subject areas:
- Global Business
- Information Security Management
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Pharmaceutical Management
- Project Management
- Technology Leadership
From Other Schools at Stevens Institute of Technology
With permission of a faculty adviser, qualified students may alternatively choose to take up to 3 courses in another school at Stevens. Example career options include:
School of Systems and Enterprises
- Engineering Management
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Security
- Software Engineering
School of Science and Engineering
- Computer Science
- Manufacturing
- Biotechnology