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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Chair: Dr. Azene Zenebe
DEGREE OFFERED
Master of Science in Management Information Systems

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Andrew Mangle
Room 3318, Center for Business and Graduate Studies

The Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS-MIS) program
is designed to prepare students for careers in the analysis, design,
implementation, & management of information systems and information
technology. The program, which consists of 36 semester credit hours, offers
three tracks: Information Systems Management, Digital Business and Knowledge
Management, and Information Security Management, and one concentration:
Information Assurance. For the first three tracks, the program requires 21 credit
hours of Core courses and 15 credit hours of Elective courses. The Information
Assurance concentration requires 9 credit hours of Foundation courses, 18
credit hours of Core courses, and 9 credit hours of Elective courses.

Admission Requirements
Students must submit evidence of completion of a baccalaureate degree in any
business-related field, computer information systems, computer science,
engineering or other disciplines, from an accredited institution, have a minimum
cumulative GPA of 2.5, and satisfy other general admission requirements
established by the Graduate School. The undergraduate degree coursework
should include College Algebra, Statistics or Quantitative Methods, a
Programming Language, Management, and Computer Applications.
Students who do not meet the prerequisite conditions may be granted
conditional admission and may be required to complete some or all of the
following foundation courses:

• INSS 500 - Introduction to Information Systems
• INSS 505 - Object Oriented Programming or an equivalent course
• INSS 510 - Computer Concepts

Students who have some work experience in the information systems or
information technology field, but do not have the required academic background
may still qualify for admission to the MS-MIS program. GRE or GMAT is not
required for admission.

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