Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
College of Information Technology

The curriculum of the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS) degree program requires 36 hours of course work. Students with some computer education but without an undergraduate or equivalent experience in Computer Technology may learn any missing skills and concepts through 3 to 12 credit hours of 500 level survey classes. The student then continues on to the 24 credit hour core program. Students with a computer undergraduate preparation will typically finish the program with 36 credit hours of graduate work.

For students who do not have any computer background, there are three classes (nine credit hours) of undergraduate prerequisites that provide an introduction to programming and the foundational concepts underlying the Computer Information Systems curriculum.

Curriculum

Foundation

    CIS 520 Survey of System Development
    CIS 525 Business System Programming
    CIS 535 Analysis and Design of Database Systems
    CIS 540 Survey of Voice and Data Communications and the Internet

Core

    CIS 600E The E-Commerce Enterprise
    CIS 605 Advanced Database Management
    CIS 621 Applied System Development
    CIS 633 IT Project Management
    CIS 635 Principles of Human Computer Interface Design
    CIS 640 Advanced Telecommunications
    CIS 647 Network Operating Systems
    CIS 650 IT Accounting and Information Systems