The Courses for the 30-credit program will include:
12
hours of foundation courses,
12-15
hours of elective courses,
6 hours of thesis research OR 3 hours of Creative Component
The program
provides flexibility in the choice of courses.
Students are advised t develop a program of study in
consultation with the graduate office and major professor.
I. Required Courses (12 credits)
a. MIS 535 - Telecommunications Management
(3 credits) OR
Information Assurance (InfAs)
530 -
Advanced Protocols & Network Security
(3 credits)
(InfAs 530 recommended for students with
undergraduate
MIS degree)
b.
Information Assurance (InfAs) 531 –
Computer
Security
(3 credits)
c.
Information Assurance (InfAs) 534X –
Ethical & Legal Issues In Computer
Security
(3)
d. Information Assurance (InfAs) 532 –
Information Warfare
(3
credits)
II. Electives (12-15 credits)
MIS 531 – Software Development
(3 credits)
MIS
533 – Data Management for Decision Makers
(3 credits)
MIS
534 – Electronic Commerce
(3 credits)
MIS
537 – Information Resource Management
(3 credits)
MIS
538 – Business Processes and Systems
(3 credits)
MIS 539 - Advanced Topics in Information Systems
(3 credits)
MIS 598X - Research Seminar in Management
Information
Systems
(3 credits)
(Highly recommended
during first or second semester of study.)
Industrial
Engineering (IE) 581 –
E-commerce Systems Engineering (3
credits)
Industrial Engineering (IE) 583 -
Knowledge Discovery &
Data Mining
(3 credits)
Computer Engineering (CprE) 537 -
Wireless Network
Security
(3 credits)
Other Electives suggested by Major Professor
III. Research (3-6 credits)
MIS 599 - Creative Component
(3 credits) OR
MIS 699 - Thesis
(6 credits)
Dr. Charles B. Handy Graduate Programs Office
College of Business
1360 Gerdin Business Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1350
Toll Free: 1-877-478-4622
515-294-8118
e-Mail:
busgrad@iastate.edu
