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Master of Science in Information Systems

The program of study will vary based upon the background of the student.  There is flexibility in the choice of courses.  Students are advised to develop a program of study in consultation with the graduate office and major professor.

The following is a summary of the MS in Information Systems requirements:

I.  Business Foundation* (select 8 Cr.):      
ACCT 508 - Survey of Financial & Managerial Accounting (2 credits)
FIN 505 - Financial Valuation & Corporate Financial Decisions
                 (2 credits)
MGMT 507 - Organizational Behavior (2 credits)
MKT 504 - Marketing (2 credits)
SCM 502 - Operations Management & Strategy (2 credits)

II.  Required Courses - IS Core**  (20 Cr.)
MIS 503 - Management Information Systems (2 credits) #
MIS 532 - Advanced Business Software Development (3 credits)
MIS 533 - Data Mgmt for Decision Makers (3 credits)
MIS 535 - Telecommunications Management (3 credits)
MIS 537 - Information Resource Management (3 credits)
MIS 538 - Business Processes & Systems Development (3 credits)
MIS 598 - Research Seminar in Management Information
               Systems    (3 credits)

III.  Electives:  IS Courses  (Select 9 Cr)
MIS 531 - Business Software Development (3 credits)
MIS 534 - E-Commerce (3 credits)
MIS 539 - Topics in Information Systems  - IT Security  (3 credits)
MIS 539 - Topics in Information Systems - Data Mining &
                Business Intelligence (3 credits)
MIS 655 - Organizational and Social Implications of HCI (3 credits)
MKT 546 - Customer Relationship and Business-to-Business
                Marketing (3 credits)
SCM 520 - Decision Models for Supply Chain Management
                  (3 credits)
Industrial Engineering (IE) 581 - E-commerce Systems
                                              Engineering (3 credits)
Industrial Engineering (IE) 583 - Knowledge Discovery and
                                              Data Mining (3 credits)
Information Assurance (InfAs) 531 - Computer Security (3 credits)
Information Assurance (InfAs) 534 - Ethical & Legal Issues in
                                                    Computer Security (3 credits)
Information Assurance (InfAs) 532 - Information Warfare (3 credits)
Other courses as approved by advisor

IV.  Research (3 Cr)
MIS 599 - Creative Component

*Business foundation waived if undergraduate degree is in Business.

**IS Core courses can be selectively substituted if student has extensive expertise or coursework in that particular topic.

#Will be waived for students with MIS degree.

MS-IS Brochure (pdf)

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Iowa State University
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