The MS - MIS program normally consists of 33 semester hours of graduate coursework. The program includes 9 semester hours of business core, 21 semester hours of MIS (including at least 15 hours at the 600 level). MIS 691, Information Systems Strategy and Applications, is the capstone course and should be taken toward the end of the student's program. The grade in MIS 691 and on the comprehensive exam included in MIS 691 can be no lower than B.
MIS Core: 600 level (21 hours)
| Course Number | Title | Semester Hours |
| MIS 520 | Electronic commerce * | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 560 | Telecommunications and Networking * | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 597 | Information Systems Design * | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 634 | Management of Information Technology | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 640 | Relational Database Management Systems | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 680 | Enterprise Resource Planning Systems | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 691 | Information Systems Strategy and Applications | 3 hrs. |
| Total Hours Required | 21 hrs. |
|
Business Core: 600 level (9 hours)
| Course Number | Title | Semester Hours |
| ACC 602 | Managerial Accounting | 3 hrs. |
| MSC 600 | Operations Management | 3 hrs. |
| FIN 601 | Financial Decisions Under Uncertainty | 3 hrs. |
| Total Hours Required | 9 hrs. |
|
MIS Elective (3 hours)
| Course Number | Title | Semester Hours |
| MIS Elective selected from the following courses: | 3 hrs. |
|
| ACC 600 | Advanced Accounting Information Systems | |
| MIS 516 | Supply Chain Management & E-Business | |
| MIS 540 | Web Programming and Database Integration | |
| MIS 565 | Web Server Environment and Internet Technologies | |
| MIS 660 | Information Security Management | |
| MIS 663 | Computer Forensics | |
| MIS 655 | Advanced Databases and Applications Development for Management | |
| MIS 670 | Business Contingency Planning & Disaster Recovery | |
| MIS 675 | Information Resource Management | |
| MIS 677 | Network Defense & Operating Systems | |
| MGT 690 | Seminar in Technology Management: Global Supply Chain Management | |
| Total Hours Required | 3 hrs. |
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* MS-MIS students whose previous studies include MIS 420, MIS 460, MIS 497 or equivalent courses must substitute MIS 520, MIS 560, or MIS 597 with elective courses.
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The graduate certificate in Information Assurance is a network security program that is designed to prepare students to become Information Assurance (IA) professionals. The certificate program includes 17 semester hours. A subset of these courses may be used to satisfy elective requirements within the M.S.M.I.S. program. The required courses for the Information Assurance Certificate include the following:
| Course Number | Title | Semester Hours |
| MIS 501 | Introduction to Information Systems Assurance | 2 hrs. |
| MIS 560 | Telecommunications and Networking | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 660 | Information Security Management | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 663 | Computer Forensics | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 670 | Business Contingency Planning & Disaster Recovery | 3 hrs. |
| MIS 677 | Network Defense & Operating Systems | 3 hrs. |
| Total Hours Required | 17 hrs. |
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