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Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS)

Prepare for a Career in IT with an M.S. in Management Information Systems

Learn to influence the way companies think about Information Systems by earning a Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS-MIS) at Marywood University. A specialized master’s degree designed to impart to students the technical expertise and business savvy by preparing Information Systems majors for management, high-level work and potential leadership in management information systems and related fields. Marywood’s MS-MIS program provides students with maximum flexibility in the design of the students information systems degree.

Projected to grow 10 percent in the next decade, much faster than the average for all occupations, a degree in Management Information Systems prepares graduates to:

  • Strategically use, control, and implement information systems
  • Manage storage, transmission, and analysis of information
  • Prepare for a managerial position
  • MS core requirements enable the student to select MIS concentration area
  • Advanced work within the MIS Concentration
  • 36 credits of business courses

Top Employers

  • Google
  • Amazon
  • United Technologies
  • Government Agencies

Top Career Paths

  • Web Developer
  • Information Technology
  • Information Security
  • Application Developer

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Graduate Admissions Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • “B” average during undergraduate study or demonstrated potential for graduate work
  • Completed application
  • Official, sealed transcripts

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McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

The McGowan Center is home to the School of Business and Global Innovation. The building has state-of-the-art classrooms and computer labs.

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McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

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The McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, located on the corner of University and North Washington Avenues, contains classrooms and related clinical/professional space for Communication Sciences and Disorders, Psychology and Counseling, Education, and Business students. Market Marywood is also located here.

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The McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, located on the corner of University and North Washington Avenues, contains classrooms and related clinical/professional space for Communication Sciences and Disorders, Psychology and Counseling, Education, and Business students.

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Scholarships

Morris K. Udall Scholarship

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.

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Management Information Systems, Master of Science

(36 semester hours, plus the required prerequisites)

The Master of Science degree program in Management Information Systems (MIS) provides maximum flexibility in the education of the professional information systems person. In this program, the student has the opportunity to select three elective courses, in addition to the required courses. These courses may be advanced work in the Management Information Systems concentration, or they may be courses that complement the concentration. The electives must be approved by the Executive Director or the graduate student’s advisor.

The MS-MIS degree prerequisites include satisfaction of the CPC through the one-credit modules (or single, three-credit prerequisite course) offered to graduate students, through undergraduate courses, or through successful completion of the DSST and/or CLEP exams. Prerequisites will also include two programming languages. For further information, contact the Executive Director.

Core

BUS 531Adv Topics/Management Information SystýInformation Systems

3

BUS 541Organizational Behavior and Development

3

BUS 548Operation Analysis and Managementý(quantitative Methods)

3

BUS 590Research Methodology

3

BUS 554Policy Formulation and StrategyýManagement

3

BUS 554: taken after completion of at least 24 graduate credits

Area of Concentration (Select four courses)

BUS 509Leadership

3

BUS 510Management Role of the InformationýProfessional

3

BUS 513Web-Based Marketing

3

BUS 514Web-Based Systems Development

3

BUS 534Business Intelligence

3

BUS 535Data Mining and Warehousing

3

BUS 546Managing the Organization in MarketspaceýMarketspace

3

BUS 562Systems Analysis and Design: IndustrialýProblem Solving

3

BUS 563Information Systems - DatabaseýManagement

3

BUS 564Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 566Telecom and Networking for Business Syst

3

BUS 569Management of Technology

3

BUS 592Web Application Design/Dvlp

3

BUS 593Business Info Security/Continuity

3

BUS 594ERP Systems

3

Electives

Selection of any three graduate Business (BUS) courses, for which the candidate is qualified to enroll and has approval of the Executive Director or advisor.

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