Program Overview

Information Systems & Operations Management Program

The Information Systems & Operations Management (ISOM) program at Suffolk University is designed to prepare students for a career in systems analysis, operations management, information systems, and information technology. The program focuses on the development of highly marketable skills that are essential for all organizations.

Program Overview

Information systems are at the center of enterprises, big and small. As more and more big data companies rely on the global supply chain, the demand for skilled professionals with ISOM knowledge is growing fast. The program helps students build skills in managing information lifecycles and business processes, conducting business analytics for informed decision-making, improving operations and supply chains, and creating innovative technology solutions.

Program Concentrations

The ISOM program offers several concentrations, including:

• Business Analytics Concentration: focuses on data mining concepts and the use of analytics tools and methods for producing business knowledge.
• Information Systems Concentration: covers the concepts, techniques, and tools useful for the analysis, design, and implementation of technology-oriented business information systems.
• Cybersecurity Concentration: analyzes and evaluates data privacy risks and management challenges facing individuals and organizational data.
• FinTech Concentration: develops problem-solving and basic programming skills while learning how to design, build, and optimize cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5 standards and other programming languages.
• Artificial Intelligence Concentration: blends theoretical learning with hands-on projects, covering key areas like machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics.

Undergraduate Programs

The ISOM program offers several undergraduate programs, including:

• Undergraduate Business Analytics & Information Systems Major: prepares students for a career in systems analysis, operations management, information systems, and information technology.
• Information Systems Major: prepares students for a career in systems analysis, operations management, information systems, and information technology.
• Information Systems Minor: provides a valuable complement to all majors, broadening opportunities in the job market.
• Cybersecurity Minor: gives students the theoretical and technical skills needed to implement data privacy and compliance.
• Artificial Intelligence Minor: prepares students with the AI proficiency and machine learning foundations essential in the business world.

Program Details

The ISOM program provides students with real-world practical experiences, including internships at major businesses, such as American Express, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Fidelity, Hill Holidays, MA State Government, and State Street Bank. Students can also be certified by SAP, the company that offers the most popular enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The program is designed to help students develop highly marketable skills that are essential for all organizations.