Program Overview

Program Details

Degree

Master of Science

School

School of Business

Department

School of Business Graduate Program

Available

On campus

Highlights of the Information Systems Program

• Cohort-Driven Learning Experience: Students begin their journey with a cohort of peers, taking four core courses together in their first semester.
• Speak the Language of Business: Developing a comprehensive understanding of business principles, including accounting, finance and project management, enables students to effectively communicate and engage with senior leaders, suppliers and clients.
• Robust Information Systems Curriculum: Our Information Systems Master's curriculum provides a strong foundation for how companies leverage technologies strategically, integrate complex systems and adopt transformative business models and processes to stay ahead in today's rapidly evolving landscape.
• Real-World Exposure and Industry Proximity: From day one, students are immersed in the vibrant business ecosystem of the tri-state area, learning from case studies, industry experts and alumni who serve as leaders in major global industries, including finance, technology, healthcare and more.
• Tailored Specializations: Students can align their education with their career goals by choosing from specialized tracks in business analytics and artificial intelligence, business process management and business cybersecurity or select electives that best match their aspirations.
• Industry-Focused Technical Expertise: Combining technical proficiency with industry-specific knowledge empowers students to understand and solve challenges unique to their desired field, whether it's supply chain analytics for retail or blockchain applications in pharmaceuticals.
• Holistic Skill Development: Information Systems master's students cultivate both soft skills and technical expertise in areas such as digitization, data science, AI, IoT and emerging communication technologies, positioning them as well-rounded professionals with a holistic view of how today's systems are designed, developed and deployed to maximize effectiveness.

I.T. Meets Innovation

Information systems managers need to have a thorough command not only of technology — security, compliance, analytics, mobile networks and cloud-based systems — but of business, and the way employees use technology to get the job done. The Information Systems master's program brings an analytics-intensive approach to topics like digital innovation and cybersecurity, empowering you as a decision-maker whose insights guide technology strategy across the enterprise.

Information Systems Careers

• Business/Technology Consultant
• Data Analyst
• Developer
• IT Project Manager
• Product Manager
• Solutions/Cloud Architect

Organizations hiring Information Systems graduates include companies such as:

• Allstate
• Avis Budget Group
• Barclays
• Blackrock
• BMW North America
• BNY Mellon
• Cantor Fitzgerald
• Charles Schwab
• Cognizant
• Comcast
• EY
• Fannie Mae
• Farmers Insurance
• Goldman Sachs
• Liberty Mutual
• Morgan Stanley
• Motorola Solutions
• T-Mobile USA
• Universal Music Group
• Vanguard
• Walmart
• Wayfair

Master's in Information Systems: Facts & Figures

• 99% Employed 6 Months After Graduation
• $89,688 Average Salary
• $8,167 Average Signing Bonus
• #19 Best Online Grad Information Technology Programs
• U.S. News & World Report

Courses

MGT 609 Project Management Fundamentals

This course deals with the basic problems of managing a project, defined as a temporary organization built for the purpose of achieving a specific objective. Both operational and conceptual issues will be considered. Operational issues include definition, planning, implementation, control, and evaluation of the project. Conceptual issues include project management vs. hierarchical management, matrix organization, project authority, motivation, and morale. Cases will be used to illustrate problems in project management and how to resolve them.

MIS 699 Managing Emerging Information Technology

IT organizations must be able to leverage new technologies. This course focuses on how organizations can effectively and efficiently assess trends and emerging technologies in data and knowledge management, information networks, and analyzing and developing application systems. Students will learn how to help their organizations define, select, and adopt new information technologies.

MIS 710 Process Innovation and Management

This course focuses on the role of information technology (IT) in reengineering and enhancing key business processes. The implications for organizational structures and processes, as the result of increased opportunities to deploy information and streamlining business systems are covered.

MIS 730 Integrating Information System Technologies

This course focuses on the issues surrounding the design of an overall information technology architecture. The traditional approach in organizations is to segment the problem into four areas - network, hardware, data and applications. This course will focus on the interdependencies among these architectures. In addition, this course will utilize management research on organizational integration and coordination science. The student will learn how to design in the large, make appropriate choices about architecture in relationship to overall organization goals, understand the different mechanisms available for coordination and create a process for establishing and maintaining an enterprise architecture.

MIS 760 Information Technology Strategy

The objective of this course is to address the important question, "How to improve the alignment of business and information technology strategies?" The course is designed for advanced graduate students. It provides the student with the most current approaches to deriving business and information technology strategies, while ensuring harmony among the organizations. Topics include business strategy, business infrastructure, IT strategy, IT infrastructure, strategic alignment, methods/metrics for building strategies and achieving alignment.

Electives (Choose 9 Credits)

SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be University

Since 1981, NMIMS has today emerged as a globally reputed university. Always socially conscious, the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) made the decision to cater to the rising demand of management institutes in India which led to the birth of the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). NMIMS currently has 17 specialized schools with more than 17,000 students and about 750 full-time faculty members, 10 faculty members with Fulbright and Humboldt International Scholarships.

Courses

• Financial Accounting
• Organizational Behavior
• Object-Oriented Modeling and Design
• Advanced Database Management Systems

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology is a premier, private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey, overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Since its founding in 1870, technological innovation and entrepreneurship have been the hallmarks of Stevens' education and research. Within the university's three schools, Stevens prepares its more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students for an increasingly complex and technology-centric world. Our exceptional students collaborate closely with world-class faculty in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment, readying them to fuel the innovation economy. Academic and research programs spanning finance, computing, engineering and the arts expand the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront the most challenging problems of our time. Stevens is consistently ranked among the nation's leaders in ROI and career services and is in the top 1% nationally of colleges with the highest-paid graduates.