Master of Science in Information Systems

The MS in Information Systems prepares students for technical and managerial jobs in the field of information systems. The skills and competencies developed in this program prepares graduates for technical positions such as systems analyst, information architect, database administrator or the managerial position of chief information officer, project manager or webmaster.
In the online Master of Science in Information Systems, the successful graduate will demonstrate the ability to:


• Analyze and manage the full development life cycle forinformation systems projects,
• Assist, advise and educate people who lack thetechnical knowledge to identify and solve problemswithin a selected application domain,
• Identify, assess and manage the resources that sustainan organization’s technical infrastructure,
• Assess and manage the strategic alignment of theinformation services organization using corporatestrategy and objectives,
• Use quantitative evaluation techniques with largedatasets to analyze organizational questions,
• Identify, analyze and solve problems within a selectedapplication domain (e.g. healthcare, education,manufacturing).

Core Curriculum
IS 500Collaboration, Teamwork, and Ethics3
IS 501Statistical Concepts3
IS 502Data Analytics Methods3
IS 503Information System Analysis and Design3
IS 504Executive Leadership for Information Systems3
IS 505Governance, Risks, & Controls3
IS 570Information Systems Capstone3
Culminating Academic Requirement
IS 595Residency0
Total Cr.21
Business Intelligence Concentration:
IS 510Introduction to Business Intelligence3
IS 511Enterprise Data Management3
IS 512Data Visualization3
IS 520Predictive Analytical Models3
Total Cr.12
Data Analytics Concentration
IS 520Predictive Analytical Models3
IS 521Big Data Processing and Cloud Services3
IS 512Data Visualization3
IS 522Business Decision Models3
Total Cr.12
Faculty Member Institution at which highest degree was earned
Marcus Ellis, DBA Sacred Heart University