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Go beyond building computers and managing your queues with a Master of Information Systems, where you can run an entire information system. This program teaches you the technical and leadership skills you need to develop and manage these systems. Your MIS degree can stand on its own, or you can specialize it with a graduate certificate in Business Analytics or Cybersecurity.

You'll learn how to

Generate the vision, direction and strategy for an information system
Create, test and deploy an information system
Manage information privacy, accessibility and ownership
Understand the strategic implications of emerging technologies
Meet regulatory, compliance and security issues

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Program Details

Requirements

You’ll need 36 credits to complete this Master of Information Systems program.

General Education Courses

12 Core Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

Elective Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

CMGT/545

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3 Credits

CMGT/554

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3 Credits

This course focuses on the managerial level of knowledge and terminology for telecommunications and computer networks. This course covers the concepts and application of the Internet, server and storage architectures, and regulatory considerations.

CMGT/555

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3 Credits

This course provides a background in analysis and design techniques for business system and application development. This course covers Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

CMGT/556

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3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to organizational managerial support systems and the use of metrics in strategic business decisions. Strategies for the use of a Supply Chain Management (SCM) system with a focus on the software selection and implementation are evaluated. Additionally the role and benefits of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system are examined with a comparison of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) benefits to the business process. The skills developed in this course ensure that students have a strong foundation and background of successfully integrating all three strategies within an organization.

CMGT/575

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3 Credits

This course addresses the processes and skills needed for successful project management in the computer information systems and technology environment of business. Topics include project scoping, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, tracking, and controlling.

CMGT/558

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3 Credits

This course covers the subject of technological innovation management as a strategic process from assessing competitive dynamics, strategy formulation, to strategy implementation with an eye toward new product development. Students are given opportunities to use critical and design thinking to solution real-world challenges such as skill shortages, technical debt, and DevOps.

CMGT/582

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3 Credits

The ethical issues examined in the course include information privacy, accessibility, and ownership from an organizational perspective. Information laws, regulations, and compliance requirements are examined in this course, as well as the considerations for creating a safe digital environment within the organization.

BSA/531

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3 Credits

CMGT/578

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3 Credits

This course provides the knowledge and skills to develop effective short, intermediate, and long-range strategic information systems plans. Course topics include the need for and contents of a corporate strategic plan; the relationship of information systems planning to overall organizational goals; assessment of the organization's current state.

DAT/565

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3 Credits

This course will introduce students to data discovery, data analytics, and data visualization with contemporary business tools. Students will learn to differentiate data analytics from statistical analysis and use the power of informatics in shaping decision-making in the modern business context. The course will address analytics as a tool for business process-improvement and present data acquisition and formatting, metric creation, data discovery, and data visualization with real-world examples and exercises for students to work through in class.

CMGT/559

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3 Credits

This course explores the role of the security manager who develops and manages an information security program with a deep understanding of the relationship between IS programs and the broader business goals and objectives. Topics include but are not limited to, security governance, incident management, and risk management and compliance. This course is aligned to the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®) learning domains.

CMGT/583

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3 Credits

This course will focus on the integration of the IS function and the information technology architecture within the enterprise. The alignment of IT with the strategy of the organization will be examined considering the decisions related to information technology architecture

General Education Courses:

Core Courses:

CMGT/545: INFLUENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN TECH
CMGT/554: IT INFRASTRUCTURE
CMGT/555: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT
CMGT/556: ENTERPRISE MODELS
CMGT/575: CIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CMGT/558: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
CMGT/582: SECURITY & ETHICS
BSA/531: IT ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF CLOUD
CMGT/578: CIS STRATEGIC PLANNING
DAT/565: DATA ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS
CMGT/559: MANAGING RISK AND SECURITY VS OPPORTUNITY
CMGT/583: IS INTEGRATION

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Schedule

Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for an online Master of Information Systems.

What you'll learn

When you earn your master’s degree in information systems, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job.

Topics covered in this degree include:

Designing and planning for the development of an information system
Creating the plans required for key roles, resources, operational metrics and risk responses
Developing methods and tools for managing IT resources
Generating the vision, direction and strategic purpose of an information systems project
Verifying regulations, compliance and security issues within an organization
Explaining and developing an effective IT project plan meeting professional standards

Specialize your MIS degree with a graduate certificate

Business Analytics Certificate

Cybersecurity Certificate

Careers & Outcomes

What can you do with a master’s degree in information systems?

An MIS can help prepare you to be an:

IT manager
IT director
Information systems manager
Information systems director
Data processing manager
Technical services manager
Application development director
Computing services director

11 %

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for computer and information systems managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2018 and 2028.

BLS projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or alumni.

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