The M.S. program in management information systems prepares students to assume leadership roles in the area of business information systems. The program effectively integrates the technical area of computer technology with business administration. The purpose of the program is to expose students to current information technologies and contemporary information management theories as means to maximizing organizational performance in the new economy.
Phase One
See requirements listed under “Graduate Study in Business.”
In addition to Phase One requirements, the student must demonstrate proficiency in an acceptable applications-oriented computer programming language by either the satisfactory completion of approved course work or appropriate work experience. Any course that satisfies this programming proficiency may not be counted as an elective in Phase Two of the program.
Phase Two
The student is required to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of approved graduate work beyond Phase One and the baccalaureate degree. Of these 30 semester hours, 21 must be in classes reserved exclusively for admitted graduate students. Students-at-large are prohibited from registering for graduate business courses without departmental approval. The total credit from courses taken for graduate credit at other accredited institutions which are accepted in transfer plus credit earned at NIU as a student-at-large may not exceed 9 semester hours.
Required Courses
With approval of the academic program coordinator, other courses may be substituted for a maximum of 9 semester hours of Phase Two course work.
Electives may be selected with the approval of the academic program coordinator from among relevant graduate offerings in the department or elsewhere in the university. OMIS 695, Internship in Management Information Systems, may not be taken as the last course in the program.
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