A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 11.0902
- Credits (computed from items)
- 99
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196413
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196413_8bbc5b67
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Student Learning Outcomes
0 items
Required Core
major core · 0 items
Students must take IST614, IST621, and IST654. Student choose either IST 651 or IST659.
2 items
- IST 614& IST 621& IST 654Information Technology Management and Policyand Managing Digital Transformationand Information Systems AnalysisNot resolved to a course9
- or: IST 659 Data Administration Concepts and Database Management3
Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Concentrations allow students to select course work that matches their professional interests and planned career paths. Students are required to select one concentration below, and complete three classes, or 9 credits, from that concentration.
concentration · 0 items
Electives
electives · 0 items
Students must select 3 additional courses to count towards their electives. Students can choose from the following:
electives · 0 items
An additional concentration
concentration · 0 items
Any IST course 600-level or higher
0 items
OR
0 items
any non-IST graduate level course, approved by petition
0 items
Exit Requirement 1
3 items
- Students register for IST 755, the MSIS Capstone course, after the successful completion of IST 614 and at least 24 credits in the degree program. Students register for IST 971 halfway through their program of study. Students with one or more years of full-time professional experience in the information technology field may substitute the internship requirement for another graduate level IST course for three credits and must follow the iSchool petition process for approval.Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 1-3
Cloud
0 items
Understand enterprise use of scalable cloud infrastructure
0 items
Students who choose this concentration, cannot count IST651 towards the required core
concentration · 3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Cybersecurity
0 items
Protect systems and data against cyber threats and vulnerabilities
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Digital Transformation
0 items
Adopt new technologies to drive organizational innovation
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Data Pipelines and Storage
0 items
Design systems to collect, process, and store data
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Data Science
0 items
Analyze data to derive predictive and actionable insights
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Information Risk and Policy
0 items
Address organizational risk via security and compliance policies
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Information Insights & Applications
0 items
Turn data into actionable insights through visualization
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Project and Team Management
0 items
Manage ethical, effective, and successful team-driven projects
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
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