NEU - Graduate School of Engineering - MS in Information Systems

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Master of Science Degree Requirements

All MSIS students must complete a minimum of thirty-two semester hours of approved coursework (exclusive of any preparatory courses) with a minimum QPA of 3.000. In addition to the five required core courses, students may select elective coursework from the following areas:

Business Analysis and Information Engineering
Software Project Management
Computer Security Engineering
Data Management and Database Design
Networking and Web-Based Computing

Additional elective courses are offered by the College of Computer and Information Sciences.

Course Requirements		Credits
	Required Core Courses	20SH
	Elective Courses	12SH
	Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH

Core Courses - 20SH			Credits
	ISY G205	Advanced Application Engineering and Development	4
	ISY G210	Data Management and Database Design	4
	ISY G215	Business Analysis and Information Engineering	4
	ISY G220	Operating Systems	4
	ISY G225	Networks, Telecommunications and Distributed Computing	4

Students may petition the Program Director to waive one or more of the core courses depending on their learning and professional objectives.

Elective Courses			Credits
	ISY G100	Application Engineering and Development	4
	ISY G240	C++ Object Oriented Design	4
	ISY G245	Planning and Managing Information Systems Development	4
	ISY G250	Web Development Tools and Methods	4
	ISY G255	Software Management and Quality Assurance	4
	ISY G260	Business Process Engineering and Management	4
	ISY G275	Advanced Database Management Systems	4
	ISY G280	Model-Driven Architecture	4
	ISY G285	Organizational Change and Information Technology	4
	ISY G290	Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence	4
	ISY G300	Engineering Secure Software Systems	4
	ISY G305	System Architecture and Technology Management	4
	ISY G310	Introduction to Distributed Security	4
	ISY G315	Web Services/Service-Oriented Architecture	4
	CSE G200	Concepts of Object-Oriented Design	4
	CSE G210	Component Software Development	4
	CSE G220	Enterprise Software Development	4
	CSE G270	Building Virtual Environments	4
	ECE G357	Fault-Tolerant Computers	4
	ECE G359	Multiprocessor Architecture	4
	ECE G362	Network Computing	4
	ECE G363	Interconnection Networks for Multicomputers	4
	ECE G365	Distributed Systems	4
	IEM G220	Engineering Project Management	4
	IEM G275	Expert Systems and Neural Networks	4

Computer and Information Sciences Courses			Credits
	CS G230	Data Mining Techniques	4
	CS G252	Cryptography and Communications Security	4
	CS G254	Network Security	4
	IA G124	IInformation Systems Forensics	4

Students may petition the Program Director for approval to take elective courses that do not appear in the above list.

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