The curriculum of the MS degree in Management Information Systems at the University of Illinois at Springfield is designed to provide a balance between technical skills and knowledge of business functions and processes. Active involvement of the student is sought in all courses, whether traditional classroom or online. Cases, projects, and exercises are used to give the students experience in applying concepts to organizational issues.
| MIS 502 Technical Foundations of Information Systems | 4 Hrs. |
| MIS 513 Management Information Systems | 4 Hrs. |
| MIS 523 Managerial Decision Support Systems or MIS 531 Strategic Decision Support Systems |
4 Hrs. |
| MIS
542 Management of Database Systems* or CSC 572 Advanced Database Concepts |
4 Hrs. |
| MIS 552 Systems Analysis and Design | 4 Hrs. |
| MIS 564 Telecommunications | 4 Hrs. |
| MIS 573 Project Management | 4 Hrs. |
| One approved non-MIS elective (see important notes below) |
4 Hrs. |
| One approved course in organizational
behavior (see imporant notes below) |
4 Hrs. |
MIS
583 Graduate Project and Seminar, or |
4 Hrs. |
| One approved MIS elective** or | 4 Hrs. |
| MIS 585 MIS Thesis and Seminar | 8 Hrs. |
| Total | 44 Hrs |