Skills gained• Analyzing and designing
systems• Securing and managing
information systems• Marketing• Managing IT projects• Leadership• Managing human resources• Strategic planning• Managing, analyzing, and
reporting data
Possible careers• Director of information
technology• Systems analyst• Director of information
systems• Systems architect• Strategic technologist• Director of information
management• Chief information officer (CIO)
School of Technology
Master of Science
INFORMATION SYSTEMSPROGRAM LENGTH: 15 MONTHS
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Become an information systems executiveBusiness, industries, and organizations need professionals who can use their analytical skills and business acumen to make improvements through information technology and management. With a master’s degree in information systems, you could advance your career to the manager or director level.
Program objectivesInformation systems professionals must be familiar with theories and practices of storing, organizing, retrieving, and analyzing information in a variety of settings. Technical expertise alone is not sufficient for success—you also need to understand how to organize information, analyze user information, and design or evaluate information systems that allow for efficient and effective user interaction.By completing your master’s degree in information systems, you’ll be prepared to provide and assure the quality and value of information to decision makers, understand the economic and social environment in which organizations function, and be familiar with relevant issues in law, economics, ethics, and management.
Why choose Independence University?Independence University provides the degree you need for the life you want—on your terms and on your schedule. Our online learning model allows you the freedom to pursue your degree whenever and wherever it’s most convenient for you.Our degree programs are career-focused, without elective courses that you don’t need or want. Complete your master’s degree in as few as 15 months!IU is different from other online schools. We combine the student services and support you’d expect from a traditional, classroom-based university with the flexibility of online delivery, so you can get the ultra-personalized support you need from enrollment to graduation and beyond.
PROGRAM LENGTH: 15 MONTHS
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Course Name Credits
Financial Accounting for Management 4.0
Marketing Management 4.0
Leadership Theory 4.0
Advanced Human Resource Management 4.0
Quantitative Methods 4.0
Systems Analysis and Design 4.0
Storage Area Network Architecture and Management 4.0
Management Information Systems 4.0
Information Systems Security 4.0
IT Project Management 4.0
Data Management, Analysis and Reporting 4.0
Human Computer Interaction 4.0
Information Systems Strategic Planning 4.0
Decision Support Systems and Methods 4.0
Information Systems Capstone Project 4.0
Total minimum number of credits: 60.0
Master of Science
INFORMATION SYSTEMS