Master of Science
Information Systems
The
Master of Science in Information Systems program combines emphasis on technical and managerial expertise including IT project management, enterprise system implementation, systems analysis & design, IT organizational management, IT consulting, database administration, and Internet applications.
The prorgam focuses on the planning, development and management of information systems that enable organizations to gain strategic and tactical competitive advantage.
Today organizations expect IS professionals to be familiar with a variety of information technology solutions as well as business disciplines. This program helps students attain multiple competencies as IS professionals when information technology solutions are constantly evolving.
Students will gain a broad range of skills including:
- foundational systems design skills
- IT project management knowledge and skills
- data-driven technologies such as data mining, supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM)
- enterprise systems management
- advanced systems architecture and design skills
Nineteen Competency Modules are available to allow students to focus in-depth on a variety of information systems areas. Students can choose competency modules that best meet their career plans and can gain expertise in managing technology while enhancing specific technical skills.
Online Learning Options
This degree can be completed entirely online. CDM online degrees are delivered mostly through
COL-enabled courses, although other delivery technologies are also used. If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. To complete this degree a student may take any combination of online and on campus courses. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the
Online Learning page.
Course Requirements
Prerequisite Phase
The goal of the prerequisite phase is to give students the background necessary for starting the graduate program. These prerequisite phase requirements can be fulfilled in one of three ways:
- The student takes the course and earns a grade of B- or higher
- The student takes a Graduate Assessment Exam (GAE) to test out of the course
- The faculty advisor waives the course because of equivalent academic background or work experience.
All students are blocked from enrolling in Graduate Phase courses prior to completing their prerequisites. Students must submit an online Change of Status request (through myCDM) when the Prerequisite Phase is completed to inform the Student Services offices that the block can be removed.
| IT 215 |
| ECT 310 |
| 2 courses in a single Programming Language * |
Note Students interested in taking SE courses are advised to take CSC 211 and CSC 212
Foundation Phase
| IS 425 |
| CSC 451 |
| ECT 425 |
| SE 430 * |
| OR IS 435 |
Note Students pursuing a competency with a technical focus are advised to take SE 430
Students in the Foundation Phase may register for a maximum of four Advanced Phase courses.
Advanced Phase
The Advanced Phase is designed to meet a student’s career goals in Information Systems. With numerous predefined competency modules, a student can gain expertise in more than one area. For example, a student can pick Application Development and Project Management I for a career as project manager, can pick Project Management I and Project Management II for a Project Management Office executive, or can pick E-Business Systems and Enterprise Systems Integration for a career as a web enterprise systems integrator.
Students must complete 8 major electives, at least 3 of which must be 500-level.Students can fulfill these electives in one of two ways:
- Complete two or more competencies, by taking at least four courses listed under each competency module. Because some courses, such as IS 556 (enterprise project management), are shared by several modules, it is possible to attain more than two competencies.
- If a competency does not exist that meets a student’s career plans, a student can also design a personal breadth competency consisting of a maximum of 8 courses with advisor approval.
Information Systems Competency Modules
- IT Management Oriented
- IT Progect Management I
| IS 483 |
| IS 440 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 570 |
| IS 485 |
| SE 433 |
| SE 468 |
| IS 430 |
| OR SE 477 |
| ACC 500 |
| MGT 500 |
- IT Progect Management II
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 589 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 533 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 578 |
| SE 529 |
| MGT 562 |
| MGT 563 |
- IT Planning and Global Strategies
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 589 |
| IS 483 |
| IS 440 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 540 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 577 |
| IT 599 |
| ACC 500 |
| MGT 501 |
- Legal and Social Issues
| ECT 585 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 482 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| IT 599 |
| TDC 569 |
- IT Regulatory Compliance
| CNS 477 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 505 |
| IS 506 |
| IS 533 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
- Business Analysis
| IS 485 |
| HCI 445 |
| IS 435 |
| HCI 440 |
| IS 430 |
| IS 570 |
- Internet Oriented
- Internet Application Development
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 588 |
| HCI 440 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 560 |
- Wireless/Mobile Applications
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 440 |
| HCI 530 |
| CSC 540 |
- Design/Development Oriented
- Application Development
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 440 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| SE 433 |
| SE 470 |
| IS 485 |
| SE 560 |
- Software Engineering
| ECT 556 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 425 |
| SE 450 |
| SE 452 |
| SE 470 |
| SE 480 |
| IS 485 |
| SE 529 |
- e-Business Systems
| ECT 455 |
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 481 |
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 582 |
| ECT 583 |
| ECT 587 |
| ECT 589 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 565 |
| IS 570 |
| MGT 501 |
| MKT 555 |
- HCI Methods
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 587 |
| HCI 430 |
| HCI 440 |
| HCI 445 |
| HCI 450 |
| HCI 454 |
| HCI 460 |
| IS 421 |
- Enterprise Systems Integration
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 481 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| ECT 584 |
| ECT 586 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 556 |
| IS 560 |
| MGT 501 |
- Data Oriented
- Database Design I
| CSC 452 |
| CSC 454 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 433 |
| CSC 554 |
- Database Design II
| CSC 453 |
| CSC 543 |
| CSC 549 |
| CSC 551 |
| CSC 553 |
- Data Mining and Analytics
| CSC 423 |
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 584 |
| ECT 586 |
| IS 549 |
| IS 567 |
| IS 574 |
| MKT 555 |
- Knowledge Management
| CSC 480 |
| ECT 480 |
| IS 456 |
| IS 440 |
| IS 574 |
| IS 575 |
- Infrastructure Oriented
- Network Design
| ECT 557 |
| ECT 587 |
| TDC 460 |
| TDC 463 |
| TDC 511 |
| TDC 564 |
| TDC 567 |
- Information Assurance and Security Design
| CNS 477 |
| CNS 594 |
| ECT 582 |
| IS 433 |
| IS 505 |
| IS 506 |
| IS 511 |
| IS 533 |
| SE 525 |
| SE 529 |
| TDC 477 |
| TDC 463 |
- IT Architecture Design
| CSC 551 |
| ECT 556 |
| ECT 565 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 556 |
| SE 435 |
| SE 450 |
| SE 525 |
| SE 480 |
| SE 536 |
| SE 554 |
| TDC 463 |
| TDC 567 |
Capstone
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree program must meet the following requirements:
- complete a minimum of 52 credit hours (generally 13 courses) beyond the Prerequisite Phase
- earn a grade of B- or better in each Prerequisite Phase course
- earn a grade of C- or better in all graduate courses beyond the Prerequisite Phase
- maintain a graduate level GPA of 2.50 or higher while pursuing their degree
- achieve a graduate GPA of 2.50 or higher at the completion of all other requirements
Students with a GPA of 3.9 or higher will graduate with distinction.
For DePaul's policy on repeat graduate courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Graduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.