• Preparation Curriculum
   
  • Business foundation
    • Either bachelors degree in a Business discipline
    • Or the following ten half-courses (or undergraduate equivalents)
      • MBA 500V Survey of Accounting (Fall)
      • MBA 501V Survey of Finance (Fall)
      • MBA 502V Survey of Microeconomics (Spring)
      • MBA 503V Survey of Macroeconomics (Spring)
      • MBA 504V Survey of Management (Fall)
      • MBA 505V Survey of Information Systems (Fall)
      • MBA 506V Survey of Marketing (Spring)
      • MBA 507V Survey of Law (Spring)
      • MBA 508V Survey of Statistics (Fall)
      • MBA 509V Survey of Operations Management (Fall)
  • Technical foundation
    • Basic computer proficiency as demonstrated by coursework (e.g., CIT 1503) or exam
    • Approved Computer Programming course
    • Approved Database course
    • Also recommended:
      • CIT 3353 Website Development
               and/or
      • CIT 4453 Technologies for eCommerce
         
• MSISeC Curriculum:
   
  • Core Courses (24 credit hours):
    • LAW 6033 Cyber Law (Fall)
    • MIS 6423 Network & Telecommunications Management (Summer)
    • MIS 6453 Electronic Commerce (Spring)
    • MIS 6463 Information System Analysis and Design (Fall)
    • MIS 6473 DSS & Data Mining (Fall)
    • MIS 6573 Advanced Data Mining (Spring)
    • MIS 6483 Supply Chain & Enterprise Systems (Spring)
    • Approved graduate level advanced Statistical Analysis class, e.g., STAT 6623 or ELFN 7783 (Summer, Fall)
  • Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
    • Thesis Option:
      • MIS 6716 MIS Thesis
      • Approved electives (6 credit hours)
    • Non-Thesis Option:  12 credit hours of approved electives, including at least one of the following:
      • MIS 6093 Directed Individual Study
      • MIS 6493 Seminar in Information Systems
      • MIS 6703 MIS Internship
  • Comprehensive Exam:

    All students must successfully complete the comprehensive exam associated with this degree.  If a student chooses the thesis option of this program, he/she will be required to hold a successful oral defense to complete the comprehensive exam requirements. If a student chooses the non-thesis option, he/she will be required to pass a written comprehensive exam.  Comprehensive exams will be administered in accordance with the ASU Graduate Catalog requirements.

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