Information Systems and E-Commerce Focus Area

Every day, across every industry and business function, petabytes of data flow through information and technology systems. Where do you see your career in this rapidly evolving environment?

Tech-enabled relationships drive commerce in a variety of industries and organizations. Your successful career depends on a thorough understanding of how technology applied to information systems solves problems and creates business opportunities.

Be Career Ready

  • Acquire skills for a career in corporate technology, consulting or developing solutions for business units
  • Embrace your entrepreneurial spirit with innovation and systems management skills to answer today’s business challenges
  • Apply big data, predictive analytics and systems design infrastructure management to realize strategic growth
  • Gain experience with networking and data communications, database management systems and distributed computing

Curriculum (18 credits)

Required Courses (9 credits)

Availability varies by semester. 

  • MGS 613 Database Management Systems (3 credits)
  • MGS 614 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits) 
  • MGS 616 Predictive Analytics (3 credits) 

Electives (9 credits)

Choose 3 electives below. Availability varies by semester.

  • MGS 602 Information Technology and Cloud Infrastructure Management (3 credits)
  • MGS 607 Technology and Innovation Management (3 credits)
  • MGS 610 Digital Forensics (3 credits)
  • MGS 623 IT Project Management (3 credits)
  • MGS 632 Seminar in Health Information Systems (3 credits)
  • MGS 639 Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics (3 credits)
  • MGS 650 Information Assurance (3 credits)
  • MGS 653 Social Network Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 655 Distributed Computing & Big Data (3 credits)
  • MGS 659 Web Analytics and Optimization Techniques for eCommerce (3 credits)
  • MGS 670 Healthcare Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGF 638 Fixed Income Securities (3 credits)
  • MGF 641 Financial Policies and Strategies  (3 credits)

Review course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.

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