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Stevens Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Information Systems

The Information Challenge

Rapid advancements in technology, dynamic markets, and the changing global business environment have created increased demand for professionals who can lead, manage, deliver, and support information systems. This demand has been accelerated by new competition, shorter product life cycles, outsourcing, and more complex and specialized international markets. Information systems professionals are required to lead and evolve information resources while partnering with corporate management. Organizations need IT professionals that are effective at working closely with their business partners to identify innovative opportunities to leverage IT for competitive advantage. Likewise, business people need to be more effective as they work closely with their IT partners. This requires an appropriate balance of technical, business/management, industry, and interpersonal (e.g. writing, presenting, working in teams) skills.

With over 1,000 students (one of the largest IS graduate programs in the world) this balanced program is designed for information systems professionals seeking to advance their careers in IT, for business professionals looking for ways to leverage their IT resources, and for academics that are preparing students for the challenges that await them. To meet the increasing need for professionals with the experience necessary to enable these important
functions, Stevens offers a multi-track Master of Science program to help achieve your Information Technology career objectives. This program prepares students for careers such as:

 

• IT Management

• Systems Analyst

• Management Consultant

• Project Management

• Business Analyst

• Technical Specialist

• IT Liaison

• Entrepreneur

• Outsourcing Manager

• Systems Integrator

• Internal Consultant

• Academic


In addition to strong practical, real-world IT and management skills, graduates of the program leave with improved communication, interpersonal, team, analytic, and critical thinking skills. The MSIS is a professional degree that integrates information and organizational cultures with emphasis on IT professionals that can contribute to the business. The continued success of the Stevens IS graduate program stems from its ability to respond and offer a complete set of flexible initiatives that meet the current and emerging demands of our industry partners. 80% of our students are sponsored by their company.

Program Locations and Schedules

Courses are offered on the Stevens campus (across the river from Manhattan in Hoboken, NJ), on weekday evenings, and Saturday mornings. Off-campus classes at company sites are typically held on weekday evenings on a trimester schedule. Most of the program tracks are also offered as online courses via Stevens WebCampus. Click here for more information for Saturdays and Off-campus.

Program Tracks

A wide range of concentrations are available including Industry, Management, Services, and Technology tracks. Each Track is comprised of 4 courses which can be taken independently for a Stevens Graduate Certificate.

Most students choose to take the Information Management Track because it is the industry standard and it allows more choices for electives. With this flexibility it is also possible to receive a Graduate Certificate in another track (in addition to the MSIS) by taking 1-2 more courses from the concentration.

An MBA, an Executive MBA, and Ph.D. degree with IS majors are also available. The core Information Management Track courses are available on Saturday mornings to company-sponsored students. Saturday courses not inclued on the required core list (next column) are available as electives to all IS students.

Degree Requirements:

12 graduate courses with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the degree of Master of Science is usually completed over a 2-year period. In addition to the twelve required courses, one or more of the following non-credit business/information technology foundation courses may be required depending on your background.

 

Study Plan Templates

If you are starting in the MSIS program on campus you will need to file a study plan. Click here to download the Word template for your concentration (both Part Time and Full Time students).