Program Admission

1. Satisfactory performance on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
2. Satisfactory undergraduate grade point average as evidenced by an official transcript (evaluated by an agency such as WES if an international student).
3. Submit an application to the Graduate Admissions Office.
4. International Students must submit scores on the TOEFL exam.

Program Requirements

• MIS 7650 - Info Syst Global Enterprise **
• MIS 7700 - Fundamentals of Data Analytics
• MIS 7605 - Bus Database Systems **
• MIS 7610 - Sys Analysis & Design **
• MIS 7620 - Business Machine Learning I **
• MIS 7640 - Inform Sys Mgmt/Plan

• Five Elective courses approved by departmental advisor. Any electives that are not listed here must be approved by advisor in advance. 

• MIS 7710 - Web Analytics
• MIS 7720 - Bus. Artificial Intelligence
• MIS 6160 - Mobile Application Development
• MIS 7170 - Global Info Tech Mgmt
• MIS 7190 - Programing For Business
• MIS 7435 - Web Site Devel
• MIS 7455 - Cyber Ethics in IT
• MIS 7615 - Enterprise Network & Security
• MIS 7621 - Business Machine Learning II
• MIS 7630 - Informatn Systms Proj
• MIS 7655 - Adv Systems Analysis
• MIS 7660 - Advanced Data Management
• MIS 7665 - Adv Business Compt Envn
• MIS 7670 - Information Security Mgmt
• MIS 7671 - Project/Change Mgmt **
• MIS 6672 - Project Mgmt Tools/Lead
• MIS 6681 - Fundamental/Software Testing
• MIS 6682 - Advanced Software Testing
• MIS 7910 - Prob Mgmt Info Syst
• MIS 7470-7479 - Topics in Information Systems

Experiential Learning Credit

Students enrolled in the MS in IS program will be allowed to request a maximum of six credit hours of experiential learning credit for the purposes of meeting their degree requirements (the six credit hours will apply toward the required credit hours needed to complete a concentration).This six credit hours of experiential learning credit will be granted only for students who have qualified, exceptional experience that can be related to one or more courses in the degree program.

In order to request consideration for the credit hours, students must submit a portfolio for review by following the guidelines of the Center for Teaching and Learning. For more information about their guidelines, refer to the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Experiential Learning Credit website: (http://www.memphis.edu/innovation/elc/portfoliodevelopment.php).