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M.S. in Financial Information Systems

The Master of Science degree program is designed to prepare candidates for career advancement and provides the graduate student with an area of specialization in Management Information Systems or Financial Information Systems. Students seeking the MS degree in Management Information Systems or Financial Information Systems will have to satisfy the Common Professional Component (CPC) through the one credit modules offered in the MBA program, or take the DANTE and/or CLEP exams and achieve a satisfactory score.

The M.S. in Financial Information Systems program consists of 36 credits.

A. Required Courses

BUS 531	Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems	3
BUS 534	Business Intelligence	3
BUS 535	Data Mining and Warehousing	3
BUS 554	Policy Formulation and Strategy Management	3
BUS 588	Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets	3
BUS 599	Independent Research	3

B. Financial Electives

(Select 3 courses)

BUS 542	Financial Planning and Management	3
BUS 582	Business Taxation	3
BUS 583	Retirement and Estate Planning	3
BUS 584	Managerial Economics	3
BUS 585	Risk Management and Insurance	3
BUS 586	SEC and the Financial Markets	3
BUS 587	International Trade and Investment	3
BUS 589	Advanced Topics in Real Estate Management	3

C. Information Systems Electives

(Select 3 courses)

BUS 562	Systems Analysis and Design: Industrial Problem-Solving	3
BUS 563	Database Management Systems	3
BUS 564	Accounting Information Systems	3
BUS 592	Web Application Design and Development	3
BUS 593	Business Information Security and Continuity	3
BUS 594	ERP Systems	3

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