MASTER OF ARTS IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MASTER OF ARTS IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS -
A bachelor's degree in computer information
systems or the equivalent is required for admission to the Master of Arts
in Computer Information System program. Degree candidates without
certain computer information system preparatory subjects may have to take
additional undergraduate course work to satisfactorily complete the program.
Admission to the M.A. in Computer Information Systems program requires a
total GRE score of 950 for regular admission. Student scoring below
950 on GRE, or having no such scoring, may be admitted on probation.
Probating admission may be changed to regular admission by maintaining
a 3.0 (B) grade point average in the first 9 hours taken for graduate credit.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS - All candidates for the master of arts
in computer information system are required to complete a total of
30 semester units including 24 semester units of graduate level courses
and 6 semester units of thesis writing. Upon completion of the required
units, and the thesis, students are awarded a Master of Arts in Computer
Information System degree.
PROGRAM OF STUDY - Sample
OBJECTIVES -
The master of arts in computer information systems degree
is designed for qualified students who are preparing for careers as in
information systems, and who desire to advance study in the management
disciplines with a solid and extensive study of the design and development
of information systems from both an administrative and a technical perspective.
| SEMESTER ONE | Units |
| IS 500 Professional Ethics | 3 |
| IS 510 Management Information Systems | 3 |
| IS 520 Operating Systems Survey | 3 |
| SEMESTER TWO | |
| IS 530 Database Organization | 3 |
| IS 540 Data Communication and Networks | 3 |
| IS 550 Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| IS 595 Research and Design | 3 |
| SEMESTER THREE | |
| IS 590 Graduate Internship | 3 |
| IS 599 Master's Thesis | 6 |