Information Systems
Organizations rely on increasingly complex systems to manage data and operations requiring skilled IT professionals to lead change in the rapidly evolving field of information systems and technology. With the master of science in information systems, you'll gain the advanced knowledge necessary to lead large-scale projects, improve systems and drive results.
The program is career-focused and pragmatic, emphasizing how to use information systems to solve real business problems. You don’t need extensive technical experience to succeed in this program and graduate prepared to lead in IT. You’ll complete your degree through electives, allowing you to customize your education to meet your career goals, and you'll graduate with experience that supports third-party certifications.
Students who'd like to study for their information systems master's fully online should visit OSU Ecampus.
Coursework
The information on this page is meant to give examples of the coursework in this program. You'll complete 26 credits of required core courses and select a minimum of 19 elective credits from the areas of concentration listed below. Current students should refer to the OSU academic catalog for all official curriculum requirements for the master's in information systems.
| Course ID | Course Name | 26 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 572 | Advanced Information Systems | 3 |
| BANA 560 | Business Analytics and AI for Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| BA 570 | Data Management | 3 |
| BIS 561 | Business Application Development | 3 |
| BIS 562 | Business Information Systems Design and Development | 3 |
| BIS 563 | Business Information Systems Capstone | 3 |
| BIS 571 | Business Telecommunications and Networking | 4 |
| BIS 572 | Information Systems Security | 4 |
| Course ID | Course Name | 15 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 513 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
| BA 514 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BA 515 | Managerial Decision Tools | 3 |
| BA 516 | Creating Value in Exchange | 3 |
| BA 517 | Markets and Valuation | 3 |
| Course ID | Course Name | 18 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 555 | Practical Business Analysis | 3 |
| BANA 571 | Data Exploration and Visualization | 3 |
| BANA 572 | Machine Learning and Text Mining for Business | 3 |
| BANA 573 | Designing Ai Products and Services for Business | 3 |
| BANA 574 | Neural Networks and Deep Learning for Business | 3 |
| BANA 577 | Integrated Business Analytics Project | 3 |
| Course ID | Course Name | 12 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACTG 520 | It Auditing | 3 |
| BIS 583 | Governing Information Security Programs | 3 |
| CS 573 | Introduction to Digital Forensics | 3 |
| PPOL 544 | Collaborative Governance | 3 |
| Course ID | Course Name | 24 Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 510 | Internship | 3 |
| GEOG 551 | Planning Principles and Practices for Resilient Communities | 3 |
| GEOG 560 | Giscience I: Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3 |
| GEOG 561 | Giscience II: Analysis and Applications | 3 |
| GEOG 562 | Programming for Geospatial Analysis | 3 |
| GEOG 564 | Geospatial Perspectives on Intelligence, Security and Ethics Financial and Cost Analysis | 3 |
| GEOG 580 | Remote Sensing I: Principles and Applications | 3 |
| GEOG 581 | Satellite Image Analysis | 3 |
| Course ID | Course Name | 55 Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FES 545 | Ecological Restoration | 4 |
| FES 548 | Invasive Plants: Biology, Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FES 552 | Forest Wildlife Habitat Management | 4 |
| FES 586 | Public Lands Policy and Management | 3 |
| FES 585 | Consensus and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FW 537 | Structured Decision Making in Natural Resource Management | 2 |
| PPOL 547 | Integrated Policy: Food, Energy, Water, Climate | 4 |
| SNR 512 | Sustainable Natural Resource Development | 3 |
| SNR 520 | Social Aspects of Sustainable Natural Resources | 3 |
| SNR 521 | Economics of Sustainable Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| SNR 522 | Basic Beliefs and Ethics in Natural Resources | 3 |
| SNR 530 | Ecological Principles of Sustainable Natural Resources | 3 |
| SNR 532 | Planning Agroforestry Projects | 2 |
| SNR 535 | Sustainable Management of Aquatic and Riparian Resources | 3 |
| SNR 540 | Global Environmental Change | 3 |
| SNR 570 | Independent Projects in Natural Resource Sustainability and Forests & Climate Change | 2 |
| SOC 580 | Environmental Sociology | 4 |
| SOIL 511 | Soil: A Natural and Societal Resource | 3 |