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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Management Information Systems, M.S.


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The Master of Science in Management Information Systems degree curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in the information systems field such as system analyst, business applications developer, computer networks designer and administrator, database applications developer and administrator, business analytics applications development, systems administrator, and web applications developer. The coursework includes courses in areas that include web applications design and development; database design, development and administration; business analytics applications development; computer networks design and administration; computer networks security; wireless networking; Windows administration; data warehousing and mining; project management; and business applications programming. The students also complete a number of IT industry-recognized certifications as part of the coursework. Master of Science in Management Information Systems applicants meeting all of the following criteria will qualify for the waiver of the six hours of elective requirements, resulting in a 30-hour program:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Information Systems or Computer Science from an accredited U.S. institution.
  2. This bachelor’s degree must have been earned within the last 5 years.
  3. A cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Information Systems Management Certificate


Students enrolled in the certificate start M.S. program must successfully complete a four course graduate certificate before progressing into the M.S. MIS coursework.  

Degree Requirements


Upon successful completion of the four course certificate, the remaining 24-hours are taken rom the M.S. MIS degree coursework which follows.  Courses which were completed as part of the certificate count for both the certificate and the M.S. 

A total of 36-hours is required for this degree.  12-hours from the certificate and 24-hours from the remaining MIS masters.

Foundation Requirements (3 hours)


Additional Information


ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications  is waived for students with six hours of college-level programming with grades of C or better.

Elective Requirements (6 hours)


Any two ISAM graduate elective courses (6 hours), excluding ISAM 5030 .

Additional Information


Internship may satisfy 3 hours of an ISAM Elective. Only one internship opportunity is allowed to satisfy the ISAM elective hours.

Grade Requirements


The College of Business requires a minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average is required on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a C is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. Grades of C- or lower are not acceptable.

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