Management Information Systems Certificates

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Five certificate programs are available in Management Information Systems. These certificates are designed for professionals in the aerospace, IT and related industries, who want to (1) refine their IT skills, (2) expand their IT skills, (3) refine/enhance their skills but don’t want to pursue a master’s degree and (4) refine/expand their IT skills without pursuing another master’s degree.

Students earning certificates prior to being enrolled in a master’s degree may request permission to apply certificate courses to a degree program at a later date. Students earning certificates must officially apply to receive their certificates through E-Services within the first three weeks of the semester in which they are enrolled in their final certificate course, but no later than the date specified in the academic calendar for applying for graduation.

All graduate grading standards apply to students enrolled in certificate programs.

Certificate Requirements (12 hours)

Business Applications Development (12 hours)

Select four (12 hours) of the six courses from the following list:

ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5337 - Internet Applications Development Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5338 - Advanced Internet Applications Development Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5430 - Advanced Applications Development with C# Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5638 - Advanced Applications Programming With Java Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5931 - Research Topics in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ISAM 5030 required of students without 6 hours of college-level programming with a grade of at least a C on their transcript.

Business Computer Networking and Security (12 hours)

Select four (12 hours) of the six courses from the following list:

ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5339 - Fundamentals of Computer Networking Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5437 - Wireless Networks Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5439 - Computer Network Security Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5636 - Advanced Computer Networking Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5731 - Information Systems Audit and Security Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ISAM 5030 required of students without 6 hours of college-level programming with a grade of at least a C on their transcript.

Business Database Development and Administration (12 hours)

Select four (12 hours) of the seven courses from the following list:

ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5331 - Fundamentals of Databases and Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5332 - Data Warehousing and Data Mining Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5632 - Advanced Database Applications Development Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5633 - Oracle Database Administration Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5639 - SQL Server Database Administration Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5931 - Research Topics in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ISAM 5030 required of students without 6 hours of college-level programming with a grade of at least a C on their transcript.

Information Systems Management (12 hours)

Select four (12 hours) of the seven courses from the following list:

ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5330 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5331 - Fundamentals of Databases and Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5635 - Systems Analysis and Design Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5637 - Information Systems Project Management Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5931 - Research Topics in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ISAM 5030 required of students without 6 hours of college-level programming with a grade of at least a C on their transcript.

Information Technology (12 hours)

Select any four (12 hours) elective courses as long as their prerequisites are satisfied. required or elective courses as long as their prerequisites are satisfied.

ISAM 5030 - Fundamentals of Business Programming Applications Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Students without 6 hours of college-level programming, with a grade of at least a C on their transcript, must select ISAM 5030 as one of their four elective courses.