Loyola University Chicago

Benefits

• A balance of technology and management courses, preparing them to communicate effectively with business and technical staff and management.
• Real-world experience through group projects, often in partnership with business and nonprofit organizations, on the application of technologies to solve business problems and challenges.
• A flexible curriculum to enhance their skills and knowledge in both business and technology.
• Interaction with faculty members who are actively engaged in research that has meaning and application for the business and technology community.
• Courses that critically analyze contemporary issues faced by technology managers, equipping them to enter or advance quickly in the field.
• Industry experts who participate in courses as guest lecturers to share their experiences.
• Opportunities to examine the moral, social and ethical issues related to information technology in today's world.

Degree Requirement

The M.S.I.S.M. degree program is a 12 course evening program which consists of: three core courses, six or more advanced Information Systems electives and up to three business electives. Students without any work experience may also be required to take an internship as one of their elective courses. The program is flexible: A student may enter at the beginning of any quarter on a part-time or full-time basis. Each student plans a program of study with an advisor, who will help him or her select elective courses based on career goals and needs.

Required Core Courses (3 required)
ISOM 492 Database Management Systems*
Programming Course* (To be determined: confer with program director)
MGMT 441 Business Ethics

Information Systems Elective Courses (6 or more)

ISOM 481 Performance Improvement in Business Processes
ISOM 484 Project Management
ISOM 486 Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics
ISOM 493 Strategic Uses of IT
ISOM 494 Data Mining
ISOM 496 Systems Analysis and Design
ISOM 498 Telecommunications for Managers
ISOM 796 Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
ISOM 798 Quality in Systems Development
ISOM 799 Special Topics
MARK 562 Database Marketing Strategy
MARK 567 Customer Relationship Management

Business Electives (up to 3)
Students choose up to three graduate business courses outside of the list of elective courses shown above.