Computer Information Systems

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The integration of business and computing fields is the key to the effective management of information in today’s organizations. As more organizations process information to support decision-making, the need for highly qualified professionals in computer information systems increases. Business, government, and organizations in the nonprofit sector have increasing demands for systems analysts, data administrators, and information technology specialists. The Division of Business and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offer jointly the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems program. The program prepares individuals in developing business expertise and skills, as well as computing knowledge and practices. The program has state-of-the-art technological support: a large local area network of PCs interconnected via high-speed cabling and the Experimental Computer Science Laboratory. The campus general-purpose computing labs have workstations that run Windows and Linux operating systems and a wide variety of specialty software tools used in the program courses

Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission to this graduate program are required to follow the general guidelines for the application process presented in the Admissions Process section in this catalog.

Prospective students applying to a degree program must fulfill the following requirements:

• Submit an official transcript of an awarded undergraduate degree and any other relevant academic credits. International students must send transcripts to a transcript evaluation service in the United States approved by the Office of Graduate Admissions. The service should evaluate the student’s transcript and degree awarded, and provide a course-by-course evaluation.
• Provide one letter of recommendation from an individual with whom the applicant has studied and/or under whose immediate supervision the applicant has worked in a professional capacity; and/or from others who are in a position to offer pertinent appraisal of applicant’s academic and interpersonal skills, ability and potential.
• Provide a “Statement of Purpose” (see application form for content).
• Provide evidence of English proficiency if a language other than English is the native language. Please consult Admissions Process section of this catalog for details.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Synthesize critical thinking logically and analytically about complex local and global problems.
• Evaluate and communicate effectively in a range of strategic business environments.
• Create the diversity and complexity of human relationships involved in an organization.
• Examine the social, ethical, and global responsibilities within management positions with special attention to the Catholic intellectual tradition.
• Compare and contrast the different impacts of the information technology with all its constituencies.  

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