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Students seeking admission to the M.S. in University and College Information Systems degree NIU is a state university of with program should apply directly to the Graduate approximately 25,000 students. The university School www.grad.niu.edu is located in DeKalb, Illinois, which is 65 To apply, a student must have successfully miles west of Chicago. The university is fully completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited by the North Central Association of accredited institution in the United States or Colleges and Schools. have the equivalent level of education (as The NIU College of Business is accredited determined by the Graduate School) from a at all levels by AACSB International – The foreign university. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Application Requirements for MS in MIS: Business. Only 4 percent of business schools • Graduate Application/Fee world-wide are fully accredited by AACSB • Official GMAT score International. In 2012, Businessweek ranked • 2 Letters of Recommendation NIU’s Business Information System’s program • Goals Statement #23 nationwide. • Official College Transcripts • TOEFL or IELTS for international applicants Receipt of all application materials must be Contact received by Graduate School by the following For additional information about the M.S. in dates: MIS degree, please contact: U.S. Citizens Steve Kispert MS in Management Information Systems Term Deadline Academic Program Coordinator Fall Admission July 15 Spring Admission December 10 Department of & Information Systems Summer Admission June 1 College of Business International Students Living Abroad Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Term Deadline Fall Admission May 1 Phone: 815-753-6372 Spring Admission October 1 Fax: 815-753-7460 Email – [email protected] Management Graduate School Information Systems www.grad.niu.edu [email protected] Master of Science

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The Master of Science in Management The MS in MIS program serves both full-time SAP Course Integration Information Systems program was and part-time students at Barsema Hall on The NIU College of Business is a member developed to prepare students to assume the NIU campus in DeKalb, IL. A limited of the SAP University Alliance and the MIS leadership roles in the area of business number of courses are also offered at the NIU program has incorporated SAP, the market information systems. The program effectively Naperville site. leader in ERP software, into numerous integrates the technical area of computer The program consists of two phases. Phase courses. MIS students successfully completing technology with business operations. The One is designed to address deficiencies in a three course concentration receive SAP purpose of the program is to expose students undergraduate course work. Some or all Student Recognition Award. to current information technologies and Phase One requirements may be waived contemporary information management based on previous undergraduate or graduate Professional Internships theories as means to maximizing coursework. Exemption examinations are also organizational performance in the new available to waive Phase One requirements. The internship program gives qualified MIS economy. OMIS 507 – Business Information Systems majors the opportunity to acquire valuable The MIS faculty posesses extensive teaching or OMIS 351 – Information Systems in real-world work experience and academic and research expertise in database Organizations or equivalent is prerequisite for credit. Students typically secure internships management, geographic information all Phase Two MIS courses. through NIU internship fairs, OM&IS systems, networking and telecommunications, departmental Meet the Firm night, as well as Phase Two of the MS in MIS program consists other resources. project management, internet computing, of 10 courses (30 hours), seven of which are business intelligence, systems analysis & required of all MIS majors, and three elective Department Scholarships/ design, enterprise resource planning, and data courses selected by the student with approval modeling. of the academic program coordinator. Assistantships The department has a limited number of Careers REQUIRED COURSES (21 semester hours) assistantships available, as well as numerous Our program leads to or enhances careers OMIS 640 – Management of IS Technology departmental scholarships for enrolled MIS such as: OMIS 643 – Enterprise Process Improvement majors. Students interested in assistantships • Systems Analyst OMIS 651 – Business Systems Analysis & Design should submit Graduate School GA • Project Manager OMIS 652 – Business Applications of Database application and resume to the department. • Consultant Management Systems • Technical Support OMIS 660 – Business Computing Environments & Department Meet the Firm • IT Specialist Networks OM&IS Department Meet the Firm evening • Database Specialist/Administrator OMIS 675 – Internet Computing Applications provides the opportunity for MIS majors • Information Security Manager OMIS 690 – Information Technology Project to acquaint themselves and interact with • End-User Support Analyst Management companies seeking their talents. • Business Intelligence Analyst ELECTIVES (9 semester hours required) • Application Developer To be selected from the following courses • Network Analyst/Administrator or from among relevant graduate offerings MS in MIS graduates find career opportunities elsewhere in the university. in a wide array of industries and organizations. OMIS 605 – Independent Study in Info. Systems Recent graduates can be found working for: OMIS 621 – Computer Simulation in Business OMIS 661 – Business Intelligence Applications & Abbott Labs HCSC Tools Accenture JPMorgan Chase OMIS 679 – Business Geographics Alcatel-Lucent McDonald’s Corporation OMIS 682 – Advanced Business Networking Caterpillar Motorola Mobility OMIS 694 – Advanced Topics in Info Systems Cerner Corporation Sears Holdings OMIS 695 – Internship in MIS Discover Financial TransUnion OMIS 698 – Advanced Project Management