FALL 2007 Course Roadmap For MSIS Students

FALL 2007 COURSE ROADMAP FOR MSIS STUDENTS

The MSIS degree requires 39 credits, which are broken down into: five required Leonard N. Stern School of Business (Stern) courses; five required Computer Science Department courses within The Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS); a capstone course and two free electives, from either the Computer Science Department or Stern.

Information Systems (Stern) Requirements

• Students are required to take two (6 credits total) General Business Core courses (B01 courses). Be sure to check the prerequisites before selecting a course. The following courses are recommended:
• B01.1302 Managing Organizations
• B01.1303 Understanding Firms and Markets
• B01.1305 Statistics & Data Analysis
• B01.1306 Financial Accounting and Reporting
• B01.2303 The Global Economy
• B01.2103 Strategy I (1.5 credits) and B01.2104 Strategy II (1.5 credits; prerequisite: B01.2103)
• B01.2310 Marketing Concepts and Strategies
• B01.2311 Foundations of Finance
• B01.2314 Operations
• Students are required to take three (9 credits total) Information Systems courses (B20 courses). Be sure to check the prerequisites before selecting a course. The following courses are recommended:
• B20.2314 Managing the Digital Firm
• B20.2318 Information Technology and Corporate Strategy
• B20.2350 Trading Strategies and Systems
• B20.3336 Data Mining and Business Intelligence
• B20.3338 Business Strategy for the Digital Economy
• B20.3350 Financial Information Systems
• B20.3351 Risk Management Systems
• B20.3356 Business Process Design and Implementation
• B20.3362 Emerging Technology and Business Innovation

Students can take a maximum of 21 credits in Stern.

Computer Science Department (GSAS) Requirements

• Students are required to take G22.1170 Fundamental Algorithms.
• Students are required to take two of the three following courses:
• G22.2262 Data Communications and Networks
• G22.2250 Operating Systems
• G22.2433 Database Systems
• Students are required to take two (6 credits total) Computer Science electives.
• *G63.2041 Computing in Finance can be taken and counted as a CS elective.