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College of Management and Human Potential - Master's Programs:
Master of Information Systems Management (MISM)

This program is not currently accepting new students. Current students must complete their programs of study in accordance with Walden’s Time-to-Degree Completion policies.

The Master of Information Systems Management program integrates management and technical training to prepare students for IT-related senior management positions. After developing basic networking, programming, and database management skills in core courses, students learn to manage IT projects and teams across multiple organizations, develop business strategies that provide a competitive advantage, and secure information systems and assets. After completing the four core courses, students are eligible to receive the Graduate Certificate in Information Systems at no additional cost. Upon completion of the full program, students are prepared to design and lead the information systems, resources, and personnel that are critical to organizations’ effectiveness and success.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Design appropriate software system structures in response to application needs, organizational environment, and technical ecology.
  2. Make appropriate design choices based on system, service, and business process needs.
  3. Analyze social, legal, ethical, and professional issues in business and technical decision making.
  4. Employ best communication practices with business partners, users, customers, and third-party providers.
  5. Use sound evaluation practices to select appropriately among competing technologies and technical approaches.
  6. Manage business processes through analysis, design, and optimization in response to organizational needs.

Degree Requirements

  • 30 total semester credits

Curriculum

  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.

Course Sequence

The recommended course sequence is as follows:

Semester Course Credits
Semester 1

NSEI 6113 - Information Technology in the Organization

 3 semester credits

NSEI 6115 - Computer Networking and Operating Systems

 3 semester credits
Semester 2

NSEI 6030 - Principles of Programming

 3 semester credits

NSEI 6145 - Enterprise Database Design

 3 semester credits
Semester 3

NSEI 6712 - Business Architecture and Process

 3 semester credits

NSEI 6721 - Organizational and Social Dimensions of Information Systems

 3 semester credits
Semester 4

NSEI 6713 - Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage

 3 semester credits

NSEI 6511 - Information Systems Project Management

 3 semester credits
Semester 5

NSEI 6781 - Information Security Governance

 3 semester credits

NSEI 6561 - Service and Sourcing Management

 3 semester credits