The Online Master of Science in Information Systems from the College of Engineering at Northeastern University is designed to teach students to use technology to address the challenges facing people in businesses, organizations, and communities across the world.
The online MSIS offers you an opportunity to obtain the technical skills and business management expertise to drive digital transformation in any organization. You’ll study deep applied knowledge across a range of technological fields, including UX design, software development, data analytics, and digital business processes.
If you desire, you may choose to follow a curated Focus Areas in Cyber and Information Security; Product Management & DevOps Leadership; and Software Testing and Quality Assurance. These courses have been selected to ensure that you have the skills you need to enter the workforce in these critical and growing areas.
Along the way, you’ll have an opportunity to learn business leadership best practices. With a strong working knowledge of quality assurance, data management, agile methodologies, and marketing assessment, you’ll be ready for leadership in almost any organization or industry.
With this unique and flexible set of must-have skills, you’ll be ideally positioned to step into a diverse range of tech leadership roles including IT project manager, systems administrator, software developer, information security analyst, and more.
Complete all core and elective requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
INFO 5100
and INFO 5101 | Application Engineering and Development
and Lab for INFO 5100 | 4 |
Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 28 |
| Network Structures and Cloud Computing | |
| Software Testing for Engineers | |
| User Experience Design and Testing | |
| Responsible Software Engineering and AI | |
| Data Management and Database Design | |
| Cybersecurity Audit and Compliance | |
| Systems and Cybersecurity Fundamentals | |
| Data Science Engineering Methods and Tools | |
| Web Design and User Experience Engineering | |
| Planning and Managing Information Systems Development | |
| Software Quality Control and Management | |
| Smartphones-Based Web Development | |
| Agile Software Development | |
| Business Process Engineering | |
| Linux/UNIX Systems Management for Network Engineers | |
| Communication and Network Security | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
