Big Data Management and Analytics Concentration

Concentration Requirements

The MSIS with a concentration in Big Data Management and Analytics is usually offered as a cohort program intended to prepare students for executive careers in the management and use of both structured and unstructured data. Required courses for this concentration:

The MSIS Core (9 Hours)

CIS 8010 - Process Innovation 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8080 - Information Systems Security and Privacy 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8040 - Fundamentals of Database Management Systems 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8880 - Professional Development Experience - I 0 Credit Hours
CIS 8881 - Professional Development Experience - II 0 Credit Hours

Concentration Core (18 Hours)

CIS 8005 - Data Programming for Analytics 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8045 - Unstructured Data Management 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8395 - The Big Data Analytics Experience 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8695 - Managing Big Data for Analytics 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8795 - IT Infrastructure for Big Data 3 Credit Hours
CIS 8391 - Field Study in Computer Information Systems 1 Credit Hours
Elective Courses in Computer Information Systems and Related Fields as detailed in (2.c.) above 3 Hours.