Drive the evolution of our economy and society – design, build, and maintain the next systems of information technologies, becoming a highly trained IST professional. This AACSB accredited graduate program is structured to educate you in the design, development, and successful application of information systems and other technologies in organizations and businesses.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or successful completion of 12 graduate hours in Information Science and Technology coursework
• Undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.0
• All applicants are required to complete either the GRE or the GMAT. Admission requirements based upon the GRE are a minimum combined verbal & quantitative score of 300 and analytical writing score of 3.0. Admissions requirements based upon the GMAT are a minimum score of 500. 
• International requirement: TOEFL ≥ 79, or IELS ≥ 6.5, or satisfactory completion of an approved English language Institute program.

This program is 100% online: no campus visits required.

Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes per semester and finish the program in one year.

Courses are offered asynchronously, meaning they do not have regular meetings. They may consist of various media and content — such as online discussions, videos, quizzes and recordings — that students review and complete at the time of their choice.

The online master of information science and technology non-thesis requires 30 credit hours of graduate coursework (5000-level and above). Courses below the 5000-level will not count toward the M.S. degree, even if they are taken to fulfill prerequisites. 9 credit hours of graduate course work must be at the 6000-level. A minimum of 12 credit hours must be in either IST or ERP courses. Up to 6 credit hours may be taken outside the department with the advisor's approval if the courses are not counted toward a graduate certificate. Up to 12 credit hours may be taken outside the department with the advisor's approval if the courses count toward a graduate certificate. A placement examination will be given. See footnote 1 with regard to the placement exam.

The following are the required courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless otherwise stated. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed. Refer to the S&T Grad Catalog to explore course descriptions. 

IS&T 5420 Business Analytics and Data Science*

IS&T 5423 Foundations of Data Management*

IS&T 5551 Foundation of Computing and Programming for Data Science*

IS&T 6150 Strategic Management Information Systems

IS&T 6336 Internet Computing and Internet of Things*

*Students will be skills tested before enrollment. If the test is passed, the student can replace it with any 5000-level and above course in BIT.

Electives are to be selected in consultation with your advisor from the following subject areas: business, enterprise resource planning, finance, information science and technology or marketing. Click on a subject to see a complete list of courses under that subject area. Up to six credit hours may instead be taken outside of the department of business and information technology.