Distance Education
Information Science and Technology
Master of Science in Information Science and Technology
Become 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 in organizations and businesses.
Thesis and non-thesis options available. A total of 30 credit hours of coursework is required to complete this degree. With only four required core courses, you have the flexibility to choose your own specialized area of interest.
Required courses:
- IS&T 6251 Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development
- IS&T 5885 Human-Computer Interaction
- IS&T 6261 Advanced Information Systems Project Management
- IS&T 6336 Foundations of Internet Computing
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or successful completion of 12 graduate hours in Information Science and Technology coursework
- Undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.0
- GRE V ≥ 144, GRE Q ≥ 148, and GRE WR ≥ 3.5 or GMAT ≥ 500
- International requirement: TOEFL ≥ 79, or IELS ≥ 6.5, or satisfactory completion of an approved English language Institute program.
Graduate Certificates
Your Pathway to a Graduate Degree
Start earning college credit toward a graduate degree. The GRE is not required to enter a certificate program, and credit earned may be applied toward your master’s degree.*
Graduate Certificate Programs
- AI, Machine Learning and Automation in Business
- Business Analytics and Data Science
- Business Intelligence
- Business Project Management
- Cyber Security and Information Assurance Management
- Digital Media and Web Design
- Digital Supply Chain Management
- Electronic and Social Commerce
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation
- Finance
- Financial Technology
- Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience
- Information Systems and Cloud Computing
- Management and Leadership
- Mobile Business and Digital Transformation
*restrictions may apply
Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply. Check with the academic department for program specific details and requirements. Learn more about the certificate to master's program.
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Business and Information
Science and Technology
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Rolla, MO 65409
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