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 requires 30 credit hours of graduate coursework (5000-level and above). Consult your adviser to plan out your degree in line with your education and career goals.

The following are the required courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each unless stated otherwise. 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 5885 Human-Computer Interaction

IS&T 6251 Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

IS&T 6261 Advanced Information Systems Project Management

IS&T 6336 Foundations of Internet Computing

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.