UMass Boston

In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements.

• Official GMAT or GRE scores. 
• Essay (Students may write their essay using either the standard essay prompt in the online application or the one below.)
  • Part 1 (up to 300 words): Why are you interested in attending graduate school at UMass Boston?
  • Part 2 (approx. 1,200 words): State a current issue, problem or topic from your intended field of study (This can be specific to your country, state or local community) and discuss your strategic plan as to how you would address the issue and how attending graduate school at UMass Boston will aid you in your pursuits.
• Official TOEFL or IELTS scores required for all applicants that submit Non-United States academic transcripts (unless stated as exempt). Our minimum TOEFL score is 90 and our minimum IELTS score is 6.5.

Deadlines: June 1 for fall, November 15 for spring

Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.

Program Cost Information: Bursar's website

Required Courses (15 Credits):
Courses with an ‘*’ may be waived in accordance with the course waiver policy. Students must replace each waived course with an additional elective from below.

• MSIS 614 - Business Data Communications & Computer Networks 3 Credit(s)* 
• MSIS 615 - Business Programming 3 Credit(s)* 
• MSIS 618 - Database Management 3 Credit(s)* 
• MSIS 619 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 670 - Enterprise Business Intelligence 3 Credit(s)

Electives (12 Credits):
Complete four courses from below.

To pursue a specific career path, students will select four elective courses from that area.

Business Analytics Area:

• MSIS 635 - Health Information Analytics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 656 - Information Storage Management 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 671 - Enterprise Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 672 - Enterprise Data Mining and Predictive Analytics 3 Credit(s)

Healthcare IT Area:

• MSIS 632 - Introduction to Health Informatics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 633 - Health Information Exchange: Management & Technology 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 634 - Health Information Privacy & Security 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 635 - Health Information Analytics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 672 - Enterprise Data Mining and Predictive Analytics 3 Credit(s)

Cybersecurity Area:

• MSIS 613 - Information Security, Privacy, and Regulatory Compliance 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 623 - Network and Mobile Forensics 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 627 - Business Computer Forensics and Incident Response 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 634 - Health Information Privacy & Security 3 Credit(s)

IT Management Area:

• MSIS 613 - Information Security, Privacy, and Regulatory Compliance 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 617 - Management of the Supply Chain 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 631 - Operational Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
• MSIS 671 - Enterprise Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence 3 Credit(s)

Capstone (3 Credits):

• MSIS 630 - Project & Change Management 3 Credit(s)

Complete 30 credits from ten courses including five required courses, four electives, and a capstone course.

Capstone: Completion of a written paper.

Pre-/corequisite courses: Four (4) pre-requisite courses must be satisfied or waived through prior relevant coursework, based on a review of transcripts.

Course waivers: Students that complete equivalent coursework may be eligible to waive some of these courses. A minimum of 30 credits (10 courses) total are required to meet university degree completion criteria. Waiving multiple courses may require completion of additional elective courses to meet the 30 credit minimum requirement.

Statute of limitations: Eight years.

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Graduate Program Director:  Roger Blake