Graduate Programs
MS in Information Systems
The MS in Information Systems program provides the conceptual understanding and technical competence for careers in information systems. Information Systems are computer-based systems that provide management with the necessary information to support the decision-making needs of an organization. Students in the program select either a generalist concentration, a concentration in e-commerce, or a concentration in decision sciences.
The program is scheduled especially for those students who are employed full-time, with all courses offered during the late afternoon and evening. Students with a recent undergraduate degree in business administration equivalent to the degree offered at CSU Fullerton should be able to complete the ten-course curriculum within a year-and-a-half on a full-time basis.
Students with a Bachelors degree in a field other than business administration may be required to
take 15 units of additional preparatory courses.
Preparatory Requirements
| Financial Accounting (3) |
| Managerial Finance (3) |
| Price Systems & Resource
Allocation OR Operations Management (3) |
| Legal Environment of Business
OR Marketing Management (3) |
| Decision Models for Business & Economics (3) |
Additional Requirements
| Students, within their first year of study, must demonstrate proficiency in calculus, information systems & applications, and statistics. The courses below or equivalent coursework must be completed with grades of at least a "C" (2.0). | |
| Math 135 | Business Calculus (3) |
| ISDS265 | Intro to Information Systems & Applications (3) |
| ISDS361A or ISDS513 | Statistical Analysis (3) |
The study plan consists of 30 units which must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.00. Students may select a particular concentration, however a concentration is not required for the degree. The study plan must include a minimum of 21 units at the graduate (500) level.
Students may select either a general program in which there are five required courses (including a Terminal Requirement course) and five electives, a concentration in e-commerce or a concentration in decision sciences. Students who do not select a specific concentration and who do not have an undergraduate degree in information systems are required to take ISDS 309 prior to beginning the program and are required to take ISDS 411 as one of their five electives.
| Required Courses (12 Units) | |
| ISDS 550 | Data Communications and Networks (3) |
| ISDS 551 | Information Resources Management (3) |
| ISDS 552 | Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3) |
| ISDS 555 | Business Databases: Design & Processing (3) |
Five Elective Courses in Information Systems (15 Units)*
Five advisor approved courses selected from the following:
| ISDS 411 | Microcomputer Business Application Design (3) |
| ISDS 413 | Business Programming Applications for Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (3) |
| ISDS 415 | Decision Support and Expert Systems (3) |
| ISDS 418 | Privacy and Security (3) |
| ISDS 431 | Enterprise Systems Implementation, Configuration, and Use (3) |
| ISDS 433 | Enterprise Systems Administration (3) |
| ISDS 435 | Integrated Enterprise Information Systems (3) |
| ISDS 437 | Enterprise Networks for Information Systems (3) |
| ISDS 474 | Introduction to SAS and Data Mining (3) |
| ISDS 553 | Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (3) |
| ISDS 554 | Internet Resources Management (3) |
| ISDS 556 | Data Warehousing & Data Management (3) |
| ISDS 557 | Issues in Business Information Systems and Global Telecommunications (3) |
| ISDS 558 | Advanced Software Development with Web Applications (3) |
| ISDS 563 | Geographic Information Systems for Business (3) |
| ISDS 568 | Information Systems for Knowledge Management (3) |
| ISDS 576 | Business Modeling and Simulation (3) |
* Students may use one applied management science course and one applied business course as electives. The applied management science course may be selected from the following:
| ISDS 526 | Forecasting, Decision Analysis and Experimental Design (3) |
| ISDS 560 | Advanced Deterministic Models (3) |
| ISDS 561 | Advanced Probabilistic Models (3) |
The applied business course may be selected from the following:
| ACCT 511 | Seminar in Managerial Accounting (3) |
| ECON 502 | Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3) |
| FIN 523 | Seminar in Corporate Financial Management (3) |
| MGMT 444 | Project Management (3) |
| MKTG 525 | Seminar in Marketing Problems (3) |
| Terminal Requirement (3 Units) | |
| ISDS 577 | Seminar in Information Systems Implementation (3) |
E-COMMERCE CONCENTRATION
Students selecting the e-commerce emphasis who do not have an undergraduate degree in information systems are required to take ISDS 309 and ISDS 371 prior to entering the program.
| Required Courses (27 Units) | |
| ISDS 516 | Analytical Techniques in Logistics (3) |
| ISDS 550 | Data Communications and Networks (3) |
| ISDS 552 | Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3) |
| ISDS 553 | Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (3) |
| ISDS 554 | Internet Resources Management (3) |
| ISDS 555 | Business Databases: Design & Processing (3) |
| ISDS 558 | Advanced Systems Development with Web Applications (3) |
| MGMT 581 | Entrepreneurship & New Ventures (3) |
| MKTG 455 | Strategic Internet Marketing (3) |
| Terminal Requirement (3 Units) | |
| ISDS 577 | Seminar in Information Systems Implementation (3) |
DECISION SCIENCES CONCENTRATION
| Required Courses (9 Units) | |
| ISDS 415 | Decision Support and Expert Systems (3) |
| ISDS 526 | Forecasting, Decision Analysis and Experimental Design (3) |
| ISDS 560 or ISDS 561 |
Advanced Deterministic Models (3) or Advanced Probabilistic Models (3) |
| At least 3 Units from: | |
| ISDS 422 | Surveys and Sampling Design (3) |
| ISDS 461 | Statistical Theory for Management Science (3) |
| ISDS 467 | Statistical Quality Control (3) |
| ISDS 472 | Design of Experiments (3) |
| ISDS 473 | Applied Statistical Forecasting (3) |
| ISDS 474 | Introduction to SAS and Data Mining (3) |
| ISDS 475 | Multivariate Analysis (3) |
| Elective Classes (Up to 15 Units) | |
| ISDS 465 | Linear Programming in Management Science (3) |
| ISDS 490 | Queuing and Stochastic Models in Management Science (3) |
| ISDS 516 | Analytical Techniques in Logistics (3) |
| ISDS 551 | Information Resource Management (3) |
| ISDS 552 | Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development (3) |
| ISDS 553 | Fundamentals of Electronic Commerce (3) |
| ISDS 555 | Business Databases: Design & Processing (3) |
| ISDS 560 or ISDS 561 |
Advanced Deterministic Models (3) or Advanced Probabilistic Models (3) |
| ISDS 563 | Geographic Information Systems for Business (3) |
| Non-ISDS Elective Classes (Up to 6 Units) | |
| ECON 502 | Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3) |
| ACCT 511 | Seminar in Managerial Accounting (3) |
| FIN 523 | Seminar in Corporate Financial Management (3) |
| MGMT 524 | Seminar in Organization Behavior and Administration (3) |
| MKTG 525 | Seminar in Marketing Problems (3) |
| MGMT 535 | Production and Operations Management (3) |
| MGMT 539 | Supply Chain Management: Making E-Business Happen (3) |
| Terminal Requirement (3 Units) | |
| ISDS 576 | Business Modeling and Simulation (3) |
For Further Information
Questions about admission and application procedures should be
directed to our Pre-Admission Advisor. Please call (714) 278-3622 or
email mba@fullerton.edu
Questions about curriculum content and career opportunities should be directed to Dr. Barry Pasternack, Chair, Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences. Please call (714) 278-2221 or email bpasternack@fullerton.edu
