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MIS graduates typically earn salaries that range from $47,000 to $57,000 for entry level jobs and from $90,000 to $260,000 for senior positions, according to 2007 data for Las Vegas. |
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The Certificate in Management Information Systems (MIS) program is a
graduate certificate program, designed for individuals who want to
acquire specific MIS skills to meet the needs or demands of their
workplace. The certificate program is suitable for students with no
prior MIS background, as well as for those who have prior MIS
knowlwedge or education and want to acquire specific additional skills
(retooling). The following are examples of students who can benefit
from the program:
- Individuals who have graduated from an MIS or related program
several years ago who can use the Certificate in MIS program to stay
current with technology changes
- MIS professionals who want to retool themselves to acquire new MIS skills
- Individuals with no formal prior MIS education who want to learn about a particular IT technology or concept
Admission
The
Department of MIS welcomes applications from college graduates in all
fields. Candidates must meet the same requirements as applicants to the
MS MIS program (with the exception that no letters of recommendation
are required).
Curriculum
The Certificate in MIS
program requires the completion of 12 credits of graduate MIS courses
(four 3-credit courses). Students can choose from one of the following
three suggested programs of study, or they can customize a program of
12 credits (four 3-credit courses) of graduate MIS courses to meet
their individual or professional needs. Customized programs of study
must be approved by the MIS Graduate Coordinator before the student
starts the first courses.
Suggested Programs of Study - all courses are 3 credits
(Changes to these courses of study requires prior approval of the MIS Graduate Coordinator):
- Business Analysis and Development for Systems
- MIS 744 IS Planning and Strategy
- MIS 746 Information Systems Project Management
- MIS 766 Data Management
- MIS 762 Analysis, Modeling and Design
- System Development Technologies
- MIS 760 Data Communications and Networking
- MIS 762 Analysis, Modeling and Design
- MIS 764 Advanced Web Development & eCommerce
- MIS 775 IT Architecture for Business
- Business Intelligence
- MIS 760 Data Communication and Networking
- MIS 764 Advanced Web Development & eCommerce
- MIS 766 Data Management
- MIS 776 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
To
customize a program, please refer to the list of availalbe MIS graduate
courses and course descriptions. If a student in the Certificate in MIS
program wants to switch to the MS MIS program,
then the student must apply for admission to the MS MIS program. The
student can transfer up to 15 credits of MIS courses into the MS MIS
program after being admitted, even if the credits have already been
used to graduate with the certificate.
Tuition and Fees
The tuition and fees for the Graduate Certificate Program in MIS can be obtained using the Graduate Student Registration Fee Calculator.
The department reserves the right to levy special fees for the
certificate program to offset the cost of program administration.
Approval to take these graduate courses does not convey a
preference for admission to the MS MIS program.
See the MS
MIS Course Descriptions for course details.
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