Santa Clara University

MSIS Course Clusters

Courses in the MSIS program fall into four clusters:

Core business requirements (4 courses required)

Provides students with an understanding of the "context" in which information systems operate. These courses allow students to have some of the basic knowledge of business and organization requirements that will assist students to understand both how information systems are designed and how they can successfully be implemented.

Core information systems knowledge (6 courses required)

Gives students with knowledge about the technical aspects of information system design and strategic issues around their use.

Specialization (choice of 5 courses)

offers students a variety of elective courses that assists to develop student capabilities in a specific area. 

Integration and application (3 courses required)

Students develop perspectives on how information systems are actually designed and used, and how broad social and ethical questions must be considered in thinking about the use of such systems. Students will complete a major application project as part of this cluster.

Use this link to see a list of courses in the MSIS program.