Curriculum

The 30-credit curriculum for students in the executive M.S. in Information Management program will be determined in collaboration with an academic advisor, and includes:

1. Primary Core (9 credits)
2. Secondary Core (9 credits)
3. Electives (9 credits)
4. Exit Requirement (3 credits)

With advisor approval, qualified students may substitute advanced courses for introductory primary and secondary core courses. All courses are three credits unless specified otherwise.

I. Primary Core: 9 credits

Management and Financial Track

• IST 585 Knowledge Management
• IST 621 Introduction to Information Management: Concepts, Contexts, and Career Options (gateway course)
• IST 614 Management Principles for Information Professionals
  
• IST 619 Applied Economics for Information Managers
• IST 625 Risk Management
• IST 645 Managing Information Systems Projects
• IST 673 Strategic Planning in an Information-Based Organization
• IST 683 Managing Information Technology-Enabled Change
• IST 710 Advance Project Management
• IST 726 Enterprise Architecture
• IST 727 IT Capital Planning
• IST 775 Information Industry Strategies

Policy Track

• IST 607 Government and Information
• IST 618 Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policies
• IST 643 U.S. Federal Information Policies
• IST 682 Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
• IST 728 Information Security Policies
• IST 782 National and International Information Policies

II. Secondary Core: 9 credits

Systems Solution Track

• IST 552 Information Systems Analysis
• IST 585 Knowledge Management
• IST 625 Risk Management
• IST 642 Electronic Commerce
• IST 645 Managing Information Systems Projects
• IST 678 Electronic Markets
• IST 683 Managing Information Technology-Enabled Change
• IST 710 Advance Project Management
• IST 710 E-Government
• IST 726 Enterprise Architecture

Technological Infrastructure Track

• IST 522 Applied Information Security
• IST 555 Distributed Computing for Information Professionals
• IST 558 Technologies in Web Content Management
• IST 565 Data Mining
• IST 600 Data Warehousing
• IST 623 Introduction to Information Security
• IST 634 Security in Networked Environments
• IST 656 Telecommunication and Information Network Technology
• IST 659 Data Administration Concepts and Database Management
• IST 679 Electronic Commerce Technologies
• IST 758 Designing Web-Based Database Systems
• IST 769 Advance Data Administration Concepts and Database Management

User Information Needs Track

• IST 553 Information Architecture for Internet Services
• IST 600 Globalization of Information Security: Information, Communication, and Development
• IST 617 Motivational Aspects of Information Use
• IST 626 Business Information Resources and Strategic Intelligence
• IST 629 Organizational Informational Security
• IST 631 Theory of Classification and Subject Representation
• IST 634 Security in Networked Environments
• IST 641 Behavior of Information Users
• IST 649 Human Interaction with Computers
• IST 652 Managers as Information Processors
• IST 662 Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information Professionals
• IST 800 Seminar in Behavioral Sciences

III. Electives: 9 credits

Students have a broad range of electives to choose from, including those available for students in the school's other masters degree programs. In addition to formal courses, students may fashion an independent study by collaborating with a faculty member.

IV. Exit Requirement: 3 credits

• IST 755 Strategic Management of Information Resources

Please see the Syracuse University graduate catalog for course descriptions.