Boston University’s MsCis prograM stands oUt

A FAculty Obsessed With the Future:

Exposure to passionate, esteemed and responsive •PhD faculty Access to elite alumni, college, faculty, industry, and •student networks

Industry Leading Curriculum:

Graduate with unmatched marketability and •technical knowledge-base Curriculum is constantly updated to expose students •to what’s new on the IT horizon

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online Master of Science in Computer Information Systems

seCUre yoUr FUtUre

Youalreadyhavetheskillstoholdajobinthefieldof information technology. Now it’s time to think about your career. IT training prepares you for your work today, our degree prepares you for the decade ahead. Our faculty provides cutting-edge curriculum that you need to get and stay ahead in the constantly changing IT world. Become a leader in IT management while experiencing the teaching, research opportunities, and individual advising by the renowned full time faculty of Boston University.

speCialized prograM ConCentrations The concentration in Security provides students with:• In-depthknowledgeofemergingsecuritythreats• Solutionstoguaranteesecurenetworksandcomputersystems• Theabilitytoidentify,develop,andimplementhighlysecurenetworksthatsupportorganizationalgoals• Preparationforacareerasaninformationsecurityanalyst,systemanalyst,orinformationsystemleader

The concentration in database Management & business Intelligence provides students with:• Thetoolstoutilizethevastamountsofinformationprovidedbylargedatagroups• Theskillstointegrateinformationtechnologywithbusinessproblemsandopportunities• Athoroughunderstandingoftechnologicalissuesinadditiontobusinessconceptsandfundamentals• TheopportunitytouseOracleDBMSandtoexploredatawarehousingandminingstrategies• Preparationforacareerasadatabaseandknowledgemodeler,designer,ordeveloper

The concentration in IT Project Management provides students with:• GeneralconceptsembodiedintheProjectManagementInstitute’sPMBOK• Specializedtechniquesforsoftwareriskmanagement,softwarecostestimation,andsoftwarequalitymanagement• Virtualprojectmanagementskillsthatenhancetheabilitytomanagegeographicallydistributedsoftware

development • Preparationforacareerasaprojectmanager,systemsanalyst,designer,programmer,researchmanager,IT

consultant, or administrator of technical projects

boston University’s MSCIS Program – in a league of its own

TheNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)andDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)designatedtheMetropolitanCollege DepartmentofComputerScienceasaNationalCenterofAcademicExcellenceinInformationAssuranceEducationforacademic years 2007 through 2012 and a National Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for academicyears2008through2013.TheCommitteeonNationalSecuritySystems(CNSS)hasalsocertifiedtheSecurityComputerScienceDepartmentatBostonUniversity’sMetropolitanCollege.Additionally,theProjectManagementInstitute’sGAChasaccreditedMSCISforprojectmanagement.AMSCISdegreeisvalidatedbytopgoverninginstitutionsand the 150 year reputation of academic excellence at Boston University.

prograMs oF stUdy (all CoUrses are 4 Credits) Core Courses (Requiredforallconcentrations):

InformationStructures METCS520 QuantitativeMethods METCS546 forInformationSystems

BusinessDataCommunication METTC625and Computer Networks

DatabaseDesignand METCS669 Implementation for Business InformationSystems METCS682 Analysis and Design

ITStrategyandManagement METCS782

aCCreditationBostonUniversityisregionallyaccreditedbytheNewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsandColleges(NEASC).

adMissions reqUireMentsToapplyforadmissiontotheMSCISprogramatBostonUniversity’sMetropolitanCollege,youmustholdabachelor’sdegree fromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityintheU.S.oritsforeignequivalent.Applicantsfortheprogramareevaluatedontheirentireacademicandprofessionalrecord.YouarenotrequiredtotaketheGRE,thoughyoumaysubmityourGREscoresaspart ofyourapplication.Callanenrollmentadvisorat1-877-MSCIS-4U(1-877-672-4748)todaytoassessthisopportunity.

Selectatleastonecoursefromthefollowing:

ITProjectManagement METCS632 WebApplicationDevelopment METCS601

DistributedSoftwareDevelopment METCS633andManagement DatabaseSecurity METCS674

ITSecurityPoliciesandProcedures METCS684

DigitalForensicsandInvestigations METCS693

EnterpriseInformationSecurity METCS695

DataMiningandBusinessIntelligence METCS699

AdvancedDatabaseManagement METCS779

Concentration in database Management & business Intelligence (RequiredCourses)

DatabaseSecurity METCS674 DataMiningand METCS699 Business Intelligence

AdvancedDatabaseManagement METCS779

Total: 40 Credits to Graduate (10Courses)

Concentration in Security (RequiredCourses)

ITSecurityPolicies METCS684 and Procedures

EnterpriseInformationSecurity METCS695

DigitalForensicsandInvestigations METCS693orDatabaseSecurity METCS674

Concentration in IT Project Management(RequiredCourses)

ITProjectManagement METCS632

DistributedSoftwareDevelopmentandManagement METCS633

Enterprise Architecture and Design METCS679ofMulti-tieredSystems

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*withpermissionoftheiracademicadvisorstudentsmaysubstituteMETCS601WebApplicationDevelopment.