Duquesne University | Donahue Graduate School of Business

Foundation—Knowledge and Skills (20 credits)

     504   Statistical Thinking (3 credits)
     505   Communications—Written (1 credits)
     507   Communications—Presentation (1 credits)
     508   Applied Ethics (2 credits)
     512   External Financial Reporting (3 credits)
     516   Strategic Uses of Accounting Information (3 credits)
     518   Law for the Executive (2 credits)
     519   Marketing Management and New Product Strategy (2 credits)
     523   Managing Operations (3 credits)

     510   Understanding the Value Chain (2 credits)
     513   Economics for Decision Making (3 credits)
     514   Assessing the Financial Health of the Organization (3 credits)
     515   Information Systems for Managers (2 credits)
     520   Managing a Diverse Work Force (2 credits)
     530   The Global Economy (2 credits)
     537   Public Affairs Management (2 credits)
     538   Strategy Formulation and Implementation (3 credits)
     630   Leading Change in Organizations (3 credits)

Electives (15 Credits)

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Required Courses (21 credits)

Students may earn this degree by taking the following information systems coursework beyond the MBA curriculum:

     541   Systems Architecture
     544   Systems Analysis and Design
     545   Database Management Systems
     641   IT Audit & Risk Management
     643   Current Topics in IS Management
     646   Info Systems Regulatory and Ethical Issues
     647   Networking and Telecommunications Management
     648   Information Technology Project Management

Electives (3 credits)

Choose one:

     642   Knowledge Management and Decision Support
     645   Information Resource Management
     654   Data Warehousing and Advanced Data Mining

Programming Requirement

This MS-ISM program and the MBA/MS-ISM joint degree program require that students have at least one three-credit programming course or commensurate programming experience. Students without a programming course or experience in their backgrounds may take a programming course while enrolled in the MS-ISM program. In these cases, the student should take the programming course before taking the required and elective MS-ISM courses.

Questions? Contact the Donahue School business office via email at grad-bus@duq.edu or via phone at (412) 396-6276.