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MISM Curriculum

One-Year and 16-Month Tracks (Pittsburgh)

The MISM curriculum, comprised of business and technology courses, is designed to propel you along a more successful career path in information systems management. Created by a world-class faculty, the program is a 3-semester, intensive, on-campus master's program developed to meet the needs of those desiring to gain the required skills while spending a minimum amount of time outside the workforce. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of the interrelationships across technology, management and strategy.

Below is a sample curriculum. Your curriculum will vary depending on your choice of electives, classes you exempt, and your course load:

First Semester

  • Database management*
  • Object-oriented Programming in Java*
  • Telecommunications Management*
  • Statistics for IT Managers*
  • Economic Analysis *
  • Enterprise Architecture

Second Semester

  • Organizational Communication and Distributed Object Technologies*
  • Professional Writing*
  • Professional Speaking*
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Accounting*
  • Principles of Finance*
  • Object Oriented Analysis and Design*
  • Decision-making Under Uncertainty*
  • E-Business Technology and Management

Third Semester

  • Organizational Management*
  • Information Systems Project*
  • Digital Transformation*
  • Incident Response
  • Global Sourcing
  • Business Process Modeling
  • Negotiations

*Required Courses

21-Month Track (Adelaide and Pittsburgh)

The MISM 21-month curriculum, comprised of business and technology courses, is designed to propel you along a more successful career path in information systems management. Created by a world-class faculty, the program is a 4-semester, intensive, on-campus master's program developed to meet the needs of those desiring to gain the required skills while spending a minimum amount of time outside the workforce. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of the interrelationships across technology, management and strategy.

Below is a sample curriculum. Your curriculum will vary depending on your choice of electives, classes you exempt, and your course load:

First Semester

  • Database Management*
  • Object-oriented Programming in Java*
  • Organizational Management*
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Global IT Sourcing

Second Semester

  • Telecommunications Management*
  • Statistics for IT Managers*
  • Economic Analysis *
  • Object Oriented Analysis and Design*
  • IT Project Management

Third Semester

  • Organizational Communication and Distributed Object Technologies*
  • Professional Writing*
  • Financial Accounting*
  • Principles of Finance*
  • Negotiations
  • Hacking Exposed
  • Business Process Modeling

Fourth Semester

  • Information Systems Project*
  • Digital Transformation*
  • Decision-making Under Uncertainty*
  • Professional Speaking*
  • Transformational Leadership for Global Enterprises
  • Data Mining

*Required Courses

Learn more about the course requirements of the MISM program.


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What does the MISM curriculum offer you?

  • Accelerated, one-year, full-time program.
  • Proven ten-year job placement success with Fortune 500 firms.
  • Powered by Heinz College's IT thought leaders.
  • Custom mix of electives and project courses.
  • The Carnegie Mellon reputation