CIS Graduate Programs
 

Master of Science in Computer Information Systems

Eric Drouart, D.B.A Candidate
Chairperson ,Department of Business Administration
and Graduate Advisor
Office: Sylvia Trottier Hall
Phone: (603) 897-8490
E-mail: edrouart@rivier.edu

Prerequisites
For admission into the Masters program, students must demonstrate competency in the following six
knowledge areas:

• Management
• Accounting
• Economics
• Programming Fundamentals
• Computer Organization
• Data Structures and Algorithms

Knowledge areas which have not been satisfied at the time of entrance into the graduate program become additional requirements. It is the students responsibility to fulfill all conditions at the earliest possible time, and prior to accumulating 18 graduate credits.

Students demonstrate competency in the six knowledge areas by satisfying one of the following requirements:

• Produce undergraduate transcripts that document passing grades in courses related to these areas, or
• Produce graduate transcripts in a related field of study, such as Business, Mathematics, Sciences, or Engineering, or
• Earn B or better in the following graduate foundation courses:
   
  • BUS F--1 Management Concepts and Practices
  • BUS F--2 Accounting Concepts and Practices for Mangers
  • BUS F--3 Economic Analysis for Managers
     
• Earn C or better in the following prerequisite undergraduate courses:
   
  • CS180 Programming Fundamentals I, or
    CS181 Programming Fundamentals II
  • CS 245 Computer Organization
  • CS 250 Data Structures and Abstraction, or
    CS 315 Introduction to Algorithms

  or

• Pass a Challenge examination in the prerequisite undergraduate courses above. Challenge exams are given a week before the beginning of each academic semester. Failure on passing the exams automatically requires that students register for the corresponding prerequisite undergraduate courses.

Degree Requirements (39-57 credits)
Complete 39 credits with an average of B or higher. Alternative courses may be taken with permission of the chairpersons of the departments. Based on candidate's academic background, up to 18 additional credits may be required to complete the degree.

Core Courses (30 credits)

• BUS 550  Financial Management
• BUS 560  Organizational Behavior for Managers
• BUS 566  Operations Management
• BUS 574  Program Management
• BUS 634  Management Information Systems
• BUS 636  Special Topics in Computer Information Systems
• CS   552  Object-Oriented Design
• CS   553  Introduction to Networking Technologies
• CS   610  Database Management Systems
• CS   632  Client/Server Computing

Required Management Course (3 credits)

• BUS 779  Strategic Management

Elective Courses (6 credits)
Choose two from:

• BUS 580  Marketing Management
• BUS 650  Electronic Business for Managers
• BUS 682  Marketing Research and Analysis
• CS   573  Advanced Wide Area Networks
• CS   575  Advanced Local Area Networks
• CS   582  Practical C++ Programming
• CS   585  Practical Java Programming
• CS   608  Software Engineering
• CS   612  Information Technology