MBA/MS-MIS Dual Degree

From Information Systems at Pitt Business

Banking, consulting, healthcare, manufacturing – no matter what the industry, career and corporate success depends on your ability to recognize and capitalize on opportunities to use information systems to increase efficiency, improve performance, and support innovation. Your personal success will require that you be able to envision, evaluate, and execute technology-based solutions for critical business problems. Your firm’s success will depend on your ability to lead efforts that use technology to support introduction of new products, efficient management of supply-chain relationships, and effective management of complex financial activities. The Katz MBA/MS-MIS provides you with the expertise and credentials you need to stand out among MBA graduates as someone who can recognize and capitalize on opportunities to use information systems to provide tangible business value.

Contents 1 What will I do while in the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program? 2 MBA/MS-MIS Curriculum 3 What background do I need to succeed in the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program? 4 What will I be able to do after completing the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program?

[edit] What will I do while in the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program?

While in the Full-Time Katz MBA/MS-MIS program you will complete sixty-six credits of coursework and an internship to earn two degrees (MBA and MS in Management of Information Systems).

The coursework for the Katz MBA/MS-MIS combines the standard Katz MBA curriculum with additional coursework to provide you with a foundation in IS Design, Application, and Management while allowing you to develop a specialty that prepares for work in areas such as IS Management, Supply Chain Management, Customer Analytics, or New Venture Creation/Entrepreneurship.

[edit] MBA/MS-MIS Curriculum

• MBA Coursework (36 credits)
• IS Technical Core (9 credits)
  • Database Management
  • Technology-Enabled Business Transformation
  • Business Systems Platforms
• IS Management Core (9 credits)
  • Project Level: Project Management
  • Firm Level: IS Planning
  • Industry/Market Level: Technology Innovation, Adoption, and Diffusion
• IS Internship and Practicum (3 credits)
• Specialization (9 credits of electives + MBA Concentration) (IS Management, Supply Chain Management, Customer Analytics, New Venture Creation/Entrepreneurship)

As a Full-time MBA/MS-MIS student you will perform an IS related internship. You will also have the opportunity to work with corporate clients in IS project courses which provide hand-on experience with the management challenges surrounding the effective use of IT in organizations. In the Full-Time MBA/MS-MIS Program, coursework is typically completed within twenty months (beginning in August and graduating twenty months later in April).

[edit] What background do I need to succeed in the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program?

The MBA/MS-MIS program is designed for students with IS credentials (e.g. a BS in Computer Science or Information Systems), work experience (e.g. participation in IS development projects), or other documented IS activities/interests.

[edit] What will I be able to do after completing the Katz MBA/MS-MIS Program?

Katz MBA/MS-MIS graduates have accepted a wide range of positions—including business and IT Consultant, Director of IS, Systems Analyst, Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Pricing Analyst, IT Auditor, Financial Analyst and entrepreneur.