To meet this demand, the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS/MIS) is designed for working MIS professionals in the Houston area as a part-time, evening program. Target applicants share the following academic and professional characteristics:

• Currently employed in an information technology role (e.g., consultant, application developer, systems analyst, project manager, database administrator, security or infrastructure specialist, or a manager or director of areas previously listed)

• Have at least two years of full-time MIS/IT experience after completing their undergraduate degree

• Will continue in their professional employment role while in the program

• Have an undergraduate technology degree in management information systems or computer science

• Students pursue the MS/MIS to enhance their current skills and for the upward mobility the program coursework affords them, moving from purely technical roles to upper management.