Information Systems and Technology

Overview

The Information Systems and Technology program of University of Michigan - Dearborn emphasizes business processes and ERP software to integrate the functional areas, such as manufacturing, distribution, sales, finance, etc. Specializations are available in the areas of:

• Information Management Applications

• Supply Chain and Information Systems Design

• Information Security and Quality

• Web Information Management

• Information Systems Engineering

As in the cases of existing MS degree programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the course offerings for the MS (IS&T) program are mainly in late afternoon and evening hours to enable students to earn the degree through part-time study. The program may be completed entirely on campus, entirely online, or through a combination of on-campus and online courses.

Program Goals

The MS in IS&T program is a response to the need of students who want to complement, extend, and integrate technical and organizational knowledge on information systems. The program designed meet the need of the industry to incorporate enterprise wide information systems to be competitive in the global market place. Students who possess either technical knowledge about computers and information systems, or knowledge about information needs and information system requirements in organizations, but who want to expand their knowledge in a constructive way, constitute an important part of the intended audience.

The degree aims to achieve simultaneously the following educational goals.

• Provide access to advances in the information systems field. 

• Provide necessary skills to effectively integrate information technology in organizations.

• Provide training in specialized areas of information systems and technology.