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IS Course Requirements & Courses For Spring '26 For Students

Technical Core (Prerequisites)

Information Systems Core

Information Systems Breadth

 Information Systems Electives

Technical Core (Prerequisites)

Mathematics

Complete one of the following math courses:
21-112 Calculus II 10 Units
21-120 Differential and Integral Calculus 10 Units
21-127 Concepts of Mathematics 10 Units
21-240 Matrix Algebra with Applications 10 Units
80-210 Logic and Proofs 9 Units

Computer Science

15-110 Principles of Computing 10 Units
15-112 Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science 12 Units

Information Systems Core

Complete all of these courses:

67-250 The Information Systems Milieux 9 Units First Year
67-272 Application Design and Development 12 Units Second Year
67-373 Information Systems Consulting Project 12 Units Third Year
17-313 Foundations of Software Engineering 12 Units Third Year
95-422 Managing Digital Transformation 9 Units Fourth Year

Complete one of these:

05-391 Designing Human Centered Software 12 Units
05-410 User-Centered Research and Evaluation 12 Units
05-452 Service Design 12 Units
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Information Systems Breadth

One course from EACH of the four Information Systems Breadth categories are needed to fulfill this requirement:

Professional Communications

05-317 Design of Artifical Intelligence Products 12 Units
05-360 Interaction Design Fundamentals 12 Units
36-315 Statistical Graphics and Visualization 9 Units
51-262

Communication and Digital Design Fundamentals

 9 Units
67-265

Design Fundamentals: Shaping Interactions and Experiences

 9 Units
70-321 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 Units
70-340 Business Communications 9 Units
70-350 Acting for Business 9 Units
76-270 Writing for the Professions 9 Units
84-250 Writing for Political Science and Policy

9 Units
88-231 Thinking in Person vs. Thinking Online

9 Units
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Quantitative Analysis & Research Methods

21-325 Probability 9 Units
36-202 Statistics and Data Science Methods 9 Units
36-219 Probability Theory and Random Processes 9 Units
36-315 Statistical Graphics and Visualization 9 Units
36-350 Statistical Computing 9 Units
36-401 Modern Regression 9 Units
36-402 Advanced Methods of Data Analysis 9 Units
67-364 Practical Data Science 9 Units
73-265 Economics and Data Science 9 Units
80-306 Decision Theory 9 Units
88-223 Decision Analysis 12 Units
88-275 Bubbles: Data Science for Human Minds 9 Units
88-300 Programming and Data Analysis for Social Scientists 9 Units
94-216 Introduction to Decision Analytics and Systems 6 Units
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Students must first complete 67-272 Application Design & Development in order to fulfill one of the courses below towards their Innovation and Entrepreneurship requirement.

05-470 Digital Service Innovation 12 Units
17-356

Software Engineering for Startups

 12 Units
67-428

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Focus on Startups and Emerging Technologies

 9 Units
94-491

Lean Innovation Lab

12 Units
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Information Systems Free Electives

67-265 Design Fundamentals: Shaping Interactions and Experiences 9 Units
67-282 Special Topics: AI and Data Science for Intelligent Healthcare Systems 6 Units
67-306 Special Topics: Management of Computer and Information Systems 6 Units
67-309 Special Topics: Information Assurance and Security 6 Units
67-364 Practical Data Science 9 Units
67-428 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Focus on Startups and Emerging Technologies 9 Units
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