MSIS/MBA
Students who are interested in obtaining an MBA as well as an MSIS may pursue a dual master’s program in business administration and information security in less time than would be required to complete two degrees separately. Candidates in this program complete 62-80 credit hours, dependent on their undergraduate preparation.
All policies for Application and Admission for the dual MSIS/MBA program are the same as those for the MBA program.
MBA Curriculum
Foundation Courses (21)
All Lewis MBA students must satisfy Phase I course requirements. These seven required courses provide the background and essential preparation for advanced study.
Students with undergraduate degrees in business may be eligible for a waiver of some or all of the Foundation courses. The student must have earned a grade of B- or better to be eligible for a waiver. Transfer credit must have been earned prior to matriculation.
(Accounting, economics, and quantitative methods require two undergraduate classes each for waiver eligibility.) Students may also petition for Proficiency Exams for Foundation courses if they believe they have a strong background in the subject matter. Proficiency exams must be completed in the student’s first semester of study.
| 59-501 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| 59-502 | Business Economics | 3 |
| 59-504 | Quantitative Methods of Business | 3 |
| 59-506 | Current Topics in Information Technology | 3 |
| 59-508 | Contemporary Management Practice | 3 |
| 59-510 | Survey of Marketing | 3 |
| 59-512 | Financing the Business Enterprise | 3 |
Core Courses (24)
Eight managerial courses comprise the core of the MBA curriculum. Up to three courses (9 credit hours) grade B or higher, may be transferred in from another college/university if the graduate course is equivalent to a Lewis MBA course.
| 59-550 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 59-554 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| 59-568 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| 59-572 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| 59-601 | Legal, Social and Ethical Foundations of Business | 3 |
| 59-611 | Managerial Communication | 3 |
| 59-615 | International Business and the Global Environment | 3 |
| 59-620 | Strategic Management in the Global Environment | 3 |
Concentration (9)
Students select three courses from the following:
| 59-505 | Introduction to Information Security | 3 |
| 59-551 | Information Security Strategies and Risk Management | 3 |
| 59-552 | IT Governance and Compliance | 3 |
| 59-555 | Security Assurance Principles | 3 |
| 59-566 | Ethical Hacking | 3 |
Elective (3)
Waived if student is required to complete all foundation courses.
| 59-596 | Networks and Data Communications | 3 |
MSIS Curriculum
Core Courses (12)
| 68-515 | Operating Systems and Distributed Systems | 3 |
| 68-520 | Intrusion Detection, Response and Recovery | 3 |
| 68-525/70-525 | Encryption and Authentication Systems | 3 |
| 68-530 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Security | 3 |
Concentration Courses (9)
Students select three courses from the following:
| 68-523 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
| 68-526 | Network Forensics | 3 |
| 68-527 | Mobile Device Forensics | 3 |
| 68-528 | Malware Forensics | 3 |
| 68-550 | Operations and Organization Security | 3 |
| 68-557 | Project Management and Information Security | 3 |
| 68-563 | Database Management and Security | 3 |
Seminars (2)
| 68-596 | Information Security Certification Prep I | 1 |
| 68-597 | Information Security Certification Prep II | 1 |
Capstone (3)
| 68-595 | Information Security Capstone: Management Concentration | 3 |