Courses and Curriculum | MS in Information Systems

Courses & Curriculum

In light of possible continued testing difficulties amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UF Graduate School temporarily adjusted the GMAT and GRE testing policy for Fall 2020. For Fall 2020 admissions, applicants to one of Warrington’s Specialized Master’s programs will no longer be required to submit a GMAT or GRE score as part of the admissions process. Please contact the program administrators for updated application requirements and to check space availability.

Program Structure

In the Warrington College of Business, graduate courses are organized in a modular system. The modular system allows students to focus intensely on course content over a eight-week period with a week break in between.

We offer four tracks:

(NEW!) Business Analytics:
Learn how to become a crucial translator of business functional needs into analytics processes and analyses. This track focuses on combining business functional knowledge and related data with analytics skills to meet the growing needs of analytics teams supporting businesses.
Data Science:
Learn essential skills to design systems and processes to collect and analyze data. Acquire statistical and business intelligence tools necessary to extract and communicate crucial insights effectively. This track combines programming, information systems, business intelligence, and quantitative business courses to provide a technical foundation for students pursuing a career in data science.
Information Technology:
Become an information technology architect. Learn how to design, implement, and manage systems that support a comprehensive IT strategy. In addition to technical competence, students will acquire the necessary skills to analyze and lead IT initiatives for any industry.
Supply Chain Management:
Master the complexity of supply chain management. Learn to analyze and effectively manage the process of creating, transporting, and delivering goods and services to consumers. The coursework includes topics such as logistics, sourcing and IT systems.

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Traditional Master’s

Program plans for students enrolled prior to Fall 2018 can be found on the Current Students page.

Business Analytics Track

Business or Non-Business Degree

This track starts in the fall only.

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1
ACG 5005	Financial Accounting	2	none	1
MAR 5806	Problems & Methods in Marketing Management	2	none	1
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1
QMB 6930	Analytics Processes for Business Bootcamp	1	none	1
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2
ACG 5075	Managerial Accounting	2	ACG 5005	2
MAR 6930†	Marketing Analytics I	2	MAR 5806	2
QMB 6930	Analytics Practicum I	1	Analytics Bootcamp	2

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6405	Intro to Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215 and in ISM 6358	3
ISM 6930	Intro to Python	2	none	3
FIN 5437	Corporate Finance I	2	none	3
MAN 6366†	Organizational Staffing	2	none	3
QMB 6930	Analytics Practicum II	1	Analytics Practicum I	3
ISM 6423†	Data Mining for Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in I SM 6405	4
ISM 6562†	Business Data Presentation and Visualization	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	4
ACG 7848†	Data Analysis and Skills	2	Intro to Python ISM	4
MAR 6930†	Marketing Analytics II	2	Marketing Analytics I	4
GEB 5215‡	Professional Communications	1	none	4
QMB 6930	Analytics Practicum III	1	Analytics Practicum II	4

Semester 3 (Summer A)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
QMB 6755†	Managerial Quantitative Analysis	2 hours	none	5
QMB 6930†	Artificial Intelligence Methods	2	Intro to Python	5
ACG 7849†	Web Crawling & Text Analysis	2	Intro to Python ISM	5
GEB 5215‡	Professional Communications	1	none	5

† Indicates optional electives. Must choose at least 6 of these for a total of 12 credits in order to graduate.

‡ Indicates optional timing for GEB 5215. Students can choose to take this either in Spring or in Summer.

Total credits: 36

Data Science Track

Business Degree or Minor

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	2 or 4

Summer C (if Spring start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1 or 3
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	ISM 6129	1 or 3
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
ISM 6216*	Business Database Systems II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2 or 4
ISM 6251*	Programming for Business Analytics	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2 or 4

Summer C (if Fall start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
Elective	Graduate level business course	2		1 or 3
ISM 6405*	Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6358 and ISM 6215	1 or 3
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6423*	Data Mining for Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6405	2 or 4
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4
ISM 6562*	Business Data Presentation and Visualization	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2 or 4

*Indicates track courses.

Total credits: 36

Non-Business Degree

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6755	2 or 4

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1 or 3
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	ISM 6129	1***
Core Business Courses	Choose 1 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	2		3**
ISM 6216*	Business Database Systems II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2 or 4
ISM 6251*	Programming for Business Analytics	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2***
Core Business Courses	Choose 1 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAN 5502, MAR 5806	2		4**

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1**
ISM 6405*	Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6358 and ISM 6215	1**
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	4		3***
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
ISM 6251*	Programming for Business Analytics	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2**
ISM 6423*	Data Mining for Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6405	2**
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAN 5502, MAR 5806	4		4***

Semester 4

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6405*	Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6358 and ISM 6215	1***
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
Core Business Courses	Choose 1 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437	2		3**
ISM 6423*	Data Mining for Business Intelligence	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6405	2***
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4
ISM 6562*	Business Data Presentation and Visualization	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2 or 4
Core Business Courses	Choose 1 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAN 5246, MAR 5806, MAN 5502	2		4**

*Indicates track courses.

**If starting the program in the Fall.

***If starting the program in the Spring.

Total credits: 40

Information Technology Track

Business Degree or Minor

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6755	2 or 4

Summer C (if Spring start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1 or 3
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1 or 3
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
ISM 6236*	Business Objects I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215, ISM 6222 and ISM 6258****	4**
ISM 6223*	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6222	2***
ISM 6258*	Advanced Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2 or 4

Summer C (if Fall start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6259*	Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6258	1 or 3
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
Elective	Graduate level business course	2		1 or 3
ISM 6216*	Business Database Systems II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2 or 4
ISM 6223*	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6222	2**
ISM 6236*	Business Objects I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215, ISM 6222 and ISM 6258	4***
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4

*Indicates track courses.

**If starting the program in the Fall.

***If starting the program in the Spring.

**** We will allow co-taking of ISM 6258 and ISM 6236 only if the student started the program in the Fall and the student is planning and able to graduate at the end of next Fall.

Total credits: 36

Non-Business Degree

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	2 or 4

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1***
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1***
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	4		3**
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
ISM 6216*	Business Database Systems II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2***
ISM 6258*	Advanced Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2***
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAN 5502, MAR 5806	4		4**

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1**
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	none	1**
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	4		3***
ISM 6216*	Business Database Systems II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215	2**
ISM 6223*	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6222	2**
ISM 6236*	Business Objects I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215, ISM 6222 and ISM 6258	4***
ISM 6258*	Advanced Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6257	2**
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAN 5502, MAR 5806	4		4***

Semester 4

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6259*	Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6258	1 or 3
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6223*	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6222	2***
ISM 6236*	Business Objects I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6215, ISM 6222 and ISM 6258	4**
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4

*Indicates track courses.

**If starting the program in the Fall.

***If starting the program in the Spring.

Total credits: 40

Supply Chain Management Track

Business Degree or Minor

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	2 or 4

Summer C (if Spring start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1 or 3
MAN 6528*	Principles of Logistics/Transportation	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	3**
MAN 6573*	Purchasing and Materials Management	2	none	1***
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
MAN 5502*	Operations Management	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6845*	Supply Chain Analytics: Gaming the Supply Chain	2	QMB 6755	4**
Elective	Graduate level business course	2		2***

Summer C (if Fall start)

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6941	Corporate/UF Internship or Elective	2

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1 or 3
MAN 6528*	Principles of Logistics/Transportation	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	3***
MAN 6573*	Purchasing and Materials Management	2	none	1**
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4
MAN 6511*	Production Management Problems	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6845*	Supply Chain Analytics: Gaming the Supply Chain	2	QMB 6755	4***
Elective	Graduate level business course	2		2**

*Indicates track courses.

**If starting the program in the Fall.

***If starting the program in the Spring.

Total credits: 36

Non-Business Degree

Semester 1

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6128	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6222	Business Telecom Strategy and Applications I	2	none	1 or 3
QMB 6755	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6129	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	2 or 4
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none	2 or 4
QMB 6756	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6755	2 or 4

Semester 2

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
GEB 5212	Professional Writing	1	none	1 or 3
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1***
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1***
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	4		3**
GEB 5215	Professional Communications	1	none	2 or 4
MAN 5502*	Operations Management	2	none	2***
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAR 5806	4		4**

Semester 3

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
ISM 6215	Business Database Systems I	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6128	1**
ISM 6257	Intermediate Business Programming	2	‘C’ or better in ISM 6129	1**
MAN 6573*	Purchasing and Materials Management	2	none	1**
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5005, ECP 5702, FIN 5437, MAN 5246	4		3***
MAN 5502*	Operations Management	2	none	2**
MAN 6511*	Production Management Problems	2	none	2**
MAN 6528*	Principles of Logistics/Transportation	2	‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	3***
QMB 6845*	Supply Chain Analytics: Gaming the Supply Chain	2	QMB 6755	4***
Core Business Courses	Choose 2 of the following: ACG 5075, FIN 5439, MAR 5806	4		4***

Semester 4

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite	Module
MAN 6528*	Principles of Logistics/Transportation	2	Prereq: ‘C’ or better in QMB 6755	3**
MAN 6573*	Purchasing and Materials Management	2	none	1***
MAN 6581	Project Management	2	none	1 or 3
ISM 6485	Electronic Commerce and Logistics (capstone course)	2	must be taken in the final semester unless otherwise approved	2 or 4
MAN 6511*	Production Management Problems	2	none	2***
QMB 6845*	Supply Chain Analytics: Gaming the Supply Chain	2	QMB 6755	4**

*Indicates track courses.

**If starting the program in the Fall.

***If starting the program in the Spring.

Total credits: 40

Independent Study (QMB 6905)

An independent study involved doing a project, such as a system design, website implementation or data analysis, for an agency at UF or outside UF. For these projects, the student should develop the proposal in cooperation with the person who will actually be supervising the work. The work supervisor will have to sign off on the project before the independent study starts, and eventually report on the student’s performance. The instructor will then assign the grade for the course after he/she receives the report from the work supervisor. Email your advisor to obtain the independent study application which should be submitted prior to registering for the independent study.

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Combined Degree

Students who are admitted into the MSISOM Combined Degree program may enroll in 12 credits (non-IS majors) or 16 credits (IS majors) of graduate course work during their junior and senior years. If earned with a grade of “B” or better, these credits will satisfy requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, pending admission to the Graduate School. Students will then have 20-28 credits of course work over 1-1.5 years at the graduate level to complete requirements for the Master’s. If the student does not continue on to graduate school, the course work taken will still satisfy undergraduate degree requirements.

Students only need to repeat graduate MSISOM courses for which they earn below a “C.” For undergraduate Combined Degree students who earn a B-, C+ or C in a course, the credits will not transfer to the graduate degree, but there is no need to repeat the course. Instead, students may take a graduate business elective during the graduate portion of the program to replace the credits that do not transfer over. This may extend their time in the graduate portion of the program, however.

ISOM Majors

During the undergraduate portion of the program, ISOM majors will take the
following courses:

Semester 5

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ISM 6128 (replaces ISM 4113)	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none
ISM 6129 (replaces ISM 4210)	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	ISM 6128

Semester 6

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ISM 6222 (replaces ISM 4220)	Business Telecom Strategy & Applications I	2	none
QMB 6358 (replaces ISM 4330)	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none

Semester 7

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6755 (replaces QMB 4701)	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none
QMB 6756 (replaces QMB 4702)	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	QMB 6755

Semester 8

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ISM 6257 (replaces ISM 3254)	Intermediate Business Programming	2	ISM 6129
Choose one of three:
ISM 6251 (replaces ISM 3255)	BIA Track: Advanced Business Programming	2	ISM 6257
ISM 6258 (replaces ISM 3255)	IT Track: Advanced Business Programming	2	ISM 6257
MAN 5502 (replaces ISM 3255)	SCM Track: Operations Management	2

Total credits: 16

ISOM undergraduates enrolled in the Combined Degree program should
not take ISM 4330.

Non-ISOM Majors

During the undergraduate portion of the program, ISOM majors will take the
following courses:

Semester 6

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ISM 6128 (replaces ISM 4113)	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development I	2	none
ISM 6129 (replaces ISM 4210)	Advanced Business Systems Design & Development II	2	ISM 6128

Semester 7

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
QMB 6755 (replaces QMB 4701)	Managerial Quantitative Analysis I	2	none
QMB 6756 (replaces QMB 4702)	Managerial Quantitative Analysis II	2	QMB 6755

Semester 8

Course	Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ISM 6222 (replaces ISM 4220)	Business Telecom Strategy & Applications I	2	none
QMB 6358	Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decisions	2	none

Total credits: 12

Courses & Curriculum

Program Structure

Traditional Master’s

Business Analytics Track

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3 (Summer A)

Data Science Track

Semester 1

Summer C (if Spring start)

Semester 2

Summer C (if Fall start)

Semester 3

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Information Technology Track

Semester 1

Summer C (if Spring start)

Semester 2

Summer C (if Fall start)

Semester 3

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Supply Chain Management Track

Semester 1

Summer C (if Spring start)

Semester 2

Summer C (if Fall start)

Semester 3

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Independent Study (QMB 6905)

Combined Degree

Semester 5

Semester 6

Semester 7

Semester 8

Semester 6

Semester 7

Semester 8

Admissions

Questions?