The Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) educates business professionals in the strategic use of technology to create shareholder value, i.e., the application of information technology to improve business processes and support business decision-making. Graduates of the program are prepared to help shape twenty-first century organizations in a rapidly changing, globally competitive, technologically sophisticated environment.

For those interested in leading their firm’s strategic uses of information technology, the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) provides an outstanding foundation of technical and managerial expertise. In two years of full-time study, concurrent degree graduates obtain two masters degrees – a W. P. Carey Master of Business Administration (W. P. Carey MBA) and a Master of Science in Information Management. Some of the key advantages of the MSIM are listed below.

• A topical and dynamic curriculum including course work in enterprise modeling and business process analysis, database systems, object-oriented modeling and programming, electronic commerce, decision support systems, data warehousing, and distributed systems.
• Electronic business strategy is a consistent theme through the MBA/MSIM curriculum.
• A hands-on, real world applied project experience achieved through a team consulting engagement with local industry.
• Access to guest lecturers through the Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology (CABIT) an environment of aggressive continuous improvement and market responsiveness.
• A program that is nationally recognized for its quality and leadership:
  • The October 22, 2001 issue of Computerworld ranked the MBA/MSIM among the top 25 Techno MBAs.
  • Ranked by US News and World Report in 2002 as one of the top 10 graduate MIS programs in the country.
• A curriculum integrating state of the art software products:
  • Through alliances with Oracle, SAP and J. D. Edwards
  • By partnering with Sun Microsystems (Java)
  • Through intense use of Microsoft products.
• MSIM is also offered as a specialization.