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MSIS Study Plan

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MSIS PLAN OF STUDIES

Student Name:

University of Pittsburgh: School of Information Sciences


PeopleSoft ID:

Advisor Name:
MSIS Specialization:

Pitt E-mail:

MSIS Entry Term: Fall 20__

Home E-mail:

Spr 20__

Enrollment Status: Full Time

Undergrad Major:

Expected Graduation Term: Fall 20__

Sum 20__

Part Time
Spr 20__

Sum 20__

PREREQUISITES: One 3-credit course from each area listed below (9 credits total) or equivalent experience.
All prerequisite courses are in addition to the 36 credits required for the degree.

AREA

COURSE NAME & NUMBER

SCHOOL

DATE

Mathematics:
Statistics (or comparable):
Structured Programming Language:
(C or C++ recommended)

MSIS Course Requirements: 36 total credits required


TELCOM courses may be used to meet the Systems and Technology Requirement with permission of the advisor.
Pre-requisite (PREQ) completed before enrolling in a class | Co-requisite (CREQ) completed in the same or previous term as a class.

COURSES

(3 CREDITS PER CLASS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

PRE AND CO -REQUISITES

(MAY BE WAIVED WITH INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL)

FOUNDATIONS (6 credits required) - INFSCI 2000 required unless exempted by advisor


INFSCI 2000
INFSCI 2020
INFSCI 2040
INFSCI 2120
INFSCI 2125
INFSCI 2130
INFSCI 2135
INFSCI 2140
INFSCI 2150
INFSCI 2160
INFSCI 2170
INFSCI 2180*
TELCOM 2130
INFSCI 29XX

Introduction to Information Science


Less than 12 grad credits
Mathematical Foundations for Info Science
Research Design
Information & Coding Theory
Network Science & Analysis
Decision Analysis & Decision Support
Systems (also meets cognitive
requirement)
Probabilistic Methods
Permission of instructor
Information Storage & Retrieval
Information Security and Privacy
PREQ: TELCOM 2000 or INFSCI 1070
Data Mining
Cryptography
Knowledge Representation & the Semantic
Web
Queuing Theory
PREQ: TELCOM 2120 and 2310
See Independent Study and Special Topics options in Foundations

PROFESSIONAL (no minimum requirement)


INFSCI 2205
INFSCI 2210*
INFSCI 2220*
INFSCI 2821
TELCOM 2510

Technical Communications for Info Science


Information Ethics
Information Policy
Foundations of Clinical & Public Health
Info
US Telecommunications Policy

COGNITIVE SCIENCE (6 credits required)


INFSCI 2300
INFSCI 2350
INFSCI 29XX

English Proficiency Test placement

Instructor permission
PREQ: TELCOM 2000 or 2100 or
INFSCI 1070

Human Information Processing


Human Factors in Systems
See Independent Study and Special Topics options in Cognitive Science

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered on a regular basis
Last update 1.21.2015

TERM

PLANNED

TERM

COMPLETED

GRADE

COGNITIVE SCIENCE & SYSTEMS (these courses meet the systems or cognitive requirement with advisor permission)
INFSCI 2410
INFSCI 2415
INFSCI 2420*
INFSCI 2430
INFSCI 2440*
INFSCI 2460
INFSCI 2470
INFSCI 2480

Intro to Neural Networks


Information Visualization
Intro to Natural Language Processing
Social Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Spatial Reasoning for GIS
Interactive System Design
Adaptive Information Systems

INFSCI 2500
INFSCI 2510*
INFSCI 2511
INFSCI 2540
INFSCI 2550
INFSCI 2560
INFSCI 2620

Data Structures
Information Systems Analysis
Information Systems Design
Software Engineering
Client-Server Systems
Web Technologies & Standards
Algorithm Design (also meets foundations
requirement)
Developing Secure Systems

INFSCI 2621

Security Management

INFSCI 2625

Cybersecurity & Privacy Regulation

INFSCI 2629

Capstone in Security

INFSCI 2640
INFSCI 2710
INFSCI 2711
INFSCI 2725
INFSCI 2730

Programming Languages & Environments


Database Management
Advanced Topics in Database Management
Data Analytics
E-Business

INFSCI 2731

Security in E-Commerce

INFSCI 2739

Web Services & Distributed Computing

INFSCI 2750

Cloud Computing

INFSCI 2780
INFSCI 2801
INFSCI 2802
INFSCI 2809
TELCOM 2000
TELCOM 2821
INFSCI 29XX

Interactive Graphics
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
Location-based Services
Spatial Data Analytics
Intro to Telecommunications
Algebra, advisor approval
Network Security
See Independent Study and Special Topics options in Systems and Technology

INFSCI 2910
INFSCI 2915
INFSCI 2930
INFSCI 2935

Independent Study: Foundations


Special Topics: Foundations
Independent Study: Cognitive Science
Special Topics: Cognitive Science
Independent Study: Systems and
Technology
Special Topics: Systems and Technology
Independent Study
Practicum
Thesis

PREQ: INFSCI 2300 and 2500


PREQ: INFSCI 2300 and 2500

PREQ: INFSCI 2710 or 2470

SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY (18 credits including INFSCI 2500 unless equivalent has been taken)

INFSCI 2591

PREQ: INFSCI 2150


PREQ: INFSCI 2500
PREQ: INFSCI 2500
PREQ: INFSCI 2150 or TELCOM 2810
PREQ: INFSCI 2150 or TELCOM 2810
and 2821
PREQ: INFSCI 2150 or TELCOM 2810
and 2821
PREQ: INFSCI 2500
PREQ: INFSCI 2500
PREQ: INFSCI 2710
PREQ: INFSCI 2560 and 2710
PREQ: 2560 and CREQ: INFSCI 2150
or TELCOM 2810
PREQ: INFSCI 2550 and 2730
PREQ: TELCOM 2000 and INFSCI
2500
PREQ: INFSCI 2500

INDEPENDENT STUDIES (variable credits, 1-3), SPECIAL TOPICS, AND THESIS

INFSCI 2950
INFSCI 2955
INFSCI 2970
INFSCI 2980
INFSCI 2995

Permission of faculty sponsor


Permission of faculty sponsor
Permission of faculty sponsor
Permission of faculty sponsor
18 credits & advisor permission
24 credits & advisor permission

ELECTIVES (6 credits max) - enter the courses you have selected to count toward your elective credits
ELECTIVE #1
ELECTIVE #2

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered on a regular basis
Last update 1.21.2015

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