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Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)

The Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MMIS) provides candidates with the technical knowledge; business acumen and management skills to deliver high value Information Technology (IT) solutions in a rapidly changing environment. They will be able to use technology to advance organizational goals.

The programme allows graduates to be more marketable as it includes courses that are aligned to professional certification such as Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and the Project Management Institute (PMI). There is also built-in a specialized course in ERP Systems Theory & Practice. Students will therefore be exposed to the use of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software SAP. This software allows companies to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, decrease costs and streamline processes. The course attracts a lab fee for the software.

Students of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MMIS) will graduate with immediately usable skills and should be able to:

  • Think critically and creatively in selecting alternative solutions to complex problems.
  • Solve complex technology problems to support organizations.
  • Undertake research in their area of specialization.
  • Communicate complex solutions effectively based on technology decisions.
  • Enter the working world in a leadership position in the IT sector.
  • Develop a successful career in a leadership position in the IT sector.
  • Continue to learn new skills as technology changes.
  • Be the social entrepreneur who always searches for areas that need change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity to implement change thus creating employment.
  • Continue to study towards a doctoral degree.

Evenings/Weekends

Semester I 

Code 

Course Name 

Cr. 

Hrs. 

BGBE6101 

Global Business  

Environment

45 

 

Elective (e.g.  

Principles and  

Practices of Project  Management)

45 

BSEN6101 

Social  

Entrepreneurship I  (SE I)

30 

TOTAL 

 

 

Semester III 

Code 

Course Name 

Cr. 

Hrs. 

 

Elective (e.g. Dev  Human Resources  for Strategic  

Advantage)

45 

BSEN6201 

Social  

Entrepreneurship II  (SEII) – Seminar  

Planning &  

Execution

45 

CDAT6200 

Principles of Data  Analysis

105 

TOTAL 

 

 

Semester V 

BAPP6701 

The Agile Project  Management  

Framework and its  Application

75 

BARM6601 

Applied Research  Methods for  

Management  

Decision Making

60

CNET6101 

Net Centric Use and  Configuration

75

TOTAL 

 

10 

 



Semester II

Code 

Course Name 

Cr. 

Hrs.

BSBL6101 

Strategic Business  

Leadership

60

CGOV6101 

Information Systems  Management and IT  Governance

45

CSEC6101 

Information Security  Management and  

Auditing

45

TOTAL 

 

10

 

Semester IV

Code 

Course Name 

Cr. 

Hrs.

ECOM6101 

E-Business  

Technologies and  

Transformation

75

CERP6101 

ERP Systems Theory  and Practice

75

CSYS6101 

Information Systems  Analysis and Design

45

TOTAL 

 

9

 

Semester VI

CAMP6201 (Applied  

Research – 

Supervised)

Master’s MIS Project 

60

    
    

TOTAL 

 

4

 




Main Campus
Eureka Road Campus

Excelsior Community College is a registered institution with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) in Jamaica, and the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), the local accreditation body.

Excelsior Community College obtained Candidacy for Institutional Accreditation in March 2019 from the UCJ. As such, our Masters’ Degree programmes curricula are developed in alignment with the UCJ’s and recognized industries occupational standards. Additionally, our programmes are aligned to the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), the National Qualifications Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J) and certifications are to be offered by the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ).

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