Graduate Certificates
Overview
The Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (ISQA) offers graduate certificates in the following areas:
- Information Assurance
- Project Management
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Data Analytics
- Data Management
The goal of the ISQA graduate certificate programs is to allow post-baccalaureate students and working professionals to expand their educational background and complete work that could count towards a graduate degree.
Earning the graduate certificates will:
- Enhance skill sets
- Provide exposure to new information technologies, theories, and practices
- Allow individuals to work towards various professional certifications
- Increase growth potential with employers
- Increase prospects of obtaining a graduate degree
The graduate certificate program offers existing technical and managerial professionals the chance to improve and hone their communication skills to aid in their professional development.
Who is eligible?
Individuals with an undergraduate degree and one to two years of work experience in information systems (IS) related roles are eligible to apply for the ISQA graduate certificate programs.
Structure of Graduate Certificates
The ISQA graduate certificates consist of 2-3 required courses and one or more electives. Specific course requirements for each graduate certificate, check below links:
Concentrations
The ISQA faculty has developed a series of concentrations and minors to assist students as they work to complete the MS in MIS program. Concentrations consist of coordinating elective courses. Students may choose to take courses that make up a concentration, or not, as they see fit.
Concentrations are not minors in the traditional sense, but rather reflect areas in demand in the community. If you have any questions regarding these concentrations, please contact the MS in MIS Graduate Advisor.
The following concentrations are currently offered for MS in MIS students:
- Analytics
- Data Management
- Electronic Commerce
- Geographic Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Information Assurance
- IT Audit & Control
- Project Management
More details can be found in the course catalog.
Minors towards MIS major
Business Administration Minor
- The approval of the MBA Advisor, completion of the MBA Foundation Courses, and the completion of a minimum of nine (9) graduate credit hours of BSAD courses, at least six (6) of which are in BSAD courses open only to graduate students (8000-level or higher), excluding courses which are Foundation courses for any degree program.
- BSAD 8060 cannot be counted toward the minor.
- A grade of “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) must be earned in each course counting toward the minor. All hours counting toward the minor must be earned at UNO.
Minors offered by ISQA towards other majors
Management Information Systems Minor
The Management Information Systems Department offers a graduate minor to students pursuing graduate degrees in other programs at UNO. The requirements for the minor are
- The student completes a minimum of three graduate courses (nine semester hours ending in 0), receiving a grade of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better in each course.
- The courses to be taken for the minor are to be approved by the student's advisor in the student's major subject and by the Graduate Program Chair (GPC) in management information systems.
- For declaring an MIS minor, a minimum TOEFL score of 550 is required and a GPA of 3.0 or better in current graduate program is required.