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I was looking for MIS courses(Graduate school) and I did not find them in NYC. Next, I got an option for information systems. I was wondering in what way this is similar to a Management infirmation systems degree? Is is more like a CS or IT degree?
Another question, how is the graduate study at Brooklyn college(NYC) for the department of computer science and information systems?
The best way to find the similarities is to compare the curriculum of one program vs. another. These terms (information systems and management information systems) are relatively new disciplines and are a long way from being standardized in academia as to what the programs should consist of.
You may want to also pay close attention to the admission requirements for the two programs. One may call for a stronger programming/IT background from its applicants than the other.
MIS programs are generally offered by the Business School of a university, while IS programs are offered by either its own school of the university, or its a school combined with CS and SE-software engineering. CS sometimes is offered by the engineering school, though, or is tied to Math.
Many schools don't have an IS school or IS program, and SE is sometimes a track of CS.
Outside academia/university world, and in the professional world, holding an IS degree and an MIS degree are very close, and it's the work experience one has makes more of a difference.
I think in terms of graduate degrees:
MBA
MIS
IS
SE
CS
where MBA is business/management and Masters in CS is very computer- theory/algorithms/systems on different ends, and the IS professional degrees fall in between and include CS, with SE close to CS, sometimes offered as a track of it, and some overlap with IS, and IS somewhat similar to MIS, and MIS like an IS oriented MBA.
It's going to vary from one school to another. My degree is in Information Systems, but it was through the business school (there was no MIS degree on campus). When comparing courses to someone from another school who majored in MIS, they were nearly identical.
I'm looking into the MSIS myself and was confused with MIS in the beginning. I looked at the curriculum and was more interested in IS. At GMU it's under the IT & Engineering School.
Thanks Guys. I get an idea now. Some schools club the IS degree with the business schools;some have it in the computer science school;some other have it under engg. But, I think, overall curriculum is going to be the same covering courses on database management,networks,programming, finance/accounting.
Problem for me is ,my area does not offer management informations systems(MIS); most schools only have IS. I think MIS is a good option to keep ourselves going with a couple of 'management' courses.
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