Information Systems Management Master's Degree: Traditional Track
A Degree for Future Leaders
This track is right for you if:
- You want to use technology to drive business impact
- You are interested in both the technical and human sides of digital transformation
- You want the flexibility to pursue careers in product management, consulting, analytics, and technology leadership
Key Program Information
Application Deadlines
Round 1: December 1, 2026
Round 2: January 10, 2027
Round 3: February 1, 2027
Cost of Attendance
Please visit CMU's Student Financial Services website.
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Master of Information Systems Management Curriculum
For detailed curriculum information, please visit the Master of Information Systems Management student handbook.
- Distributed Systems for Information Systems Management (95-702)
- Database Management(95-703)
- Organizational Design and Implementation (94-700)
- Python for Software Development (95-896)
- Economic Analysis (95-710)
- Tech Strategy and Governance (95-867)
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty (95-760)
- Statistics for IT Managers (95-796)
- Accounting and Finance Analytics (95-719)
- Strategic Communication for Information Systems Leaders (95-877)
- Design Core (94-866 or 95-706 or 95-874)
- Information Systems Management Professional Seminar (95-843)
- Capstone Project (94-739)
- Lean Innovation Lab (94-891) can be an option to meet Capstone Project requirement
- Corporate Start-Up Lab (45-996) can be an option to meet Capstone Project requirement
PLUS
- Required Summer Internship
For class, syllabi, and faculty information, please visit the Heinz College course catalog.
- Measuring Social (94-823)
- Linux & Open Source (95-799)
- Cloud Security (95-746)
- Advanced AI & Business Strategy (94-829)
- Financial Investing (94-818)
- Fundamentals of Operationalizing AI (94-879)
*Elective availability may differ by pathway/location; students may also enroll in graduate-level courses from other Heinz College programs as well as other departments across Carnegie Mellon University’s campus, with approval.
For class, syllabi, and faculty information, please visit the Heinz College course catalog.
Students in the Information Systems Management: Traditional pathway can elect an optional concentration in one of the following specialty areas:
- AI Management
- Health Informatics
- Marketing and Social Media Analytics
- Product Management
- Tech Policy and Governance
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Sample Information Systems Management Class Schedule
- At Carnegie Mellon University, courses are counted in units instead of credits.
- Three units are roughly equivalent to one credit at many of our peer institutions.
- A semester-long course is 12 units, while a half-semester class (called a mini) is six units.
The following schedules are intended to be examples of the structure of the semester. Courses may not always be offered in this fashion.
Sample Schedule: Fall
| Fall, Mini 1 | Fall, Mini 2 |
| Database Management | Database Management |
| Programming Requirement | Programming Requirement |
| Organizational Design and Implementation | Accounting & Finance Analytics |
| Statistics for IT Managers | Writing for Information Systems Management |
| Economic Analysis | |
| Total units: 30 | Total units: 24 |
Sample Schedule: Spring
| Spring, Mini 3 | Spring, Mini 4 |
| Distributed Systems for Information Systems Management | Distributed Systems for Information Systems Management |
| Communication in eXtended Reality | Digital Transformation |
| Managing Disruptive Technologies | Decision Making Under Uncertainty |
| IT Project Management | Negotiation |
| Geographic Information Systems | |
| Total units: 30 | Total units: 24 |
