MSc in Information Systems (Thesis)

With the aim to preparing students for future labor market needs by providing them with high-quality knowledge of the state of the art skills and techniques and enabling them to conduct high-quality research, innovation, and community service.

Program Mission

To provide high-quality advanced education through the combination of theory, practices, and real-world experience, contribute to innovative research related to information systems, and to engage itself in serving the community.

 

Program Objectives

1. Provide R&D leadership in the field of computer information systems.
2. Demonstrate effective communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills to advance professional and organizational goals.
3. Continue education and research to propose innovative solutions for the betterment of society and advancement of the information systems discipline.
4. Pursue lifelong learning with the motivation to deal with contemporary social and technological issues.

 

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Knowledge and understanding Domain.

1. Recall the concepts related to major information systems areas including data science, computer networks, and cyber security.
2. Analyze technical aspects of information systems projects and apply appropriate strategies to meet stakeholders’ needs.
3. Reflect and appreciate the scope of global health informatics.

Skills Domain

1. Appraise emerging technologies and recognize the need for and an ability to engage in continued professional development.
2. Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills to translate technical information to align computer information systems and tools with stakeholders’ goals.
3. Plan, design and implement information systems solutions for real-world problems pertaining to various application domains using modern techniques.
4. Identify, formulate, and develop solutions for information system problems.
5. Apply data science as a multifaceted discipline of critical thinking and problem-solving.
6. Apply advanced mathematics cryptographic algorithms and specialized information security defense technologies to protect computer systems.
7. Formulate an enterprise architecture development strategy and lead its implementation.

Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility:

1. Demonstrate ethical conduct and appropriate social and behavioural skills and professional responsibility.
2. Engage in research practices and innovative ideas for the advancement of information systems discipline in quest of having a positive impact on societies.
3. Work collaboratively and lead multidisciplinary teams to perform a wide range of tasks for society.   

Tracks’ Program Learning Outcomes

Specific PLO: Data Science

1. Recall the concepts related to major information systems areas including data science, computer networks, and cyber security.
2. Apply data science as a multifaceted discipline of critical thinking and problem-solving.

Specific PLO: Information Security

1. Recall the concepts related to major information systems areas including data science, computer networks, and cyber security.
2. Apply advanced mathematics cryptographic algorithms and specialized information security defense technologies to protect computer systems.

Specific PLO: Health Informatics

1. Reflect and appreciate the scope of global health informatics.

Specific PLO: Enterprise Architecture

1. Formulate an enterprise architecture development strategy and lead its implementation.

Program’s Handbook

         For more information about the program, it’s rules/regulations of study and students rights and responsibilities, you can read program handbook.

   Admission Requirements
              General Requirements:

1. The applicant must be a Saudi, or have a Saudi mother, or be on a postgraduate scholarship if he is not a Saudi.
2. The applicants are subject to the criteria for competencies comparison, which is conducted among several admission applications.
3. English language opportunities provided by private or non-accredited institutions are not accepted.
4. General Aptitude Test for university graduates are not accepted after five years from the date of the issue.
5. English language proficiency tests are not accepted after exceeding two years for TOEFL and IELTS, and three years for the Standardized Test of English Proficiency (STEP) from the date of the test.

              Program Requirements

1. The applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of no less than 3.0 in the following specializations: Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Software Engineering). Other relevant specializations may be accepted after the approval of the Information System Department Council.
2. Passing the General Aptitude Test for university graduates with a score of no less than 60%.
3. Passing the English language test (STEP) with a score no less than (80), or the equivalent scores of other English language proficiency tests.

 

 Main Tracks

Data Science

Information Security

Health Informatics

Enterprise Architecture

 

Duration

Two years (Four Semesters)

 

 

Study Plan (34 Credit Hours)

 

 

 

 

Elective Course Selection:

Elective courses will be available for student in the second and third semesters. Students select the elective courses track by the end of first semester. The students will be surveyed to select a track in which they prefer to study, and the final decision depends on majority of the section. At the current availability if the department, the department cannot over more than one track for the same batch due to the number of faculty available for teaching and the number of students who registered in the program.

Information security track has four courses while the number of courses in the study plan are 3 courses. Similarly, the student will be surveyed again to pick 3 out of 4 courses if the majority goes with Information security track.

 Thesis Proposal and Thesis:

               For more information about thesis, you can visit Master Thesis and Proposal webpage.