Information Science, MSIS - Telecommunications and Distributed Systems Concentration

Required Core Courses

All MSIS students are required to take the following five classes. 

• INFSCI 2150 - INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 2300 - HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
• INFSCI 2591 - ALGORITHM DESIGN
• INFSCI 2710 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT
• TELCOM 2310 - APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS

Telecommunications and Distributed Systems Required Courses

Students in the Telecommunications and Distributed Systems specializaiton must take the following three required courses:

• TELCOM 2120 - NETWORK PERFORMANCE
• TELCOM 2700 - INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKS
• TELCOM 2821 - NETWORK SECURITY

Telecommunications and Distributed Systems Elective

Students in the Telecommunications and Distributed Systems specialization must take two electives from the following list:

• INFSCI 2125 - NETWORK SCIENCE & ANALYSIS
• INFSCI 2160 - DATA MINING
• INFSCI 2595 - MACHINE LEARNING
• INFSCI 2621 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER FORENSICS
• INFSCI 2750 - CLOUD COMPUTING
• INFSCI 2170 - CRYPTOGRAPHY
• TELCOM 2321 - WIDE AREA NETWORKS
• TELCOM 2010 - COMPUTER NETWORKING LABORATORY

Additional Approved Electives

Students may select two courses from the department’s standard graduate course offerings, including independent study and practicum experiences.

Students may also pursue opportunities that fall outside of the department’s standard graduate course offerings such as the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education cross-registration, doctoral seminars, courses offered in other Pitt graduate departments, or undergraduate upper-level coursework in information science or computer science (1100-1999). These opportunities may not exceed six credits and require advisor approval prior to enrollment.