The Master of Science in Informatics requires:
- Successful completion of an approved program of study, from the courses below, providing 30 hours of graduate credit.
- Students must complete one course of independent study (INFO U798) but can optionally choose to complete a second for a total of 6 credit hours.
- A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) is required over the entire graduate program, and a minimum grade of C is required in all graduate courses.
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Required Courses
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| INFO U650 | Cloud Based Information Resource Management | 3 |
| INFO U710 | Management of Innovation and Intellectual Property | 3 |
| INFO U762 | Interoperability | 3 |
| INFO U763 | Advanced IT Project Management | 3 |
| INFO U798 | Independent Graduate Study in Informatics | 3 |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence | |
| Applied AI Agents | |
| Applied AI Prompt Engineering | |
| Information Privacy | |
| Cybersecurity Management | |
| Digital Forensics Technology | |
| Advanced Knowledge - Based Systems | |
| Information Architecture | |
| Business and Competitive Intelligence | |
| Special Topics in Graduate Informatics | |
| Introduction to Health Informatics | |
| Healthcare Quality Management | |
| Independent Graduate Study in Informatics | |
| Thesis Preparation | |
| Introduction to Quantitative Analysis and Programming | |
| Data Mining and Management | |
| Principles of Business Analytics | |
| Data Visualization | |
| Data Governance, Law, and Ethics | |
| Business Process and Operations Analytics | |
| Programming for Analytics | |
| Web & Social Media Analytics | |
USC Upstate Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems Graduate Mission Statement
Information technology professionals in the graduate program at USC Upstate are broadly prepared in information technology, communications, and business theory. Graduates understand unique challenges of managing people, projects, information, knowledge, processes, and information resources in today's quickly changing globalized market.
Degree Candidates
Individuals seeking admission to USC Upstate as a degree candidate, will be considered for full admission when the USC Upstate Admissions Office receives all admissions material. However, students are eligible to take up to 6 hours of program courses pending receipt of all materials. Applications are reviewed holistically in their entirety and in comparison to other applications received to select candidates who are a good fit for and who will be reasonably expected to succeed in the program. If the student meets all criteria, the student will be accepted as a degree candidate. Requirements are:
- Professional resume
- Application as a degree-seeking student
- Graduate application fee
- State residency status form
- Two (2) letters of recommendation (optional)
- Official copies of all previous graduate and undergraduate studies
- A minimum GPA on all undergraduate coursework of 2.5 on a 4.0-point scale
- Proof of immunization for measles (rubeola) and German measles (rubella) if born after December 31, 1956
- A written statement of intent as to why the applicant wishes to apply to the program
Conditional Admission
As long as all other admission requirements have been fulfilled, a student may apply for conditional admission by submitting a written request to the chair of the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems if the student has a GPA on all undergraduate coursework of below 2.5 on a 4.0-scale.
If the student is granted conditional admission, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.25 on the initial twelve (12) hours of USC Upstate graduate coursework to be fully admitted as a Master's candidate, or meet the criteria set forth by the Informatics Graduate Faculty committee as appropriate. If the student fails to achieve this GPA, the student may not continue in the Master's program.
Each candidate will be reviewed by an admissions panel consisting of faculty from the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems. The panel will make recommendations including possible remedial coursework (additional courses at the undergraduate level to repair any deficiencies in the candidate's background), to the chair of the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems who will make the final decision on admission. The Dean of the College of Science and Technology will be able to reverse any admission decision made by the chair. Before a student begins the independent study or research portion of the curriculum, each student will be assigned a faculty mentor to serve as the student's advisor. Some students may be offered graduate student stipends depending on availability of funding.
