Information Systems

This program is offered under the written consent of the Minister effective March 3, 2023, having undergone a quality assessment process and been found to meet the criteria established by the Minister. Nevertheless, prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appropriate to their needs (for example, acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies, or other educational institutions).

The term “university” is used under the written consent of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills effective May 9, 2024, having undergone a quality assessment process and been found to meet the criteria established by the Minister.

• The program offers a wide range of courses that reflect current and future industry trends, such as:
  • Cryptocurrency and Smart Contract Engineering
  • Engineering of Big-Data Systems
  • Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
  • Cybersecurity Engineering and Development
  • Digital Business
  • Full-Stack Software Engineering
  • User Experience Design
  • Data Science and Machine Learning Systems Engineering
• MSIS courses are interactive, conversational, and participatory in nature, in which students can take ownership of their learning experience in class through technical sessions and discussions that focus on business aspects and real-world cases.
• Students can personalize the curriculum to their career interests with numerous electives.

• The MSIS program at Northeastern has successfully placed a majority of students working at industry leaders, such as Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Oracle, and IBM, as well as companies large and small globally.
• Recent graduates are working in roles such as:
  • Functional engineers and architects
  • Project managers
  • Business design and process architects
  • Data architects
  • IT managers
• Software and computer services account for more than 90% of Canada’s ICT sector. The ICT sector is characterized by a knowledge-intensive workforce, with over half of its workers holding a university degree, compared to 34.0% within all Canadian industries. The software and computer services sub-sector employs the largest proportion of university-educated workers within the ICT sector (65.2%) (ISED, 2021).
• British Columbia is expected to have over one million job openings between 2022 and 2032. Nearly 80% of these require some form of post-secondary education or training, and thousands of these job openings will be in high-opportunity occupations, which experience higher demand and higher pay compared to other occupations (information systems analysts, software engineers, computer and information systems managers, etc.) (WorkBC, 2022).

Applications received after the stated deadline dates will be accepted and processed as quickly as possible; however it may not be possible to have a decision rendered in time for the applicant to begin taking classes for the desired term if admitted.

Applications submitted by the referenced dates will receive full consideration for the referenced term. Applications received after the referenced dates will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Completed online application form

• Two letters of recommendation

• Transcripts from all institutions attended

  • The Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is a required assessment of all transcripts and documents from non-U.S. accredited post-secondary education institutions. (Review the FCE requirements by country.)

• GRE is not required for terms starting during the 2025-2026 academic years

• Statement of purpose

• Resumé

• TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo for international applicants unless the waiver requirements are met

• The application fee is waived for all new applicants applying to any of our Master of Science or Graduate Certificates for the fall 2025 and spring 2026 application terms.