How different are the two degrees !!! Am confused and what are the benefits of doing either of them !! any ideas
From when I was researching those degrees, it seems like MSIT is 60% tech 40% management whereas MSIS is more 40% tech 60% management. I'm sure there's a lot of overlap though. But in places which offer versions of both degrees, the MSIS is going to be somewhat less technical and have less programming requirements than the MSIT.
Generally IT is involved with infrastructure, IS is involved with applications. I have found that you will need to know more programming using IS than IT.
Guess I was wrong... the 60/40 thing was my initial impression after a small amount of research, but the infrastructure/programming division makes a lot more sense.
not wanting to dispute anyone's opinions since often these terms carry the emphasis as used by the organization so If you guys are interested in an empirical answer (of sorts) go to: www.dictionary.com search for: information system information technology My experience is that IS is more narrowly construed than IT and in fact my agency definition includes IS as a component of the overall IT area. (IS can include infrastructure, LAN, WAN, VoIP, SONET, etc...) The benefits of either degree would depend on the particular program you have in mind. My opinion is that a management emphasis (MBA-IS, MMIS) will serve you better than a hard technical degree. Much easier to outsource technical skills than managerial. A search I use is to go to monster.com and search on the degree in question: Search on MIT and MIS and you will get a feel for the industry need. Happy Holidays
or go to google and query: define: information technology define: information systems (just thought I would add to the general confusion)
Thanks everyone. The comments are sure helpful. IS is a subset of IT, that phrase sounds true. I have been in programming for nearly 15 years and a, looking to get out of it but stay in the IT field so am more or less inclined towards Masters in IT. Later on might do my MBA ..
