University of North Carolina Wilmington

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Admission Snapshot

Typical admitted student: Prerequisite coursework matrix enforced; GRE/GMAT optional/recommended language appears in catalog for certain GPAs—read current graduate admissions PDFs. English proficiency for international applicants per Graduate School.

About This Program

UNC Wilmington combines coastal quality of life with Cameron School of Business AACSB infrastructure, helpful when targeting product analytics or enterprise IT leadership roles. Port logistics, film tech, and defense-adjacent employers along SE NC create internship variety; students should still plan national job searches for pure ML research roles.

Career Outcomes

Interdisciplinary MSCSIS between CS and Information Systems with PSM framing, prerequisite matrix, and catalog disclosures hosted at catalogue.uncw.edu.

• 1. Software Engineer
• 2. Business Technology Analyst
• 3. Security Analyst
• 4. Data/AI Product Engineer
• 5. Technical Program Manager

What You'll Learn

• Meet interdisciplinary prerequisites spanning CS and IS/business foundations.
• Tailor electives toward emerging AI and analytics topics with advisor approval.
• Complete professional science master’s expectations where applicable.
• Build communication skills aligned to cross-functional corporate stakeholders.

Curriculum Highlights

UNCW’s catalogue describes the MS in Computer Science & Information Systems as jointly administered with prerequisite coverage across programming, data structures, databases, software engineering, networking, and business foundation courses. Students should map electives toward analytics/AI topics with faculty advisors and confirm whether thesis or professional options best match hiring goals. Review catalogue.uncw.edu preview program text for the admit catalog year because prerequisite tables update.

Top Employers

Regional banks with digital teams, coastal logistics technology firms, healthcare systems, national remote employers—verify career outcomes with program leadership.

Admissions

Prerequisite coursework matrix enforced; GRE/GMAT optional/recommended language appears in catalog for certain GPAs—read current graduate admissions PDFs. English proficiency for international applicants per Graduate School.

Application Materials

• Application + fee
• Resume, statement, recommendations per graduate studies guidance
• Official transcripts for all post-secondary work

Academic Requirements

• Prerequisite coverage in CS and business disciplines as listed in catalog
• Competitive GPA
• English proficiency minimums