Today's computer information systems (CIS) professionals provide invaluable and highly specialized computer systems expertise, helping companies stay competitive in the global marketplace. These experts harness technology and enable organizations to use information to the fullest. In short, CIS experts are vital to the bottom-line success of every enterprise.

With rapid advances in technology spurring business faster than ever before, CIS professionals are among the key business experts responsible for effective and efficient business operations. To this end, DeVry's CIS program incorporates business and systems methodologies, enabling graduates to be dynamic assets to their employers right from the start.

The curriculum comprises both technical and business-oriented topics, from basic systems analysis and design to business programming in several popular computer languages. Advanced topics such as database query languages, object-oriented programming, client/server computing and visual development tools are also studied, as are PCs and PC networks.