Information systems play a critical role in all areas of business. The Management Information Systems concentration in the Business Administration major focuses on using methods and tools, such as Python, SQL, cloud computing, database systems, and systems analysis and design, to solve business problems and make businesses more efficient. Students will apply what they have learned in an internship.
In the Management Information Systems profession, individuals analyze business situations and leverage technology to create innovative business solutions and opportunities, transform business operations, improve business performance, and manage business processes and resources. They help businesses implement new information technologies on time and on budget.
Admission Criteria:
● Overall GPA – 3.0
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 21 | |
| Free Electives | 24-18 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration Required Core | ||
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| ACCT 204 | Fundamentals of Accounting (Students in the Finance concentration take ACCT 201) | 3 |
| or ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | |
| BSLW 235 | Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| BCOM 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| INFO 290 | Technology in Business | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Social Impact and Ethics of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | Applied Business Strategy | 3 |
| Integrated Core | ||
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Collateral Courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Business Administration Career Learning | ||
| BUGN 310 | Campus to Career Transition I | 0 |
| BUGN 320 | Campus To Career Transition II | 0 |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Management Information Systems Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| INFO 210 | Database Systems | 3 |
| INFO 342 | Information Technology Infrastructure | 3 |
| INFO 257 | Programming for Business | 3 |
| INFO 360 | MIS Co-Op | 3 |
| or INFO 361 | Information Technology Projects | |
| INFO 496 | Advanced Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Complete 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Foundations of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Data Analysis and Visualization | ||
| Fundamentals of Project Management | ||
| Information Security System Management | ||
| Business Process Analysis and Enterprise Systems | ||
| Electronic Commerce: Creating Business Value Using Information Technology | ||
| Independent Study in Information Systems | ||
| Special Topics in Information Systems | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | ECON 101 (Fulfills General Education K3 category) | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | INFO 240 | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills General Education L category.) | 3 | INFO 290 | 3 |
| INFO 173 (Fulfills General Education G category.) | 3 | MGMT 201 | 3 |
| MATH 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCT 204 | 3 | BUGN 310 | 0 |
| BCOM 280 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| BSLW 235 | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| INFO 210 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| INFO 342 | 3 | MKTG 300 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | GENERAL EDUCATION (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| INFO 257 | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| INFO 360 or 361 | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 | INFO 496 | 3 |
| BUGN 320 | 0 | Free Elective | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||