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.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 15-18 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 21 | |
| Free Electives | 41-38 | |
| 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 | Business Ethics and Social Impact | 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 Course I: Prepare for Your Career | 0 |
| BUGN 320 | Campus to Career Transition Course II: On the Job Success | 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 | |
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Fulfilled by BCOM 280 in the major. | ||
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by INFO 240 in the major. | ||
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 102 in the major. | ||
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. | 6 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 101 in the major. | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Fulfilled by MGMT 201 in the major. | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 15-18 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | BCOM 280 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | INFO 240 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | ECON 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| MGMT 201 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration - Ethical Inquiry) | 3 | ACCT 204 | 3 |
| INFO 173 (Fulfills General Education G category.) | 3 | INFO 290 | 3 |
| MATH 100 (or Free Elective) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| INFO 210 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| INFO 257 | 3 | MKTG 300 | 3 |
| BSLW 235 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| BUGN 310 | 0 | BUGN 320 | 0 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 | 3 |
| INFO 342 | 3 | INFO 496 | 3 |
| INFO 360 or 361 | 3 | Concentration Elective 2 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||