Management Information Systems Major, BS

Program Description

The major in management information systems (MIS) is designed to prepare students for careers involving the development and support of business processes which utilize information systems. Recent graduates have pursued careers in systems development, consulting, network administration, systems support, and information resource management. Many positions outside the traditional Information Systems (IS) area can also be pursued by MIS majors. A partial list of these includes technical marketing support, business analysis, and other opportunities requiring liaisons between technical IS people and non-technical clients. These roles allow graduates to use their business systems knowledge to pursue careers in virtually any functional area of an organization.

Flexible program requirements allow students to pursue a variety of interests. These requirements include 6 hours of approved electives and 6 hours of free electives. Double majors in business related fields are available. Students can enhance career opportunities by using elective courses to learn a foreign language or pursue minors and double majors.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of information technology.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the various components of information systems.
3. Students will be prepared to participate in the development and support of comprehensive information systems.
4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the key technology trends that raise ethical issues.

Major Requirements

Students must complete 54 semester hours (SH) in the business core and in major courses beyond the 18 (SH) business core hours that satisfy general education requirements.  In addition, there are pre-requisites of 3 SH of pre-calculus (MAT 1312 or equivalent) and 3 SH of Level II written communications (BCO 2311 is recommended), both of which are part of general education. Students not prepared to take pre-calculus may need to take additional preparatory mathematics classes.

Students must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all required courses for the major and business core prefixed by ACC, BCO, BLA, BUA, ECO, FIN, MGT, MKT, MIS or QBA, as well as MAT 1312.