Students majoring in information systems are required to enroll in the following courses:
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Hours
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Management Core Requirements
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STA 201-202 Statistics I and II
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6
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ACT 203-204 Introductory Accounting
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6
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LAW 200 Legal Environment of Business
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3
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MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems
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3
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MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
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3
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AMA 301 Management Analysis
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3
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FIN 301 Managerial Finance
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3
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MGT 301 Introduction to Organization and Management
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3
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BUS 470 Business Policy
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3
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ECO113-114 Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
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6
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Cultural Requirement
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3
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Major Requirements
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MIS 375 Applied Systems Analysis
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3
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MIS 480 Database Management Systems
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3
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MIS 455 Managing the Technological Enterprise
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3
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MIS 425 IS Security or MIS 465 Electronic Business or 1 Programming Course*
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3
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1 MIS/CSC/CMM elective
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3
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MTH 120
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3
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Electives
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Liberal Arts Electives
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9
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Electives
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12
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* Programming courses are to be chosen from the following course offerings, or other programming courses approved by the program director:
MIS 325 Programming in Java
MIS 335 Client Side Web Application and Development
MIS 385 Programming in Visual Basic
CSC 171 Introduction to Algorithms and Program Development
CSC 172 Introduction to Algorithm Analysis and Data Structures
CSC 203 COBOL Programming
CSC 355 Programming du Jour
CSC 372 Computing Environments
Dual Majors in Information Systems
Students majoring in Finance, Marketing, Leadership or Applied Management Analysis may pursue a dual major in Information Systems and their primary major. Information systems courses tailored for each major enhance the students’ knowledge of their primary business discipline, and integrate the use of information systems and technology with study of the business disciplines.
Students pursuing a dual major in Information Systems and Finance, Marketing, Leadership or Applied Management Analysis are required to enroll in the following courses:
Applied Management Analysis major/Information Systems major
AMA 350, AMA 420, AMA 430, AMA 410 and MIS 455 and three other MIS electives.
(Recommended MIS electives: MIS 375, MIS 395, MIS 415, MIS 480).
Finance major/Information Systems major
FIN 365, FIN 401, FIN 499, one finance elective; MIS 455 and three MIS electives. (Recommended MIS electives: ACT350/MIS 350, MIS 375, MIS 480, MIS 465).
Management and Leadership major/Information Systems major
Four BUS/MGT electives, MIS 455 and three MIS electives. (Recommended MIS electives: MIS 375, MIS 395, MIS 415, MIS 455, MIS 480).
Marketing major/Information Systems major
MKT 401, MKT 402 two marketing electives MIS 375, MIS 480, and two MIS electives. (Recommended MIS electives: MIS 335, MIS 395, MIS 415, MIS 455, MIS 465).
Management Information Systems (M.I.S.) Minor
Students who wish to pursue a minor in Management Information Systems must have a major other than Business Administration. Students pursuing a minor in Management Information Systems must complete the following course requirements:
MIS 201
MIS 375
MIS 480
MIS 455 or MIS 465
Typical Program for an Information Systems Major
First Semester
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Hours
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Second Semester
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Hours
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Freshman Year
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ENG 102
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3
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PHL 101
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3
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ECO 113
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3
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ECO 114
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3
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MTH 120
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3
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Programming Course or one MIS/CSC/CMM elective
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3
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MIS 201
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3
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Natural Science
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3
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HST 101/103
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3
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HST 102/104
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3
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AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)
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1
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Sophomore Year
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ACT 203
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3
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ACT 204
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3
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STA 201
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3
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STA 202
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3
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PHL 201
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3
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REL 200
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3
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ENG 200
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3
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MIS 480
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3
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MIS 375
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3
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LAW 200
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3
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Junior Year
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MGT 301
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3
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AMA 301
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3
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FIN 301
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3
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Elective (Internship)
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3
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REL 300
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3
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PHL 301/302/303
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3
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ENG 300
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3
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Cultural Elective
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3
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Elective
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3
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Liberal Arts Elective
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3
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Senior Year
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ENG/HST Seminar
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3
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PHL/REL Seminar
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3
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Elective
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3
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MIS 455
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3
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MKT 301
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3
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BUS 470
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3
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MIS 465 or MIS 425 or one MIS/CSC/CMM elective
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3
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Elective
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3
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Liberal Arts Elective
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3
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Liberal Arts Elective
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3
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Course Related Material
Management Information Systems Quarterly: A scholarly journal written for and by those involved in the MIS profession
ASCII Table The American Standard Code for Information Interchange, helpful for when dealing with multiple data types
Web Development Resources Tutorials for HTML, WML, XML, ASP, programming, databases, and general web building, and more.
Computer World All the latest information on computers, and computing around the world .
InformationWeek A site full of articles on the latest Information Systems developments and news.
Why MIS? Why General Managers Need to Understand Information Technology
The Business Finance Magazine The Business and Financial View of Technology in today's market.
Gartner, Technology Research Keep track of all the latest I.S. research and news.