Management Information Systems (B.S.Bus.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business & Economics Requirements | 54-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 78-81 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 112 | Computational Thinking and Problem Solving | 3 |
| or MIS 250 | Introductory Systems Development | |
| MIS 353 | Application Development | 3 |
| MIS 355 | Systems Analysis & Administration | 3 |
| MIS 452 | Business Telecommunications Management | 3 |
| MIS 453 | Database Design | 3 |
| MIS 455 | Data Management for Big Data | 3 |
| Select at least two additional Restricted MIS Elective courses from the following OR one 400 level course offered by College of Business and Economics and one course from the following: | 6 | |
| Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Accounting Data Analytics | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Programming Languages | ||
| Computer Operating Systems | ||
| System Software | ||
| Cybersecurity and Privacy | ||
| Cybersecurity Architectures and Management | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Portfolio Management | ||
| Foundations of GIS | ||
| Cartographic Design & Geovisualization | ||
| Deploying and Developing Human Capital | ||
| Issues in Information Systems | ||
| Cybersecurity Competition | ||
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Systems and Simulation | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
A. PGA Golf Management Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGA 103 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| PGA 150 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PGA 251 | PGA Golf Management II 1 | 3 |
| PGA 298 | Internship (Max 6 credits) | 4 |
| PGA 385 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PGA 398 | Internship | 6 |
| RSTM 105 | Teaching Golf I | 2 |
| RSTM 205 | Teaching Golf II | 2 |
| RSTM 305 | Teaching Golf III | 2 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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PGA 251 and PGA 385, together, can be used to meet the requirement for the Specialized Elective or the Marketing & Entrepreneurship Elective.
Courses to total 129 credits for this degree.
In addition to all other requirements, students must take at least 9 credits from outside the CBE in addition to those specifically required. These may be chosen from the restricted electives or from other courses.
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| BUS 190 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BLAW 265 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PHIL 208 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 354 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MHR 310 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| ENGL 207 OR ENGL 208 OR ENGL 313 OR ENGL 317 OR PHIL 201 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| FIN 301 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing | 3 |
| MIS 350 | Managing Information | 3 |
| OM 370 | Process Management | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MIS 353 | Application Development | 3 |
| UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Non CBE Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Non CBE Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| MIS 355 | Systems Analysis & Administration | 3 |
| MIS 453 | Database Design | 3 |
| MIS 455 | Data Management for Big Data | 3 |
| Restricted, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Restricted, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BUS 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MIS 452 | Business Telecommunications Management | 3 |
| MIS 454 | Issues in Information Systems | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Non CBE Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
- Students will develop and demonstrate a business application based on user requirements.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of telecommunications systems and the management of MIS.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relational database model.
- Students will identify IS threats and plan a security plan.
- Students will identify the problems of and economics of big data.