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Undergraduate Program: Curriculum: Degree Requirements: Management Concentrations: MIS (Management Information Systems)
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION (MIS)
Six Courses (18 Credits)

Overview Information technology is transforming all aspects of business. Students who concentrate in MIS acquire the knowledge and skills needed to take a leading role in this innovative field. Among other topics, the curriculum covers the planning, design and implementation of computer based information, communication and network systems.
   
Career Paths As information technology has become an integral part of virtually all aspects of business, students who complete the MIS concentration will be able to pursue a wide variety of career options. MIS graduates are in demand both in IS and non-IS companies in both the private and non-profit sectors. MSIS graduates have found employment in a variety of industries including: health care, transportation, government, high-tech, financial services, education, and manufacturing. Career paths lead from entry points in systems development and database administration, network technology, and product support.
   
Advising Notes The prerequisites for these courses are strictly enforced, so MIS concentrators should plan their schedules carefully and early.

Take all three:
MSIS 310: Client/Server Programming
MSIS 411: Database Management
MSIS 461: Systems Analysis and Design
And any three of the following:
MSIS 414: Computer Networks for Management
MSIS 415: Object-Oriented Programming for Business
MSIS 422: Decision Support Systems and Groupware
MSIS 425: Project Management
MSIS 426: e-Business and e-Commerce Infrastructure
MSIS 427: Knowledge Management: Competing in the Knowledge Economy
MSIS 428: Information System Security
MSIS 430: International Information Management
MSIS 454: Supply Chain Management
MSIS 478*: Special Topics in Management Science and Information Systems
MSIS 480*: Internship
MGT 497*: Honors Seminar
*Students may count only one of MSIS 478, MGT 497, and MSIS 480 towards this concentration.

For More Information Contact: Jean Pierre Kuilboer, Chair of the Management Science and Information Systems Department.

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