MIS Minor

Information technology has been the driving force behind the new way of doing business. It has enabled companies to make tremendous strides in productivity, it has opened new markets and new channels, and it has created new product and service opportunities. While one part of the information revolution has been advances in hardware, and another has been advances in software, a third major advance has been in the systems-side of information, or how information is organized and used to make effective decisions. That is Management Information Systems (MIS). The Minor in MIS offers students (other than MG, MGE, or MIS majors, who may take the courses as part of their major or as Breadth or Free Electives, as appropriate) the opportunity to broaden their disciplinary program with material and skills widely useful in the business world. This program will help students to broaden their exposure to  nformation technology and its use in business and industry.

To complete the Management Information Systems Minor, a student must complete two units of work with the following distribution:

  1. One course from the group of courses:
    BUS 1900 Introduction to Business in an International Environment OR
    ACC 1100 Financial Accounting OR
    ACC 2101 Management Accounting OR
    OBC 2300 Organizational Science
  2. Two courses, or their equivalents, from the following list:
    CS 1101 Introduction to Program Design OR
    CS 1102 Accelerated Introduction to Program Design
    CS 2118 Object-Oriented Design Concepts for Business Applications
    CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors OR
    CS 2303 Systems Programming Concepts
  3. Two courses from the group of courses:
    MIS 3700 Information Systems Management
    MIS 3720 Management of Data
    MIS 3740 Organizational Application of Telecommunications
  4. Capstone Experience
    MIS 4720: Systems Analysis and Design
    Course MIS 4720 is a project-oriented course designed to prepare MIS students and minors for actual information systems design work in business and industry. The course builds and uses MIS concepts for the sound and efficient design of information systems.

Students majoring in MG, MGE, or MIS may not take the MIS Minor.

For general policy of the Minor, visit Degree Options.

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