University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics
PROGRAMS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS MAJORS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) (B.S.)
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)
Create high-tech solutions to business challenges. As a management information systems (MIS) major, you will learn to use information technology to solve business problems and find creative competitive advantages. You will learn to leverage information technology to spot business trends, help companies achieve success and add value to business processes. You will learn to analyze needs, design user interfaces and develop custom database systems to help businesses run faster and smoother. Organizations of all sizes need managers with MIS backgrounds for their combined expertise in computer science, business and management information systems. If you like a challenge, want to be an innovative business leader and enjoy solving business problems with creative, high-tech solutions, MIS is the right major for you.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Internships and GET Immersion Internship MIS students often choose to intern during their summers in order to gain career-related experience. Because of the program’s excellent reputation, many recruiters seek Lerner’s MIS majors for both public accounting firms and public/private industries upon graduation. Top companies come from all over the U.S. including the major cities from New York City to Washington, D.C. The elite 6-month GET Immersion Internship gives you extended, paid on-the-job experience – while earning academic credit.
Peer Mentors The peer mentors are accounting and MIS students that serve as liaisons between the department and the students. Peer mentors give guidance to students on topics ranging from major/minor selection and campus organizations to the job search process. You can contact them with a quick question or to develop a long-term mentor/mentee relationship – they are here to make sure you get everything you can out of your college experience.
Honors in Management Information Systems The honors program at UD offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. You’ll enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles. The honors degree requires: 1. All requirements for the B.S. in management information systems 2. All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree The honors credits in the major will normally include MISY160 and MISY225. They may include required courses from other Lerner departments.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS All courses 3 credits unless stated otherwise.
FRESHMAN YEAR First Semester MISY 160 – Business Computing ECON 101 – Introduction to Microeconomics MATH 221 – Calculus I Social and Behavioral Sciences breadth course BUAD 110 – Basics of Business Second Semester History and Cultural Change breadth course CISC 108 – Introduction to Computer Science I or free elective MATH 230 – Finite Math with Applications ENGL 110 – Seminar in Composition ECON 103 – Introduction to Macroeconomics
SOPHOMORE YEAR First Semester ACCT 207 – Accounting I MATH 201 – Statistics I MISY 261 – Business Information Systems Natural Sciences and Technology breadth course Creative Arts and Humanities breadth course Free elective (1 credit) Second Semester ACCT 208 – Accounting II MATH 202 – Statistics II or MISY 262 – Fundamentals of Business Analytics MISY 225 – Introduction to Programming Business Applications Social and Behavioral Sciences breadth course Creative Arts and Humanities, History and Cultural Change or foreign language course Free elective (1 credit)
JUNIOR YEAR First Semester FINC 311 – Principles of Finance BUAD 301 – Introduction to Marketing BUAD 309 – Organizational Behavior BUAD 306 – Service and Operations Management MISY 350 – Web Design Free elective (1 credit) Second Semester COMM 212 – Oral Communication in Business MISY 330 – Database Design and Implementation CISC 250 – Business Telecommunications Networks Concentration course Natural Sciences and Technology breadth course
SENIOR YEAR First Semester MIS elective MIS elective Concentration course Concentration course MISY 430 – Systems Analysis & Implementation Second Semester Concentration course MIS elective Creative Arts and Humanities, History and Cultural Change or foreign language course MISY 431 – MIS Project Management MISY 432 – MIS Projects
Capstone Projects There are several MIS capstone courses that offer real world work experience. These courses depend on the type of program in which you are enrolled. The Global Enterprise Technology (GET) Immersion Internship is a 12-15-credit paid internship. The courses involved in the immersion are MISY 370, MISY 375, and MISY 420. The GET Immersion Internship is open to all majors and minors at UD, with a focus on technology. If you are a Global Enterprise Technology (GET) minor, you may take MISY437 and MISY439 in the fall and spring of your senior year. If you are a MIS major or MIS minor and CIS Information Systems major, you will participate in MISY 431 and MISY 432 Project Management in the spring of your senior year. During these courses you’ll be part of an interdisciplinary student team working with an area company or non-profit to solve a business problem with a technology component. Students and employers should contact Barbara Cullis at 302-831-6298 or
[email protected] for more information regarding capstone project courses. In this video, Lerner Management Information Systems student Nick Rogers talks about his experience working on a cybersecurity project with the Delaware Small Business Development Center.
Career Opportunities
Business systems analyst IT analyst Technology consultant IT auditor Business systems developer Database analyst Risk assurance associate
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