Management Information Systems

Learn how to analyze business situations and design information systems solutions, while also developing your general business background and a sound understanding of computing. We will help you make sense of the functional areas of business, including accounting, marketing, finance, and information systems, while also giving you many opportunities to work with databases and write programs in Java. You will also be able to tailor your major to your specific areas of interests so that by the time you graduate, you will be prepared for a variety of career options, including a more technical preparation for your future career in business.

Our program combines theoretical concepts with a more hands-on approach to the practically-oriented aspects of the major. Participate in teams of student-managers to get a firsthand view of what it means to manage a company, examine finances as the practical application of economic theory, and analyze the human factors related to the design, development, and use of Information Systems.  You will look at databases from the perspective of a programmer, or develop your own project, all with the guidance of professors who have intimate knowledge of each facet of business management and information systems. 

We aim to help you develop a range of skills, capacities, and modes of inquiry that will be crucial for your future since employers and graduate schools are looking for the critical thinking and innovative problem-solving skills that are associated with a liberal arts education, including sophisticated writing abilities, willingness to pose difficult questions, and an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts surrounding a topic or decision.

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The Management Informaton Systems core courses, which you must take as part of the major requirements, will provide you with the tools you’ll need to ground your present and future studies. Your introduction to the fundamentals of Management Informaton Systems will help pave the way for your successful completion of other Management Informaton Systems courses.