Bachelors of Arts

Management Information Systems (MIS) Concentration

The Management Information Systems (MIS) concentration provides students with technical and business skills to solve business problems in technology-based environments. Students learn to analyze and design effective information systems, successfully manage software projects, and maximize online customer experiences. The concentration was developed in collaboration with Computing and Software Systems faculty and included suggestions by an industry advisory board. Students in the MIS concentration take courses in both the Bachelors Degree Program and the CSS program.

Requirements

Twenty-five credits in 300 and 400-level courses are required for the MIS Concentration, including four required courses and one elective course (five credits each).

Prerequisites

A lower-division college programming course or equivalent (other than web programming) is a prerequisite for BBUS/CSS 341 and BBUS/CSS 360.

Required Courses

BBUS 330 - Information Management and Analysis
CSS 341 - Fundamentals of Programming Theory and Applications
CSS 360 - Software Engineering
BBUS 489 - Digital Business Lab (capstone course)

Elective Courses

Minimum of one required.

BBUS 431 - Electronic Marketing
BBUS 479 - Special Topics: Enterprise Analysis and Design
BBUS 479 - Special Topics: Competitive Engineering
CSS 371 - Business of Computing
CSS 475 - Databases
CSS 478 - Usability and User-Centered Design
CSS 480 - Principles of Human Computer Interaction
CSS 490 - E-Commerce Application Development

Other electives may also be selected depending on appropriateness and availability.

MIS Faculty

Frank Cioch, Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Computer Science (CSS)

Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor,
Ph.D., University of Arizona (Business)

Alan Leong, Lecturer
M.S.E., University of Washington (Business)

Kelvin Sung, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Computer Science (CSS)