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Management Information Systems
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Department of Accounting & MIS
Management Information Systems
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.
Areas of study
- Computer science
- Math
- Business
- Application development
- Telecommunication
- Cybersecurity
- Management information systems (MIS)
Career options
- Business systems analyst
- IT analyst
- Technology consultant
- IT auditor
- Business systems developer
- Database analyst
- Risk assurance associate
What’s special about this program?
The Lerner College’s MIS program provides you with the latest technology to enhance your classroom learning experience and provide the skills you need for success in the global market.
You will develop a distinctive combination of skills in business and technology, while also customizing your degree with a professional concentration in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing or operations management.
The Lerner College MIS program emphasizes collaborative, experiential learning. During your senior year, you and your classmates will work in teams at local companies to solve real-world business problems and implement solutions.
You’ll also have exciting opportunities to study abroad. For example, as an MIS student, you’ll have the option to participate in a six-month paid immersion internship while earning course credits.
Get involved
Accounting Students Association
Accounting & MIS Peer Mentors
Alpha Kappa Psi
Blue Hen Financial Planning Club
Blue Hen Investment Club
Delta Sigma Pi
Lerner College Trading Center
Lerner Student Advisory Board
Women in Business
Sample curriculum
| ECON101
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Introduction to Macroeconomics
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| MATH221 | Calculus I
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MISY 160
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Business Computing
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BUAD110
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Basics of Business
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ENGL110
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Seminar in Composition
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MATH230
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Finite Math with Applications
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| ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth
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History & Cultural Change (HCC) Breadth
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Free Elective
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| ACCT207 | Accounting I
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| MISY261 | Business Information Systems
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| STAT200 | Basic Statistical Practice
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| ACCT208 | Accounting II
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| MISY225 | Intro. to Programming Business Applications
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| MISY262 | Fundamentals of Business Analytics
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Natural Sciences & Technology Breadth
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Creative Arts & Humanities (CAH) Breadth
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Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth
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CAH, HCC, or Foreign Language
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Free Elective
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| BUAD301 | Introduction to Marketing
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| BUAD306 | Service & Operations Management
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| BUAD309 | Organizational Behavior
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| FINC311 | Principles of Finance
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| MISY350 | Business Application Development II
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| COMM212 | Oral Comm. in Business or HOSP230 Exec. Presentations & Problem Solving
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| MISY330 | Database Design & Implementation
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| MISY250 | Business Telecommunication Networks
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Free Elective
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Concentration Course
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Natural Sciences & Technology Breadth
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| MISY408 | Data Analytics or MISY450 Enterprise Arch
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| MISY430 | Systems Analysis & Implementation
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| MISY431 | MIS Project Management
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| MISY432 | MIS Projects
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MIS Elective
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Concentration Course
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CAH, HCC or Foreign Language
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