The Management Information Systems concentration prepares students to provide leadership in managing the use of information systems technology. In addition to business fundamentals, a wide range of management issues related to information technology are studied. Included topics are personal computers, networking technology, mainframe and distributed systems, and the Internet.
Course of Study for all seven concentrations require College Algebra as a prerequisite. In addition, the Management Information Systems Concentration requires 6 hours of computer languages as a prerequisite.
The following courses are common to all seven concentrations and may be waived if comparable courses have been successfully completed at the undergraduate level. However, all programs must include a minimum of 30 graduate hours.
Financial Accounting (AC 501)
Economic Concepts (EC 501)
Statistical Analysis (EC 540)
Quantitative Analysis (EC 541)
Business Legislation (BU 505)
Management Processes (BU 521)
Marketing Management (BU 610)
Financial Management I (BU 630)
Organizational Behavior and Development (BU 622)
The following courses are upper division graduate courses, and all are three credit hours. They are common to all seven concentrations and may be required for each:
| Current Issues in Management (BU 629) |
if BU 521 is waived |
| Marketing Strategy (BU 615) |
if BU 610 is waived |
| Financial Management II (BU 635) |
if BU 630 is waived |
| Organizational Policy & Strategy (BU 699) |
Required for all seven concentrations |
At a minimum, all programs must include either BU 615 or BU 635 and some programs may include both courses. BU 699 is the capstone experience of the MBA program. It takes the place of a Master's thesis.
In addition to the core courses, the Management Information Systems Concentration includes the following: |
