Program Overview

Management Information Systems (MIS) Bachelor of Science Degree

Overview

Ranked #3 nationally by College Factual, RIT's MIS degree combines computing security, database design, networking, and IT to create dynamic, comprehensive database systems.

Careers and Co-op

Typical Job Titles

• Associate data analyst
• Business Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Developer
• HR Administrator
• IT Analyst
• Management Consultant
• Sales Associate
• Technical Support

Industries

• Computer Networking
• Defense
• Food and Beverage
• Health Care
• Internet and Software
• Management Consulting
• Transportation and Logistics

Curriculum

Management Information Systems, BS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • ACCT-110: Financial Accounting
  • ACCT-210: Management Accounting
  • ECON-101: Principles of Microeconomics (General Education – Global Perspective)
  • ECON-201: Principles of Macroeconomics (General Education)
  • INTB-225: Global Business Environment (General Education)
  • MATH-161: Applied Calculus (General Education)
  • MGIS-130: Information Systems & Technology
  • MGMT-101: Business 1: Introduction to Business Communication, Planning & Analysis
  • MGMT-102: Business 2: Business Planning and Professional Development
  • STAT-145: Introduction to Statistics I (General Education – Mathematical Perspective A)
  • YOPS-10: RIT 365: RIT Connections
  • General Education – First Year Writing (WI)
• Second Year
  • BANA-255: Data Literacy, Analytics, and Decision Making (General Education)
  • COMM-253: Communication (General Education)
  • FINC-220: Financial Management
  • MGIS-320: Database Management Systems
  • MGMT-215: Organizational Behavior
  • MKTG-230: Principles of Marketing
  • SCBI-035: Careers in Business
  • STAT-146: Introduction to Statistics II (General Education – Mathematical Perspective B)
  • Open Elective
  • General Education – Artistic Perspective
  • General Education – Social Perspective
• Third Year
  • DECS-310: Operations Management
  • MGIS-330: Systems Analysis and Design
  • MGIS-350: Developing Business Applications
  • MGIS-499: Management Information Systems Co-op (summer)
  • MGMT-340: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (General Education – Ethical Perspective)
  • General Education – Immersion 1
  • General Education – Natural Science Inquiry Perspective †
  • General Education – Scientific Principles Perspective
  • MGIS Electives
• Fourth Year
  • MGIS-550: MIS Capstone (WI-PR)
  • MGMT-560: Strategic Management
  • Open Electives
  • General Education – Immersion 2,3
  • General Education – Electives

Management Information Systems Electives

• MGIS-355: Business Intelligence
• MGIS-360: Building a Web Business
• MGIS-425: Database Systems Development
• MGIS-429: Cyber: Risk and Resilience
• MGIS-445: Web Systems Development
• MGIS-450: Enterprise Systems
• MGIS-489: Seminar in MIS
• MGIS-589: Hacking for Defense (H4D)
• MGMT-360: Digital Entrepreneurship

Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree

Management Information Systems, BS degree/Business Analytics, MS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • ACCT-110: Financial Accounting
  • ACCT-210: Management Accounting
  • ECON-101: Principles of Microeconomics (General Education – Global Perspective)
  • ECON-201: Principles of Macroeconomics (General Education)
  • INTB-225: Global Business Environment (General Education)
  • MATH-161: Applied Calculus (General Education)
  • MGIS-130: Information Systems & Technology
  • MGMT-101: Business 1: Introduction to Business Communication, Planning & Analysis
  • MGMT-102: Business 2: Business Planning and Professional Development
  • STAT-145: Introduction to Statistics I (General Education – Mathematical Perspective A)
  • YOPS-10: RIT 365: RIT Connections
  • General Education – First Year Writing (WI)
• Second Year
  • BANA-255: Data Literacy, Analytics, and Decision Making (General Education)
  • COMM-253: Communication (General Education)
  • FINC-220: Financial Management
  • MGIS-320: Database Management Systems
  • MGMT-215: Organizational Behavior
  • MKTG-230: Principles of Marketing
  • SCBI-035: Careers in Business
  • STAT-146: Introduction to Statistics II (General Education – Mathematical Perspective B)
  • Open Elective
  • General Education – Artistic Perspective
  • General Education – Social Perspective
• Third Year
  • DECS-310: Operations Management
  • MGIS-330: Systems Analysis and Design
  • MGIS-350: Developing Business Applications
  • MGIS-499: Management Information Systems Co-op (summer)
  • MGIS-650: Introduction to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
  • MGMT-340: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (General Education – Ethical Perspective)
  • General Education – Immersion 1
  • General Education – Natural Science Inquiry Perspective †
  • General Education – Scientific Principles Perspective
  • Open Electives
• Fourth Year
  • BANA-680: Data Management for Business Analytics
  • MGIS-550: MIS Capstone (WI-PR)
  • MGIS-725: Data Management and Analytics
  • MGMT-560: Strategic Management
  • Open Elective
  • General Education – Immersion 2,3
  • General Education – Electives
• Fifth Year
  • ACCT-745: Accounting Information and Analytics
  • BANA-780: Advanced Business Analytics
  • BANA-785: Business Analytics Experience
  • FINC-780: Financial Analytics
  • MKTG-768: Marketing Analytics
  • Graduate Electives

MS Business Analytics Electives

• STAT-641: Applied Linear Models - Regression
• STAT-745: Predictive Analytics
• STAT-747: Principles of Statistical Data Mining
• STAT-773: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
• STAT-784: Categorical Data Analysis
• MGIS-720: Information Systems Design
• MGIS-735: Design and Information Systems
• MGIS-738: Seminar in Management Information Systems
• MGIS-760: Integrated Business Systems

Admissions and Financial Aid

First-Year Admission

• 4 years of English
• 3 years of social studies and/or history
• 3 years of math is required and must include algebra, geometry, and algebra 2/trigonometry. Pre-calculus is preferred.
• 2-3 years of science

Transfer Admission

• A minimum of college algebra is required. Pre-calculus or calculus is preferred.

Accreditation

Saunders College of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the premier accrediting organization for business schools. Less than 5 percent of the institutions granting business degrees have received this accreditation.

Faculty

• Rick Mislan: Senior Lecturer
• Quang Bui: Associate Professor
• Manlu Liu: Professor

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