Program Overview

Business Administration — Management Information Systems Concentration, BA

Introduction

The Business Administration program has been designed to prepare students for leadership roles in business and the community. One program objective is to provide students with the perceptual and analytical skills necessary in making decisions and evaluating policy in business; another is to develop student understanding of the social, economic and regulatory environment of business. The program is designed for students with a variety of career goals, including opportunities with financial institutions, manufacturing and retail firms, service industries and the public sector.

Learning Competency Goals

• Demonstrate breadth of business knowledge
• Produce quality business documents
• Analyze problems using an ethical perspective
• Analyze the legal implications of business decisions
• Critically analyze problems and defend resolutions
• Solve business problems using quantitative techniques
• Apply a global perspective in conducting business
• Identify and analyze social consequences of business activities
• Understand the importance of environmental sustainability

Why Consider a Management Information System (MIS) Concentration in the Business Administration Major?

As technologies continue to develop, there is an ongoing demand for professionals who can develop technology-based solutions to support organizations. Management Information Systems (MIS) students are problem solvers who develop an understanding of business, people, and technology. They learn how to develop and implement systems to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Career opportunities for MIS students include business/system analysis, database development and management, business intelligence and analytics, information systems consulting, systems administration, software development, software quality assurance, end-user support, and other professional roles.

Student Resources

• Department website: Decision Sciences
• Department advising: Visit the Advising section of the Decision Sciences website.
• Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
• Career Services Center: Connect major to a career
• Sample careers: Business Analyst, Computer Systems Manager, Software Quality Assurance, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, Software Developer, Data Analyst, Consultant

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process)

For consideration as a pre-major, provisional major or full major for the Business Administration - Management Information Systems Concentration, complete the online application form.

Pre-major

• Students who have not completed their foundation course work may apply to the College and be given pre-major status.
• Pre-major status is granted to students who are at least sophomore level, or who have been identified as top quintile students, and who, at the time of application, meet the following requirements:
  • Minimum of a 2.50 cumulative college-level GPA including all previous institutions.
  • Minimum of 2.50 Western cumulative GPA.
  • Students must have a Western cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher to be considered in good academic standing with the University.

Full major

• For admission to the Management Information Systems Concentration as a full major a student must meet the following requirements:
  • Minimum of 2.50 cumulative GPA after having completed all foundation courses.
  • Minimum of 2.50 Western cumulative GPA.
  • Students must have a Western cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher to be considered in good academic standing with the University.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Requirements (86-88 credits)

Foundation Courses (30 credits)

• ACCT 240 - Financial Accounting (4 credits)
• ACCT 245 - Managerial Accounting (4 credits)
• DSCI 205 - Business Statistics (4 credits)
• ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• MATH 157 - Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (4 credits)
• MGMT 271 - Law and the Business Environment (4 credits)
• MIS 220 - Introduction to Business Computer Systems (2 credits)

Core Courses (26 credits)

• BUS 310 - Introduction to Professional & Career Readiness (1 credit)
• BUS 410 - Professional & Career Readiness as a College Graduate (1 credit)
• DSCI 305 - Applied Business Statistics and Analytics (4 credits)
• FIN 341 - Principles of Finance (4 credits)
• MGMT 311 - Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (4 credits)
• MIS 320 - Principles of Management Information Systems (4 credits)
• MKTG 380 - Principles of Marketing (4 credits)
• OPS 360 - Operations Management (4 credits)

Advanced Core Courses (4 credits)

• MGMT 495 - Strategic Management (4 credits)
• Or
• MGMT 491 - Small Business Entrepreneurship (4 credits)
• and MGMT 492 - Entrepreneurial Problems (4 credits)

MIS Concentration Courses (28 credits)

• MIS 321 - Systems Analysis and Design (4 credits)
• MIS 322 - Business Applications Development (4 credits)
• MIS 421 - Business Database Development (4 credits)
• MIS 495 - Corporate Information Systems Management (4 credits)
• One course from:
  • MGMT 313 - Teamwork Basics (4 credits)
  • MIS 492 - Systems Implementation Project (4 credits)
  • OPS 461 - Project Management (4 credits)
• Select 8 credits from:
  • ACCT 421 - Accounting Analytics (4 credits)
  • DSCI 407 - Predictive Analytics for Business (4 credits)
  • OPS 461 - Project Management (4 credits)
  • Upper division MIS courses

University Graduation Requirements

• General University Requirements
• Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
• 180 Minimum Total Credits
• 60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
• Residency Requirement
• Minimum Grade Requirements
• Final Quarter Requirement