Program Type: 
Major
Minor
College or School: 
Raj Soin College of Business

[ Suggested Curriculum (PDF)]

Management information systems are the computer-based systems that provide information and handle the daily activity of management for planning, organizing, and controlling an organization. The MIS program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge, understanding, abilities, and attitudes necessary to function effectively in the area of MIS for lifelong professional development.

  • MIS curriculum requirements are based on the Information Systems model designed by the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
  • Students have opportunities to solve real-world business problems in upper-level courses.
Bachelor of Science in Business in Management Information Systems—Suggested Curriculum
Freshman
English Comp I & II
History
College Algebra
Computer Literacy
Calculus for Mgt, Life & Social Science
GE Non-Western Course
GE Sciences (3)
GE Human Behavior
GE Human Expression
GE College Component		 Sophomore
Principles of Marketing
Computer Programming I & II
Accounting I
Microeconomics
Probability & Statistics
Business Writing
Macroeconomics
Accounting II
Quantitative Business Modeling
Business Communication
Additional GE Courses (2)		 Junior
Business Data Structures
Analysis and Design
E-Business Strategy and Design
Business Law
Intro to MIS
Intro to Operations Mgt
Financial Management I
Organizational Behavior
Business Operating Systems
MIS Elective
Business Electives
Non-Business Electives		 Senior
Public Policy
Strategic Management
Networks and Telecommunications
Systems Development
IS Project Management & Development
Business Database Systems
Global Economy
Business Electives
Non-Business Electives

Fast Facts:

Average starting salary of professionals with a bachelor's degree in a business-related field: accounting $48,854; business administration/management $42,094; economics $49,809; finance $50,546; MIS $47,798; marketing $49,035. (Source: Salary Survey Spring 2010, The National Association of Colleges and Employers)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following career fields will have a significant increase in demand from 2008 to 2018: systems analysts, management analysts, and database administrators

Discover what some of Wright State's alumni are doing with a degree in:

Management Information Systems—systems specialist, software developer, software engineer, systems analyst, senior management analyst, programming consultant, data resource coordinator, application development group leader, institutional research data analyst

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