MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Degree:Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Minor:Management Information Systems
Department:Management/Management Information Systems
Building 76, Room 105
(850) 474-2309
College:Business

Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120

Faculty: J.L. Cox (Chairperson), T.R. Armstrong, G. Baugh, W.B. Carper, R.C. Einbecker (Emeritus), A.K. Mukherjee, K.L. Murrell, D. Page, E.B. Peach, R. Platt, R.M. Roberts, M.C. Schultz, S.J. Snyder, L.A. Strain

The B.S.B.A. degree with a major in Management Information Systems (M.I.S.) emphasizes information as a resource to be managed, planned, and controlled in much the same way as other organizational resources. This program of study presents the concepts and methods of analyzing, designing, planning, and managing simple or complex information systems within an organization. In addition, M.I.S. emphasizes the managerial aspects of information systems by providing a base of business instruction common to the College of Business program.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
In addition to general University requirements and General Studies requirements, students seeking the B.S.B.A. in Management Information Systems must meet the requirements listed below. A minimum course grade of "C" is required in all College of Business prerequisites and courses.

Students should consult their academic advisor for courses which may satisfy both the General Studies requirements and common prerequisites.

Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix in the back of this catalog.

General Studies (36 sh)
Management Information Systems majors should take SPC 2016 to satisfy the humanities/values and expressions component, STA 2023 and MAC 2233 to satisfy the mathematics component, and ECO 2013 to satisfy the social science/socio-political component of General Studies.

For additional information see the General Studies section of this catalog.

Common Prerequisites (21 sh)
State mandated common prerequisites must be completed prior to graduation, but are not required for admission to the program. Courses in brackets indicate substitutes from Florida Public Community/Junior Colleges and Universities.

ACG 2021Principles of Financial Accounting3
[ACG x021 or both ACG x001 & x011]
ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting3
[ACG x071]
CGS 2570Microcomputer Application Packages3
[CGS 1100, 1530, 1570, 2000, 2060, 2100, 2531, or MAN 2812]
+ECO 2013Principles of Economics Macro3
[ECO x013]
ECO 2023Principles of Economics Micro3
[ECO x023]
+ MAC 2233Calculus with Business Applications3
[MAC x230, x233]
+STA 2023 Elements of Statistics3
[STA x023 or QMB x100]

+ Indicates common prerequisites which can be used to satisfy General Studies Requirements.

Lower Division Electives (3-12 sh)
Sufficient 1000/2000 level electives to complete at least 60 semester hours in the lower division.

Major (48 sh)

Courses from the C.O.B. Core (36 sh)
ACG 3311Applied Managerial Accounting3
BUL 3130Legal Environment of Business3
COM 4110Business & Professional Communication3
FIN 3403Managerial Finance3
GEB 4361Business in the International Environment3
GEB 4444Business, Ethics & Society3
ISM 3011 Management Information Systems3
MAN 3025Management Fundamentals3
MAN 3504 Operations Management3
MAN 4720Policy Analysis & Formulation 3
MAR 3023Marketing Fundamentals3
Choose one:
ENC 3250 Professional Writing3
GEB 3212Writing for Business:Theory & Practice3
Specialization (12 sh)
ISM 3235Business Development Environments3
ISM 4113Business System Design3
ISM 4300 Systems Planning, Design & Control3
ISM 4400 Decision Support & Expert Systems3

Major-Related (12 sh)

COP 3531Data Organization 3
COP 4710Database Systems3
MAN 3240 Organizational Behavior 3
MAN 3540Introduction to Management Science3

Upper Division Electives (0 sh)

MINOR
The minor in Management Information Systems requires completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of "C".

ACG 2xxx Survey of Accounting 3
or both ACG 2021 and ACG 2071 (6 sh)
CGS 2570Microcomputer Application Package3
ISM 3011Management Information Systems3
ISM 3235Business Development Environments3
ISM 4300Systems Planning, Design and Control3
ISM 4400Decision Support and Expert Systems3
MAN 3025Management Fundamentals3
Choose one:
ECO 2013Principles of Economics Macro3
ECO 3003Principles of Economic Theory & Public Policy3

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