Management Information Systems
The management information systems major prepares you to use technology to benefit businesses and nonprofits.
Taking Your Future Forward
Blending business knowledge with information systems tools and leadership development, the MIS background give you a foundation in application development, systems analysis and design, business intelligence, data networking, and database management. As a Bradley student, you’ll develop the relational and technical skills needed to enter some of the nation’s fastest growing careers in cybersecurity, business analytics, and systems analysis.
Requirements
Required Courses - 27 hrs.
- MIS 272: Business Analytics Software and Applications - 3 hrs.
- CS 101: Introduction to Programming - 4 hrs.
- CS 102: Data Structures - 3 hrs.
- MIS 375: Business Systems Analysis and Design - 3 hrs.
- MIS 478: MIS Capstone Consulting Project - 3 hrs.
- MIS Electives OR Courses approved by the Department Chair - 12 hrs.
Students must also complete Foster College's business core.
Course Sequence
Sample program plan information is provided for sample purposes only. Students should consult with their academic advisor about their individual plan for course registration and completion of program requirements.
First Year - Fall Semester (16 hours)
- MTH 114 Applied Finite Math — 3
- ATG 157 Accounting Principles-Financial — 3
- BUS 100 Contemporary Business — 3
- Core Courses — 3
- EHS 120 University Experience — 1
- COM 103 Speech — 3
First Year - Spring Semester (15 hours)
- ATG 158 Accounting Principles-Managerial — 3
- MIS 173 Info. Sys. Business Apps. — 3
- Core Courses — 6
- ENG 101 English Composition — 3
Sophomore - Fall Semester (16 hours)
- ECO 221 Microeconomics — 3
- QM 262 Quantitative Analysis I — 3
- MIS 272 Business Analytics Tools and Technology — 3
- Core Course — 3
- Elective — 3
- BUS 220 Career Planning — 1
Sophomore - Spring Semester (15 hours)
- MIS 276 Developing Information Systems for E-Commerce — 3
- ECO 222 Macroeconomics — 3
- MTG 315 Principles of Marketing — 3
- MIS 374 or Business Elective — 3
- Elective — 3
Junior - Fall Semester (15 hours)
- MIS 375 Business Systems Analysis and Design — 3
- MIS Elective — 3
- CS 101 Introduction to Programming — 3
- FIN 322 Business Finance — 3
- Business Quantitative Skills Course — 3
Junior - Spring Semester (15 hours)
- CS 102 Data Structures — 3
- BLW 342 Legal Environment of Business — 3
- ENG 306 Business Communication — 3
- M L 350 Managing Results for Organizations — 3
- MIS Elective — 3
Senior - Fall Semester (16 hours)
- BUS 400 Client Consulting Project — 2
- M L 452 Strategic Management in Organizations — 2
- Business Electives — 6
- Electives — 5
Senior - Spring Semester (15 hours)
- MIS 478 Implementing Business Computer Systems — 3
- Electives — 12