Management Information Systems, B.S.
This program, currently offered in an online and on-campus blended format, is designed for practitioners in information technology who are seeking the skills and perspectives needed to move into supervisory and management positions. Students gain experience necessary to develop and manage information technology solutions and systems that meet the evolving demands of an organization.
Students applying to the B.S. Management Information Systems program are subject to the Undergraduate Admission Requirements.
Program Details:
- Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education, for completion
- Requires a minimum of 75 QH of previous undergraduate coursework to enroll in the Management Information System major requirements
- A maximum of 60 QH of technical credit may be transferred
- Credit for Prior Learning is accepted for general education, elective credit and as determined appropriate by the faculty, toward program major requirements
- Students may complete a minor or concentration, listed below
Minor:
Criminal Justice
Sociology and Anthropology
Concentration:
Aging Studies
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Long-Term Care Administration
Urban and Policy Studies
Required Courses
Communications
One written communications course and one oral communications course
Humanities
| LAH 120 | Logic and Effective Thinking | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in humanities.
Fine Arts
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in fine arts.
Quantitative Reasoning
Physical and Life Sciences
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in physical and life sciences.
Social Sciences
| LAS 118 | Introduction to Politics and U.S. Government | 5 |
| or | |
| LAS 203 | Survey of U.S. History | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in social sciences.
Behavioral Science
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in behavioral sciences.
Additional General Education
Choose additional coursework in any general education area or other courses consistent with the integrated general education competencies of information and technology literacy, analytical skills, and ethics, values, and respect for human diversity (including Student Success courses) to bring total general education courses to 60 quarter hours.
Management Information Systems Major Requirements - 54 QH
Gateway Courses
Core Courses
| BUS 431 | Professional Communication for Managers | 5 |
| MIS 417 | Network Management | 5 |
| MIS 424 | Developing and Managing Websites | 2 |
| MIS 433 | Developing and Managing Databases | 5 |
| MIS 436 | Technology Applications in Management | 5 |
| MIS 437 | Data Mining and Warehousing | 5 |
| MIS 456 | Securing Corporate Information | 5 |
| MIS 462 | Systems Development Life Cycle | 5 |
| MIS 470 | Programming for Business Solutions | 2 |
| MIS 471 | IT Project Management | 5 |
Capstone Course
| MIS 499 | Management Information Systems Capstone | 5 |
Electives - 66 QH
Choose elective courses to meet the minimum degree requirement of 180 QH
For more information about this program, visit http://www.nl.edu/academics/businessbachelors/bsmanagementinformationsystems/