Requirements for a Major or Minor in Business: Management


Major in Management
Requirements for the major in management are 48 credits. Students must take foundation courses before required management courses or elective management courses.
• 20 credits in foundation courses:
– ACCT 255 – Principles of Financial Accounting, 4 credits
– ACCT 256 – Principles of Managerial Accounting, 4 credits
– BUS 201 – Principles of Global Economics, 4 credits
– BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits
– ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits
• 16 credits in required management courses:
– BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits
– BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits
– BUS 362 – Business Law, 4 credits
– BUS 425 – Ethical Behavior in Business and Organizations, 2 credits
– BUS 426 – Strategic Management, 2 credits
• At least 4 credits in the following elective management courses:
– BUS 341 – Human Resource Management, 4 credits
– BUS 390 – Cooperative Education, 4 credits
– BUS 439 – International Management, 4 credits
– BUS 462 – Leadership, 4 credits
– BUS 476 – Entrepreneurship, 4 credits
• 8 additional credits:
– CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits
– MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits OR
MATH 203 – Mathematics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 credits

Management Information Systems
An Interdisciplinary Program
– also see Mathematics and Computer Science
Programs offered
• Concentration in Management Information Systems with a major in Business (40 credits for the major plus 20 to 24 additional credits)
• Concentration in Management Information Systems with a major in Computer Science (52 credits for the major plus 32 additional credits)
• Concentration in Management Information Systems with a major in Economics
− Business Economics Concentration (48 credits plus 36 to 40 a dditional credits)
− Finance Concentration (48 credits plus 28 to 32 additional c redits)

The School of Business and the department of mathematics and computer science cooperate to offer the management information systems (MIS) program. The goal of the program is to prepare students to understand hardware, programming language, software and their applications to business. This program has been developed in response to industry needs for people who understand both computers and business. In addition to technical skills, employers seek people who have good business and interpersonal skills. The strength of the program is its combination of the liberal arts, technology skills, and a thorough grounding in the principles of the functional areas of business.
A concentration in management information systems can accompany any of three different majors. Students can choose between a concentration on technology by majoring in computer science and a concentration on management by majoring in business; students can also choose the MIS concentration by majoring in economics. Students should consult an adviser in the School of Business or the mathematics and computer science department for information on recommended plans of study for each possible major.
Students who complete the MIS program will have this noted on their transcripts in addition to the individual major(s) completed.

Concentration in Management Information Systems
The requirements for a management information systems (MIS) concentration with a major in business, computer science or economics include the following 60 credits. Many of these courses satisfy some of the requirements for a major in business, computer science or economics.
• CSC 104 – Software Applications, 4 credits
• CSC 125 – Introduction to Computer Science, 4 credits
• BUS 201 – Principles of Global Economics, 4 credits
• CSC 225 – Fundamental Structures, 4 credits
• ACCT 255 – Principles of Financial Accounting, 4 credits
• ACCT 256 – Principles of Managerial Accounting, 4 credits
• ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits
• BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits
• CSC 330 – Introduction to Database Management, 4 credits
• BUS 339 – Management, 4 credits
• CSC 340 – Systems Analysis and Design, 4 credits
• CSC 345 – Computer Networks, 4 credits
• BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits
• 4 credits from the following courses:
− MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits
− MATH 203 – Mathematics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 credits
• 4 credits in an MIS co-op experience:
− CSC 390 – Cooperative Education, 2 credits
− 2 credits from one of the following:
BUS 390 – Cooperative Education, 2 credits
ECON 390 – Cooperative Education, 2 credits
The capstone to this program is a 4-credit Cooperative Education experience that emphasizes the integration of technology and business skills. The student obtains an internship/co-op assignment that provides work experience in both business (BUS 390 or ECON 390) and technology (CSC 390) with two faculty coordinators – one who teaches computer science courses and the other who teaches business-related courses within the MIS program. A final written report on the job experience is required.