Management Information Systems: Curriculum

All MIS majors must meet the degree requirements as specified in the university undergraduate catalog. These include:

Humanities Sufficiency
Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)
Major Qualifying Project (MQP)
Distribution Requirements

MIS majors complete a number of basic introductory courses in math, calculus, statistics, science, and computer science. They must complete the Management Core courses as well as six further Management courses, from an approved list. The remainder of the program consists of the Sufficiency, IQP, MQP, and free electives, to a total of 15 units. Students can customize their study based on their interests and career goals. Program details are listed in the undergraduate catalog.

Course Descriptions

The following is an example of a study plan based on our course offerings. Of course, many variations on this plan are also feasible.

Freshman Year
A Term	B Term	C Term	D Term
Science I	Science II	MIS-1: Computer Science	Elective
Calculus I	Calculus II	Management Core: Economics I	Management Core: Economics II
Sufficiency-1	Sufficiency-2	Sufficiency-3	Sufficiency-4
Sophomore Year
A Term	B Term	C Term	D Term
MIS-2: MIS 2710	MIS-3: MIS 2720	Elective (or CS Minor)	Elective (or CS Minor)
Management Core: Accounting I	Management Core: Accounting II	Management Core: Quantitative Methods	Management Core: Organization Science
Statistics I	Statistics II	Sufficiency-5	Sufficiency-6
Summer: MIS Job or Internship
Junior Year
A Term	B Term	C Term	D Term
Management Core: Business Law	Management Core: Management Information Systems	MIS-5: MIS 3720	MIS-7: MIS 4720
Management Core: Production	Management Core: Finance	MIS-6: Elective	Management Core: Elective
IQP-1	IQP-2	IQP-3	Management Core: Marketing
Summer: MIS Job or Internship
Senior Year
A Term	B Term	C Term	D Term
Elective (or CS Minor Capstone)	Elective (or CS Minor Capstone)	MIS-4: MIS 3740	Elective
Breadth Elective	Breadth Elective	Elective
MIS-8: MQP-1	MIS 9: MQP-2	MIS-10: MQP-3	Elective

MIS Program Tracking Sheet for Current WPI MIS Majors who HAVE taken MIS2710 (Excel Spreadsheet)
MIS Program Tracking Sheet for Current WPI MIS Majors who HAVE NOT taken MIS2710 (Excel Spreadsheet)

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