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.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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