Management Information
Systems (B.S.B.A.)
Students with an interest in emerging technologies and corporate management find Bloomsburg's Management Information Systems major helpful in preparing for high-salary careers in business. And they study in an academic setting recognized as one of the best in the world.
The program is a key element of BU's College of Business, a recipient of the coveted accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, ranking Bloomsburg among the best business colleges in the world.
Slightly less technical than the sister program of Computer and Information Science, the MIS program has a heavier business emphasis and is ideal for the individual interested in a career as a systems analyst, which involves staying abreast of innovations and technologies and bringing them into solutions for progressive companies.
I-S at BU
Specialization in the growing field of information technology has led to an array of specialized degree programs available to students. What you select largely depends on the nature of your career goals. Here's a quick summary:
- Business Information Systems deals with support of information systems and applications for the end-user and strives to improve individual and group efficiency.
- Computer Information Science deals with evaluation and possible development of software, networking, and databases for organizational information systems; includes software engineering.
- Management Information Systems deals with broad system analysis and understanding/planning network resources for organizations, especially businesses.
MIS at BU offers a blend of theory and practice, business and technical skills, and prepares students to effectively use information systems and technology as key enablers of success in critical managerial positions. Project management systems analysis, managerial decision making, and ethical and human relations issues get particular emphasis.
Study begins with the core business courses. You'll study financial and managerial accounting, information technology, principles of management, business policies and strategies, corporate finance, marketing principles and practice and business law. This basic set is rounded out with general education courses in composition, public speaking, economics, statistics, matrix algebra and business mathematics or calculus.
The MIS specialization includes introductory programming, decision support systems, database processing systems, data communication systems, systems analysis and design, e-commerce and managerial computer applications.
Like all business majors, you'll enjoy a close relationship with faculty, all of whom have doctoral degrees and teach the classes you'll take. Class sizes are small and allow the sort of personal attention that helps make a difference in fine-tuning your education to meet your career objectives.
The College of Business offers two student computer labs and an independent server large enough to run a medium-sized corporation that is also accessible from residence halls. Software is typical of what might be found in most business environments and students are expected to gain proficiency in using database management, spreadsheets and word processing.
The department also offers a career concentration in information assurance, which uses electives opportunities to provide courses related to the security of systems and data. Students can also choose from a wide array of minors and concentrations university-wide, including minors and concentrations in:
- Business
- Business Information Systems
- Computer Information Science
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resources Management
- Information Assurance
- International Business
- Legal Studies
- Management
- Marketing
- Political Science
- Statistics
The program has a very high job placement rate and students are well prepared to continue studies in MBA programs - including one at BU.