Business Information Systems (B.S.B.A.)
Formerly known as Office Information Systems, the widening complexities and challenges of business technology has expanded the dimensions of this popular degree program in the College of Business.
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.
About BIS...
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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.
If you're one of a new breed of technology professionals -- a person who understands the needs of the business as well as information technology ant its potential for enhancing productivity at the desktop, then BIS might be for you.
Business Information Systems equips students for non-programming-related job opportunities in the information technology area. Entry-level information technology career titles may include PC and end-user computing specialist, technology coordinator, software trainer, multimedia design specialist, web design consultant, help-desk consultant, or local area network administrator. Alumni report starting salaries range from nearly $30,000 to about $50,000 per year
As a BIS graduate, you'll be prepared to plan, implement and manage new technologies, analyze business environments (including layout and design), train others to use technology and evaluate the impact of technology on an organization's policies and procedures. You'l' examin cutting-edge technologies and learn how information technology contributes to individual and work group performance in the digital economy.
BIS graduates enjoy excellent job placement rates, and work in manufacturing, telecommunictions, retail, health care, education, technology services, banking, finance, insurance and pharmaceuticals. Internship opportunities abound and often lead to post-graduate employment.
Small classes allow for development of meaningful relationships between faculty and students. The major places heavy emphasis on end-user computing via problem based learning, demands critical thinking skills and strong written and oral communication skills.
As part of general education requirements of the university, you'll take courses in public speaking, economics, statistics, and math courses oriented to business and economics. As a business major, you'll study accounting, information technology, management, business policies and strategies, information systems, end-user training and project management, telecommunications, network design, information and human factors management, corporate finance, marketing and business law.
Working with your faculty adviser, you'll chose electives from a large array of business courses to tailor your education to your specific career interests and balance your skills. Or you can supplement your degree with a specific minor from the full spectrum of university offerings, including
More than $9,000 is awarded annually in departmental scholarships, and majors participate in two student organizations: Phi Beta Lambda, national business organization, and the student chapter of the Organizational Systems Research Association.