Management Information Systems
Major: Management Information Systems
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.1201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code:11-3021
About the Major
Management Information Systems (MIS) is about managing how and why people, organizations, and markets apply, design, and deploy information technology to achieve tactical and strategic business goals. MIS is about the integration of both areas of expertise and applying the power of technology to solving business problems.
The major in management information systems prepares students for opportunities in the information technology field and business. Aimed at producing graduates who bridge the gap between technical knowledge and business functions, the program focuses on a mix of applied computer systems content, interpersonal interaction, and a practical business orientation.
While administered by the Department of Decision Sciences and MIS, the major in management information systems is interdisciplinary in nature. The courses may be taken by students in other colleges and departments who wish to complement other computer-related studies with business-oriented information systems subjects.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
English literature elective ENGL 200 through ENGL 399 | 3.0 | |
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Architecture (ARCH), Art History (ARTH), Dance (DANC), Film Studies (FMST), Interior Design (INTR), Music (MUSC), Photography (PHTO), Visual Studies (VSST), Screenwriting & Playwriting (SCRP),Theatre (THTR) | ||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
Applied Chemistry | ||
Applied Physics | ||
or PHYS 170 | Electricity and Motion | |
or PHYS 175 | Light and Sound | |
General Education Electives | 12.0 | |
Students select (12.0 credits) general education electives, with a minimum of one course in each of the following four categories. | ||
Diversity & Multicultural | ||
Society and Culture | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Communications (COM), English (ENGL), Fine Arts (ARCH, ARTH, DANC, DIGM, FMVD, SCRP, FMST, INTR, MUSC, PHTO, THTR, WBDV, VSST), Global Studies (GST), Language (LANG) or Philosophy (PHIL) | ||
Social Science | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Anthropology (ANTH), Criminology and Justice Studies (CJS), History (HIST), Sociology (SOC), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSY) | ||
Science | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Computer Science (CS), Information Systems (INFO), Science, Technology and Society (SCTS) | ||
Business Requirements | ||
ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
For-Profit Business Consulting | ||
Nonprofit Business Consulting | ||
Startup Business Consulting | ||
International Business Consulting | ||
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution | ||
Sport Business Consulting | ||
Business Statistics II | ||
Management Information Systems Major Required Courses | ||
MIS 342 | Systems Analysis and Design | 4.0 |
MIS 343 | Database Design and Implementation | 4.0 |
Select seven of the following: | 28.0 | |
Programming for Data Analytics | ||
Competing in Technology Industries | ||
Technology Management | ||
Management Information Systems Strategy | ||
Domestic and Global Outsourcing Management | ||
Introduction to Programming for Business in C# | ||
Advanced Business Programming with ASP.Net | ||
Information System Project Management | ||
Information Security Systems Management | ||
Free Electives | 18.0 | |
Total Credits | 180.0 |
* | Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101. Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 year, no co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | ||
15 | 14 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
FIN 301 | 4.0 | MIS 342 | 4.0 | MIS 343 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ORGB 300 | 4.0 | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Free elective* | 4.0 | ||
Free elective | 4.0 | Free elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
General Education elective | 3.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||
15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Management Information Systems (MIS) electives | 12.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 course | 3.0 | Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||
Free elective | 3.0 | Free elective | 4.0 | ||||
Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||||
16 | 14 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180 |
* | Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101. |
4 year, 1 co-op (Fall/Winter)
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
MATH 102 | 4.0 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 |
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | Free elective | 4.0 |
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | MIS 342 | 4.0 | MIS 343 | 4.0 | ||
PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | ||||
Free elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Management Information Systems (MIS) electives | 12.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 course | 3.0 | Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||
Free elective | 3.0 | Free elective | 4.0 | ||||
Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||||
16 | 14 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180 |
* | Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. |
5 year, 3 co-op (Fall/Winter)
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||
MATH 102 | 4.0 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ||
STAT 201 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 | ||||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | COM 270 | 3.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | ||
INTB 200 | 4.0 | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | ||||
MKTG 201 | 4.0 | Free elective | 4.0 | ||||
OPM 200 | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | MIS 342 | 4.0 | MIS 343 | 4.0 | ||
PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Free elective | 3.0 | ||||
Free elective | 4.0 | General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Management Information Systems (MIS) electives | 12.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | UNIV B201 | 1.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 | 3.0 | Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||
Free elective | 3.0 | Free elective | 4.0 | ||||
Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | Management Information Systems (MIS) elective | 4.0 | ||||
16 | 14 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 180 |
* | Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. |
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Career opportunities exist in a wide range of business settings. Students prepare for careers as managers of information resource units, or as staff members who develop and support computer systems.
Recent Management Information System (MIS) graduates have gone on to work for many types of businesses and other organizations. Some job titles include: Management Consultants, IS Business Analysts, IT Project Management, IT Consultants, IT Systems Managers, Systems Analysts. Some MIS students also choose to continue their studies with an MBA; recent Drexel MIS graduates are now attending Columbia, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities. Also visit the Career Guides provided by the Steinbright Career Development Center.
Facilities
The LeBow College of Business home is a 12-story, 177,500-square-foot academic building named Gerri C. LeBow Hall. Located in the heart of Drexel University campus, it forms a gateway to Drexel and serves as a backdrop to the historic statue of A.J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904).
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by 15 classrooms of varying sizes and configurations, including a finance trading lab. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture hall, and a behavioral studies lab one floor below. Other amenities consist of 19 collaboration rooms, 3,500 square feet of student lounges and quiet study areas, a bank of four elevators and full ADA accessibility, and an event space with catering capacity. The building's upper floors contain faculty and staff offices interspersed with seminar and conference rooms.
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, the Finance Trading Lab webpage, and the SAP Next-Gen webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.