Management Information Systems
Major: Management Information Systems
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 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 |
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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
Graduates of Drexel’s MIS program pursue careers in a variety of business roles that specialize in computer-based resources, information resource management and computer system development. Information technology professionals are currently some of the most needed employees in the business field, and information systems is one of the hardest areas for companies to find qualified candidates to fill positions.
Career opportunities include serving as systems analysts and designers, project managers and consultants. Additionally, many students pursue advanced degrees such as MBAs after graduation.
What Type of Job Skills Will You Gain From an Management Information Systems Degree?
An undergraduate management information systems degree will provide you with the skills you need to achieve your career goals in many industries. An example of the skills this degree provides includes:
- Systems analysis and design
- Database design and implementation
- Management information systems strategy
- Domestic and global outsourcing management
What Can You Do with a Degree in Management Information Systems?
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 which can be applied to a variety of fields.
What is the Average Salary for an Management Information Systems Major?
Drexel LeBow 2020 management information systems graduates earned an average starting salary of $67,160.
Career Growth Opportunities for Management Information Systems Majors
Co-op Landings
Students studying management and information systems found co-op positions at the following companies:
- CHUBB (formerly ACE USA)
- Clarivate Analytics (Thomson Reuters)
- Comcast Corporation
- Deloitte & Touche
- PECO, an Exelon Company
- PJM Interconnection LLC
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- SAP America
- Susquehanna Int’l Group LLP
Job Landings
Graduates of the MIS program found jobs at the following companies:
- Comcast Corporation
- Johnson & Johnson
- Vanguard
Common Titles
- Senior Technical Business Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Software Engineer
- Business Analyst
- Network Administrator
- Senior Director Of Information & Technology
- Systems Administrator
- Information Technology Infrastructure Manager
Industries
- Information Technology
- Accounting
- Finance
- Real Estate
Professional Organizations
Continuing Education Opportunities
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 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home for LeBow College of Business is located at the heart of the Drexel University campus, at the intersection of Woodland Walk and Market Street, where it forms a gateway to Drexel and a backdrop to the historic statue of A. J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904). The diagonal massing of the lower floors follows Woodland Walk and combines with the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (Diamond & Schmitt, 2011) to energize the University’s central quadrangle. The building’s tower will mark the LeBow College and Drexel campus from all directions while the open, glassy Market Street façade will showcase the College’s student activities to passersby.
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by classrooms, student lounges, events spaces, and offices. 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 and 100-seat lecture hall one floor below and to a divisible multipurpose room and additional classrooms above. The building’s upper floors contain faculty offices interspersed with seminar rooms and group study rooms. The top floor houses the Dean’s suite and a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces.
The building’s warm masonry and glass exterior reflects the emerging vocabulary of the next generation of Drexel buildings. Sophisticated solar shading devices allow maximum transparency between the inside and outside while supporting the building’s high environmental aspirations.
Key Building Features
- Five-story atrium
- Finance trading lab with Bloomberg Terminal Room
- 300-seat auditorium
- 160-seat event space
- 100-seat lecture hall
- 45-seat seminar rooms
- 44-seat computer classrooms
- 60-seat classrooms
- Executive MBA classroom
- 24-seat classrooms
- Special areas for experiential learning simulations and business consulting
- Videoconferencing capabilities
- Integrated teaching technology in all classrooms
- Recording studio to support LeBow College’s online programs
- Extensive areas for students to gather socially and for collaborative study, including student collaboration rooms, two quiet study areas, and 3,500 square feet of student social space
- EMBA Alumni Lounge for the exclusive use of EMBA alumni
- Behavioral Studies Lab
- Starbucks
- Green Globe certifiable, meeting worldwide sustainability standards
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, and the Finance Trading Lab webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.