Management Information Systems
ECU’s management information systems program integrates business and computing, providing students with the skills to solve business problems in technology-based environments. Every organization depends on good information and information systems.
Management Information Systems Program Overview
Are you interested in business with an emphasis on technology? Do you want to equip yourself with the latest tools to solve complex business challenges?
ECU's management information systems program integrates business and computing, providing students the skills to solve business problems in technology-based environments. Students learn to analyze and design effective information systems, successfully manage software projects, and develop business solutions, all while focusing on the role that computers play in human settings. Whether large or small, local or international, every organization depends on good information and information systems.
ECU Advantage
More students are enrolled in the ECU College of Business than in any other business school in the state. As a student in the College of Business, you’ll benefit from a professional college that has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting agency of collegiate business schools worldwide, since 1967 (we are one of only two institutions in North Carolina—and 120 worldwide—that have been continuously accredited by the AACSB since 1967 or before.)
For the sixth straight year, the College of Business at East Carolina University has again earned top marks, ranking among the best U.S. business schools according to the Princeton Review.
We also offer a strong curriculum that prepares today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders; solid preparation in valuable 21st-century skills, including leadership skills, communications skills, and professionalism; a personalized network of support in a close-knit, caring community; diverse and talented full-time faculty with real-world experience in their fields of expertise; and small class sizes coupled with flexible class schedules and a variety of online options.
The College of Business offers a unique Living Learning Community option for first-year and sophomore students as well as a Business Scholars Award—a renewable four-year merit scholarship awarded to outstanding incoming students who are pursuing a BSBA.
Our programs boast exceptional educational value and a variety of active student organizations—offering you the opportunity to network and get involved.
What You Will Study
Program Coordinator: Eric Kisling (3419A Bate Building; 252-328-5818; kislinge@ecu.edu)
The Management Information Systems, BSBA provides students with a strong technical background on which to build interpersonal and problem solving skills in analyzing and designing information systems.
The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:
Core Requirements:
IV. Concentration area - 18 s.h.
Management information systems:
- MIS 4113 - Data Base Management Systems
- MIS 4123 - Networking and Cloud Systems
- MIS 4143 - Information Systems Service Management
- MIS 4203 - Information Security Management
- MIS 4173 - Systems Analysis, Design, and Development
- Choose one course from the following:
- MIS 3013 - Introduction to Applied Data Analytics
- MIS 3673 - Business Application Development
- MIS 4543 - Threat Modeling and Cyber Intelligence
- MIS 4963 - Topics in Management Information Systems
Shared BSBA Cores:
l. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.
(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)
- COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication OR
- COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
- ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2133 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 1065 - College Algebra OR
- any higher approved general education mathematics course
- PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics OR
- PHIL 2274 - Business Ethics OR
- PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics
Choose 3 s.h. from:
- PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
- SOCI 2110 - Introduction to Sociology
II. Cognates - 3 s.h.
(MATH 2228 or MATH 2283 count toward the general education elective requirement for this degree. Semester hours earned for one of these courses is not included in the 3 s.h. cognate requirement.)
- ENGL 3880 - Writing for Business and Industry
- MATH 2228 - Elementary Statistical Methods I OR
- MATH 2283 - Statistics for Business
III. Business core - 36 s.h.
- ACCT 2401 - Financial Accounting
- ACCT 2521 - Managerial Accounting
- FINA 2244 - Legal Environment of Business
- FINA 3724 - Financial Management
- MGMT 3202 - Fundamentals of Management
- MGMT 4842 - Strategic Management
- MIS 2223 - Introduction to Computers
- MIS 3063 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
- MKTG 3832 - Marketing Management
- OMGT 3123 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
- OMGT 3223 - Business Decision Modeling
Choose one international perspectives course from:
- ACCT 4451 - International Accounting
- FINA 4454 - International Finance
- MGMT 3352 - International Business
- MGMT 3552 - Global Perspectives in Business
- MKTG 3852 - Cultural Environment of International Business
- MKTG 4992 - International Marketing
V. Leadership and professional development - 9 s.h.
- BUSI 1200 - Strategy First
- BUSI 2200 - Experiential Leadership: Teams in Action
- BUSI 3200 - Professional Development and Ethical Leadership
- BUSI 4200 - Leadership Capstone
- Leadership and Professional Development Portfolio must be completed prior to graduation.
VI. General electives to complete requirements for graduation.
For more information about this degree visit the university's academic catalogs.
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