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Management Information Systems Program


MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
A Bachelors of Science in Business Administration requires the successful completion of 121 academic credit hours (approximately 40 courses).

To specialize in Management Information Systems, students are required to complete 18 credit hours (6 classes) in this area of expertise.

The following chart summarizes the distribution of credit hours.
 
SEGMENT PROGRAM OF STUDY CREDIT HOURS
BUSINESS
21
  Business Core 37
GENERAL Electives 15
  Focused Choices 22
  Foundation 26
TOTAL   121

Click here for a suggested BSBA course sequence for foundation, focused and core courses.

 
The Management Information Systems (MIS) program focuses on 21st Century information age businesses and their Internet based information systems and telecommunications environments. The MIS program emphasizes the role of the manager as one who builds and maintains the dynamic link between eBusiness strategy, information technology and systems, and culture of an organization.
 
A multifaceted program balances specialized MIS topics such as Web enabled programming languages, Internet age networking, and flexible systems analysis frameworks.
 
Available Internships:
A.E. Schwartz & Associates
Museum of Science
The Phoenix
Travelers Insurance
 
Recent Placements:
LAN/WAN Administrator — Eagle Investment Services
Associate Quality Engineer — Highwired.com
Systems Project Manager — TJX
MIS Product Distribution Assoc. — SS&C
Application Specialist — Meditech
Web Application Developer — EMC Corporation
MIS Department — Unifirst
Broadband Specialist — AOI
Associate Software Engineer — Liberty Mutual
Business Analyst — EMC Corporation
Web Master — Ascential Software, Inc.
 
Contact
If you would like to contact Management Information Systems Chair, Jon Frankel,
Assistant Professor of MIS, e-mail him at: Jon.Frankel@nichols.edu or call him directly at (508) 213-2244.



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