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Management Information Systems (MIS)
Many national publications have highlighted the ever-growing demand for information technology specialists. The Ole Miss MIS program is tailored to keep our students at the forefront of the high-tech revolution in business.
Typical Program of Study
Students typically complete the following courses in their first two years of study:
Credit Hours
Freshman Year Courses
Fall
Spring
3
3
Humanities: History, Philosophy, or Modern Foreign Language
3
3
Math 267, 268 (Calculus for Business, Economics, and Accountancy I and II) or Math 261, 262 (Calculus I and II) or Math 271, 272 (Calculus of Decision Making I and II)
3
3
Laboratory Science: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics
3-4
3-4
Behavioral or Social Science: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, or Political Science
3
Fine Arts: Art, Art History, Dance, Music or Theater
3
Sophomore Year Courses
Fall
Spring
Accounting 201, 202 (Introduction to Accounting Principles I and II)
3
3
Economics 202, 203 (Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics)
3
3
Literature
3
Non-Business Electives
3
3
BUS 250 (Legal Environment of Business)
3
BUS 271 (Business Communication)
3
BUS/ECON 230 (Economic Statistics I)
3
In addition to the courses listed above, all Business majors must successfully complete the following core business courses:
MKTG 351 - Marketing Principles
BUS/ECON 302 - Economic Statistics II
FIN 331 - Business Finance I
MIS 309 - Information Technology
MGMT 371 - Principles of Management
MGMT 372 - Production and Delivery of Goods and Services
MGMT 493 - Management of Strategic PlanningMIS majors must also complete the following required major courses:
Suggested MIS Graduation Plan
Fall Junior
MIS 280 - Business Applications Programming
MIS 307 - Systems Analysis and Design
Spring
MIS 317 - Applications of Systems Analysis & Design
MIS 330 - Business Applications Programming II
Fall Senior
MIS 408 - Advanced MIS
MIS 412 - Web Applications Programming
Spring
MIS 419 - Applications of MIS
MIS 409 - Applications of Database Management
Plus an additional two courses from the following list:
CSCI 211 - Computer Science III
CSCI 223 - Computer Organization/Assembly Lang.
CSCI 259 - Programming in C++CSCI 323 - Systems Programming
SCSI 361 - Introduction to Computer Networks
TC 201 - Introduction to TelecommunicationTC 432 - Local Area Networks
All students must complete a total of 5 elective courses. Three of these courses (9 credit hours) must be in non-business subjects, one (3 credit hours) must be in 300 level or above business, management, marketing, finance, MIS, or accountancy subjects that are not required for this major, and one course (3 credit hours) must be either a 300 level or above business, management, marketing, finance, MIS, or accountancy course or a 300 level or above non-business elective.
Note on Prerequisites
Many courses have prerequisites for other courses that must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in a particular course. Some of those prerequisites may require a "C" minimum grade in a course to satisfy the prerequisite. Click on the link below for a comprehensive list of all current business course prerequisites.
Current List of All Business Course Prerequisites
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