Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems


Dr. Rajesh Mirani, Advisor
rmirani@ubalt.edu

What is the BS in Management Information Systems?

       
Lower-Division Core : 40 credit hours
 
  General Education Requirements: 22 credit hours  
    English Composition (3) 
    Arts and Humanities  
          Literature (200 level) (3)
          History or Philosophy (3)
          Fine Arts (3)
    Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues 
      Computer Literacy (3)
    Biological and Physical Sciences (7) 
   
  Merrick School Requirements: 18 credit hour  
    Oral Communications (3) 
    Statistics for Business (3) 
    Principles of Economics (3) 
    Introduction to Financial Accounting (3) 
    Business Law (3) 
    College Algebra (3) 
   
Lower-Division Electives: 14 credit hour 
 
Upper-Division Core : 30 credit hours
 
  University Requirements: 6 credit hours 
    IDIS 300 Ideas in Writing (3)

  IDIS 302 Ethical Issues in Business & Modern Society (3)
   
  Merrick School Competency Courses: 12 credit hours 
    MGMT 300 Organization and Behavior I: Human Resources (3)
    MGMT 301 Organization and Behavior II: Groups & Mgmt. (3)
    OPRE 315 Decision Sciences (3)
    INSS 300 Management Information Systems (3)
   
  Merrick School Additional Core Courses (select any 4) 12 credit hours 
    ECON 305  Managerial Economics (3)
    ENTR 300   Principle of Entrepreneurship
    FIN 331      Financial Management (3)
    MGMT 339  Production Management (3)
    MGMT 475  Business Policy (3)
    MKTG 301  Marketing Management (3)
    OPRE 305   Statistical Data Analysis (3)
   

MIS Lower-Division Core : 6 credit hours

    Any two programming courses, such as:
    INSS 209 Introduction to Programming (3)
    INSS 225 Structured Programming Using Procedural Languages (3)
   
MIS Upper-Division : 30 credit hours
 
  Core Courses 21 credit hours 
    INSS 315 Information Technology (3)
    INSS 327 Program Design and Data Structures (3)
    INSS 406 Systems Analysis and Logical Design (3)
    INSS 421 Design of Database Management Systems (3)
    INSS 427 Business Data Communications (3)
    INSS 460 Component-Oriented Programming (3)
    INSS 490 MIS Capstone Project (3)
   
  Electives (select 3) 9 credit hours 
    INSS 401 Internet & Business (3)
    INSS 431 Electronic Commerce (3)
    INSS 452 Web Server Management & CGI Programming (3)
    INSS 453 Internet and Network Security (3)
    INSS 454 Operating Systems (3)
    INSS 495 Internship in MIS (3)
    INSS 497 Special Topics in Information Systems (3)
INSS 499 Independent Study (3)
 
    Total Requirements for the BS in Management Information Systems: 120 credit hours 

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