Business Department - (MIS) Degree Requirements

Management Information Systems

Major
Business Core Requirements
Seven courses including:

BUS 242 Principles of Management, or BUS 200 Exploring Business as Vocation
FIN 331 Financial Management
ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACC 222 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
MKT 252 Principles of Marketing
MIS 260 Problem Solving for Business
ECO 113 Principles of Microeconomics

Required MIS Courses
Six courses including:

BUS 379 Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics, or BUS 264 Statistical Literacy for Managers
MIS 270 Data Management for Business
MIS 375 Management Information Systems in the Organization
MIS 376 Project Management
MIS 475 Systems Analysis and Design
MIS 476 Information Systems Projects

Three required supporting courses:

CSC 160 Introduction to Computer Science (co-requirement MAT 171)
CSC 170 Structured Programming, or CSC 240 Introduction to Networking and Communications
MAT 171 Discrete Math for Computing (co-requirement for CSC 160)

Graduation skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses and are met by completing the major. Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.

Note: All business majors are encouraged to take KEY 490 Vocation and the Meaning of Success to fulfill the Augsburg Core Curriculum Senior Keystone Requirement. (See course description under Augsburg Core Curriculum.)

Minor in MIS
Six courses including:
MIS 260, ACC 221, MIS 375, ECO 113, BUS 242 or 200 or MKT 252, and MIS 376 or ECO 318.

Information Technology Certificate
The Information Technology (IT) Certificate program is comprised of six courses, which are part of the Management Information Systems (MIS) degree program. Non-degree seeking students can complete these six courses to earn the certificate. The certificate is available through the Weekend College program. Students who do not have a degree are eligible to go on with their studies to complete the bachelor’s degree in MIS. The six certificate courses are: MIS 260, 270, 375, 376, CSC 160 and CSC 240.

Students can vary the order of courses taken. However, MIS 260 should be the first MIS course, and CSC 160 should be the first CSC course taken. Students are required to meet a math proficiency level of MPG 3 prior to entering this program.

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Business Department - (MIS) Degree Requirements