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Management Information Systems BBA



Overview

The Department of Management Information Systems' undergraduate program is designed to educate future information systems professionals and managers. The program is not designed to train students to be computer scientists, programmers, or technicians. The emphasis is placed on the management of information systems so that graduates may ultimately assume managerial positions at the vice-presidential level. In some companies, information systems are of such strategic importance that managers with an MIS background are becoming chief executive officers.

The MIS coursework prepares students for a variety of jobs. The program is interdisciplinary in nature with specialized training in information systems, management, and information technology. It builds on the BBA common core, which includes coursework in accounting, economics, legal studies, mathematics, statistics, computer programming, finance, marketing, production, and management. The program’s educational objectives are realized through a variety of instructional methods, including hands-on computer experience; class lecture and discussion; textbook and article study; class assignments, laboratory projects, and applied team projects in the business community; demonstrations; field trips; and presentations by MIS practitioners.

Specifically, the MIS program requires 21 hours (7 courses) of major coursework beyond the BBA common core. Six courses (Data Management, Business Process Management, Computer Programming in Business, Project Management, Network-Based Application Development, and Systems Analysis and Design) are taken by all MIS majors. The remaining major course may be chosen from such areas as IS Leadership, IT Infrastructure, Business Intelligence, Advanced Data Management, Energy Informatics, Information Security Management, and Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Management Information Systems BBA/Accounting MAcc Management Information Systems BBA/Business Analytics MS(non-thesis) Management Information Systems BBA/Journalism and Mass Communication MA(Emerging Media)(non-thesis) Management Information Systems BBA/Public Administration MPA For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Katherine Evans katherine.evans1@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science

ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102  Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities & The Arts course

BUSN 3000  Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700  Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000  Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000  Principles of Management 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 4000  Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
MIST 5740S  Project Management 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective*

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3

*Terry prefix course completed in residence at UGA

Summer Year 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4800  Management Information Systems Internship or Cooperative Education 3
MIST 4801  Internship in Data Analytics 3
MIST 4802  Internship in Information Security 3
MIST 4803  Internship in FinTech 3

Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives.

Fall Year 4

MIST Major Related (MIST Elective)

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

University-Wide Elective

ECON 2100  Economics of Environmental Quality 3
ECON 2200  Economic Development of the United States 3
Spring Year 4

MIST Major Related (MIST Elective)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Business Analytics
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102  Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities & The Arts course

BUSN 3000  Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700  Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000  Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000  Principles of Management 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 4000  Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
MIST 5740S  Project Management 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4800  Management Information Systems Internship or Cooperative Education 3
MIST 4801  Internship in Data Analytics 3
MIST 4802  Internship in Information Security 3
MIST 4803  Internship in FinTech 3

Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives.

Fall Year 4

MIST Major Related (MIST Elective)

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core)

University-Wide Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

Non-Business Elective

ECON 2100  Economics of Environmental Quality 3
ECON 2200  Economic Development of the United States 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

BUSN 3030E  Python Programming Skills for Business Analytics I 1.5
BUSN 3040E  R Programming Skills for Business Analytics I 1.5
BUSN 4030E  Python Programming Skills for Business Analytics II 1.5
BUSN 4040E  R Programming Skills for Business Analytics II 1.5
Spring Year 4
BUSN 5000  Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3

MIST Major Related (MIST Elective)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Cloud Computing
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language and Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language and Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3

Area IV World Language and Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102  Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts course

BUSN 3000  Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700  Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000  Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000  Principles of Management 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 4000  Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
MIST 5740S  Project Management 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Choose course(s) from the following:

MIST 4800  Management Information Systems Internship or Cooperative Education 3

Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives.

Fall Year 4
MIST 4630  Developing Secure Applications in the Cloud 3

MIST Major Related (MIST 5640 or MIST 5757)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective*

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ECON 2100  Economics of Environmental Quality 3
ECON 2200  Economic Development of the United States 3

*Terry prefix course completed in residence at UGA

Spring Year 4

MIST Major Related (MIST 5640 or MIST 5757 if MIST 4800 not taken)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB Course

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Data Analytics
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112)

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102  Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities & The Arts course

BUSN 3000  Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700  Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000  Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000  Principles of Management 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 4000  Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
MIST 5740S  Project Management 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4801  Internship in Data Analytics 3

Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives.

Fall Year 4

University-Wide Elective

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core, AoE Aligned)

MIST Major Related (Data Analytics Elective)

Upper Division General Elective*

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

University-Wide Elective

ECON 2100  Economics of Environmental Quality 3
ECON 2200  Economic Development of the United States 3

*Terry prefix course completed in residence at UGA

Spring Year 4

MIST Major Related (Data Analytics Elective)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Information Security
Fall Year 1

Area II Science course (without lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Lab Science course (with lab)

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area IV World Language & Global Culture course

Area V Social Science course

ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3
ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102  Principles of Accounting II 3

Area IV Humanities & The Arts course

BUSN 3000  Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700  Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000  Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000  Principles of Management 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3
BUSN 4000  Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
MIST 5740S  Project Management 3

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600  Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610  Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4802  Internship in Information Security 3

Internship credit may satisfy one of the Upper Division General Electives.

Fall Year 4

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core, AoE Aligned)

MIST Major Related (Information Security Elective)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective*

Choose course(s) from the following:

Non-Business Elective

ECON 2100  Economics of Environmental Quality 3
ECON 2200  Economic Development of the United States 3

*Terry prefix course completed in residence at UGA

Spring Year 4

MIST Major Related (AoE Elective)

University-Wide Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

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