Bachelor of Science in MIS
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS) students acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, designing and delivering organizational information technology services. The bachelor’s degree in MIS prepares future information technology (IT) leaders for challenging and rewarding careers as enterprise systems professionals, information security analysts, healthcare technology professionals and IT consultants.
The curriculum provides a high degree of flexibility enabling students focus on areas that best suit their individual career objectives.
The Enterprise Systems area prepares students for careers as functional and technical enterprise systems professionals. It features hands-on courses with market-leading enterprise resource planning software packages.
The Business Intelligence and Analytics area prepares students for careers as data analysts. It provides hands-on skills in business data warehousing and intelligence software.
The Information Security and Assurance area prepares students for careers as information security analysts, information technology auditors and security specialists who ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organizational information resources.
The Systems Development area prepares students for careers as IT consultants and developers. This area emphasizes the identification, design and construction of custom information technology to satisfy business needs, uncover new opportunities and create business value.
MIS graduates find employment in every industry including financial services, retail, manufacturing, consulting, technology and telecommunications, government and many more. Our students have gotten internships and jobs at some of the top corporations in the state and nation.
Obtaining specific IT certifications can enhance career prospects. The JSOM program offers various courses to prepare students to sit for certification exams. We recommend that students acquire necessary knowledge and skills to obtain certification in at least one area. SAP Consultant certification can be completed by taking courses and programs available at UT Dallas. Other popular certifications include Certified IS Auditor (CISA), CISSP, CISM and CompTIASecurity+. Courses available within the MIS area will prepare students to take these exams.
|
Do “IT” Better MIS graduates help organizations acquire, design and use information systems technology to be more efficient and productive. Career opportunities for UT Dallas MIS graduates remain very strong. Outstanding students may be eligible for a scholarship valued at up to $18,000 per year. I would encourage you to learn more about our program by browsing the information on our website. Do “IT” Better! with a UT Dallas Management Information Systems degree. |
|
 |
Mark Thouin, PhD
|
|
The Information Systems area offers two minors that are available for all university students. Enterprise Systems MinorThe enterprise systems minor prepares students for careers as functional and technical enterprise systems professionals. It features hands-on courses with SAP, the market leading enterprise resource planning software package. Students completing this minor are eligible to attend the SAP Consultant Certifications academy (SAP TERP10). They also may take the SAP Business One Certification exam. The enterprise systems minor requires completion of following courses:
Students completing the enterprise systems minor will be eligible to participate in SAP Business One and / or TERP 10 certification programs. Business Intelligence and Analytics MinorThe business intelligence and analytics focus area prepares students for careers as data analysts who deal with large scale data. It provides hands-on skills in business data warehousing and intelligence software. The business intelligence and analytics minor requires the completion of following courses:
|
