who may want to pursue graduate work in management or related areas.

Graduates should be able to:

• Work effectively with others and lead others in a common mission;
• Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative, and information technology skills.

Career Opportunities

Students who successfully complete the management specialization have the choice of immediately beginning with a professional career, entrepreneurial ventures or continuing with graduate study. Professional careers beginning at the management-trainee or entry level may be pursued in the private or public sectors as well as in the profit or not-for-profit organizations. In the case of graduate study, students may elect a general degree program, such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA), leading to an advanced degree, and the Ph.D. or DBA with a major in management or other business disciplines.

Professional Courses for Management Specialization —24 Semester Hours

MGT 352: Supply Chain Management

MGT 355: Production Management

MGT 433: Human Resources Management

MGT 460: Human Behavior in Organizations

MGT 465: Entrepreneurship

Management Electives (6 hours)*

Professional Elective (3 credits)**

• * Select from 300 level or above MGT course

**May be a management internship or international experience in Business or a level 300 course or higher selected from these prefixes: ACC, BUA, ECO, FIN, MGT, MIS, or MKT**

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIZATION

This curriculum provides students with high quality educational foundation for entry into management information systems related careers and will prepare students to pursue graduate or advanced professional education in business information systems and related fields.

Mission

This program provides a practical background for students interested in working in the management information system field. Graduates would possess basic knowledge of MIS, database, e-commerce, and other information system topics.

Graduates should be able to:

• Understand the purposes and functioning of management information systems.
• Participate in systems development teams.
• Understand the importance of internal control for information systems.

Career Opportunities

Students who successfully complete the Management Information Systems specialization should be prepared for introductory-level positions in systems design, systems analysis, information system control, and e-commerce. The curriculum also provides a sound background for graduate study in MIS.

Professional Courses for Management Information Systems Specialization—24 Semester Hours

MIS 301: Business Application Development and Programming

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