B.A. or B.S. in Management Information Technology

The management information technology concentration encompasses the components of information systems (software, hardware, network, data and people). The courses provide the business student a unique academic choice apart from the computer science degree.

This concentration is comprised of six required courses in addition to the required business core. MIT graduates gain employment in a wide variety of positions, including, but not limited to, managers requiring a technical edge, business application programmers, help desk analysts, end user training and support personnel, process consultants, user liaisons, and business system analysts.

MIT graduates gain employment in a wide variety of positions, including, but not limited to, managers requiring a technical edge, business application programmers, help desk analysts, end user training and support personnel, process consultants, user liaisons, and business system analysts. ±

• Major in Management Information Technology (Bachelor of Arts)
• Major in Management Information Technology (Bachelor of Science)
• Minor in Management Information Techonology

• Management Information Technology Course Descriptions
• Management Information Technology faculty member bios

• Contact Information ±

MAJOR IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Required Business Core Courses for the BA: 33 semester hours

ACC2010              Principles of Financial Accounting (3) §
ACC2020              Principles of Management Accounting (3) §
BUS2010              Legal Environment of Business (3)
ECN2010              Principles of Microeconomics (3) §
ECN2020              Principles of Macroeconomics (3) §
BUS2300              Principles of Marketing (3) § #
BUS3200              Principles of Management (3) §
BUS3400              Principles of Finance (3) §
BUS4990              Senior Seminar in Business Strategy (3)
MTH1120              Finite Mathematics (3)
MTH2320              General Statistics (3)

Required Management Information Technology Courses: 20 semester hours

Students planning to attend graduate school should consider a BS. For the BS, the following 9-10 semester hours are required in addition to the semester hours required for the BA for majors in Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing, Management and Innovation, and Organization Management.

• BUS4230 Operations Management (3 semester hours)
• ECN3330 Business Statistics (3 semester hours)
• MTH2120 Calculus for Management & Sciences (3 semester hours)
• ... OR MTH2210 Calculus I (4 semester hours)

NOTE: Supporting coursework in computer science, sociology, psychology, writing, and philosophy is strongly recommended by the faculty.

§ The name of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
# The number of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.

MINOR IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18 semester hours

Required Courses: 9 semester hours

ACC2010 Foundations of Financial Accounting (3)
BUS3200 Foundations of Management (3)
BUS3220 Management Information Systems (3)

Selected Courses: Students must select 9 hours from the courses below

BUS3520 Advanced Software Applications (3)
BUS3530 Business Communication Systems (3)
BUS3540 Current Issues in MIT-People/Data (3)
BUS4590 Information Technology Capstone (3)
CSC3500 Microcomputer Systems (4)

A maximum of 9 semester hours applied to the student’s major may also be applied toward a minor in Management Information Technology.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Please refer to Business Administration Course Descriptions and Computer Science Course Descriptions

For more information please contact:
Steve Van de Ven
The Dunham School of Business
Aurora University
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, Illinois 60506
630-844-4893
vandeven@aurora.edu

Please note: The information listed on this page is current according to the 2006-2008 Undergraduate Catalog, unless otherwise noted.

‡ This information has been added since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
§ The name of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
# The number of this course has been changed since the printing of the 06-08 Undergraduate Catalog.
±This information is additional information specific to the Web site, not provided in the Undergraduate Catalog.