Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Why study management information systems?

Information systems support business operations and decision making. Today, driven by basic changes in how business is done, information technology and information services strategy may be the single biggest determinant of a company’s future success. The person who understands and manages information systems plays a pivotal role in the organization. 

Career Opportunities

Management Information Systems prepares students to design, implement, and manage business information systems. This major provides background in programming language, software for mainframe and microcomputers, database systems, and systems analysis and design. 

Business Program Advisors

Karen Morley Jodi StrotePatterson 345 349 Phase 1 Classroom BldgCheney Campus Riverpoint Campus, Spokane509.359.6277 509.828.1249kmorley@ewu.edu jstrote@ewu.edu

Department ChairDuanning Zhou307 Phase 1 Classroom BldgRiverpoint Campus, Spokane509.828-1203dzhou@ewu.edu

Department Assistant

306 Phase 1 Classroom BldgRiverpoint Campus, Spokane509.828.1220Sample CareersInformation Resources ManagerDatabase AdministratorNetwork Administrator

Associate in Arts BAB in Management Information Systems(97-98 credits)Department of Accounting and Information Systems College of Business and Public Administration

Degree Requirements (AA-DTA) with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements

Required Courses for Undergraduate Students at EWU International Studies (4 quarter credit

minimum)• FLAN207 Contemporary World Cultures (3)• HIST131 Latin American History (3)• HIST181East Asian History and Culture (3)• HIST 210• MUSH163 Survey of World Music (3)• PHIL111 World Religions (3)• POLS237 International Politics and

Problems (3)• SOC102 Social Problems (3)• SPAN201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)

WRITTEN COMPOSITION (6 credits)ENGL 101 English Composition (3) ENGL 101 College Composition:

Exposition and Argument (5)ENGL 102 English Composition (3) ENGL 201 College Composition:

Analysis/Research/Document (5)ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 credits)COMM 101 Intro to Speech Communication (3)

CMST 201 Public Speaking (5)

MATHEMATICAL WAYS OF KNOWING (3-5 credits)MATH 130 Finite Mathematics (4) MATH 200 Finite Mathematics (5)SCIENTIFIC WAYS OF KNOWING (8 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. HUMANISTIC AND ARTISTIC WAYS OF KNOWING (6 credits)Consult your advisor for course options. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL WAYS OF KNOWING (6 credits)ECON 201 Principles of Econ. (Macro) (3)

ECON 201 Macroeconomics (5)

INSTITUTIONALLY DESIGNATED (4-6 credits)INTR 250 Integrative Inquiry (3) General Elective Credit (5)ELECTIVES (20-24 credits)ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting (5) ACCT 251 Prin. Of Financial Accounting (5)ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting (5) ACCT 252 Prin. Of Management

Accounting (5)BUSA 265 Legal Environment of Business (3)

ACCT 261 Business Law (5)

BUSA 271 Statistical Inference and Decision Analysis (5)

DSCI 245 Data Analysis for Business (5)

ECON 202 Principles of Econ. (Micro) (3) ECON 200 Microeconomics (5)

Cultural Diversity (4 quarter credit minimum)• ANTH225 Native People of North America

(3)• AIST101 Intro to American Indian Studies

(3)• COMM220 Intro to Intercultural

Communication (3)• ENGL 285 American Indian Literature (3)• ENGL295 Contemporary U.S. Multicultural

Literature (3)• HIST240 American Indian History (3)• SOC103 Cultural Diversity (3)• SOC251 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)

Course(s) listed in the left column are those offered at your institution, course(s) listed in the right column are those that are equivalent at EWU.

*1 semester credit is equal to 1.5 quarter credits. To calculate quarter credits, multiply semester credits by 1.5.