Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems

Telephone: (302) 831-2961
http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/accounting-mis
Faculty Listing: http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/accounting-mis/faculty-and-staff

Mission

The mission of the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems (MIS) is to foster scholarship and to offer distinctive, innovative educational opportunities related to the successful management and leadership of organizations operating in an environment of scarce resources, rapid change, global competition and advances in technology.

All programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and AACSB.

Accounting

The program provides preparation for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, the Certificate in Management Accounting, and other professional certifications.

Of the required upper division ACCT courses (ACCT 302 , ACCT 315 , ACCT 316 , ACCT 327 , ACCT 413 , ACCT 414 , ACCT 415 , ACCT 417 , and ACCT 425 ), no more than two may be transferred from another AACSB institution. The Department offers an accelerated, 150 credit combined, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting and MS in Information Systems & Technology Management (IS&TM). Please see the descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.

Management Information Systems

The Management Information Systems (MIS) major is designed to prepare students for careers that leverage information technology in a business environment, enabling graduates to use information systems to manage the organization. 

Of the required courses (CISC 250 , MISY 261 , MISY 225 , MISY 330 , MISY 350 , MISY 430 , MISY 431 , MISY 432 , and three MISY electives), no more than two may be transferred from another AACSB institution.

Minors

The Global Enterprise Technologies (GET) minor is designed to extend the education of undergraduate students in the use and deployment of large scale systems in global organizations to solve complex problems.

The Management Information Systems (MIS) minor is designed to provide students with an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the three interrelated areas of Management Information Systems: Business Foundations, Information Technology, and Project Management/Hands on Experience, and to explore the rapidly expanding field of computer-based management information systems. 

Programs

• Accounting (BS)
• Management Information Systems (BS)

• Accounting Honors (HBS)
• Management Information Systems Honors (HBS)

• Business Analytics Minor
• Global Enterprise Technologies - Non-Immersion Option Minor
• Global Enterprise Technologies Minor
• Management Information Systems Minor

• Accounting 4+1 (BS/MS)