2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems
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Telephone: (302) 831-2961
http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/accounting-mis
Faculty Listing: https://lerner.udel.edu/faculty-staff-directory/groups/accounting-and-management-information-systems/
Accounting
The degree in Accounting educates students in the language of business and combines technical knowledge and critical thinking. It equips future accountants to navigate cutting-edge information systems while providing a broad foundation in all business disciplines. It provides preparation for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and other certifications.
Business Analytics
The Business Analytics major educates students in the theories and methods of analyzing large volumes of data for gaining competitive advantages and strategic insights in today’s business world. Students learn data collection, cleaning, and analysis to provide insights that allow organizations to make data-driven decisions. By choosing a concentration based on their interests and career goals, students can focus on one aspect of business, refining their expertise in their chosen area.
Management Information Systems
The degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) combines computer science, business, and management information systems courses to equip majors with the skills to help businesses make informed decisions, improve operational efficiency and ensure data security. MIS majors select a professional concentration to specialize in an area of expertise. During their senior year, they work in teams with clients to solve a real-world business technology problem and implement a solution.
4+1 Program: Undergragduate & Accelerated Graduate Degrees
Students majoring in Accounting, Management Information Systems or Business Analytics have the opportunity to participate in a 4+1 Business Analytics and Information Management MS program. Students majoring in Accounting may also be able to combine their degree with the MS in Accounting. With careful planning, academically eligible students can complete both their undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in five years of academic study.
Minors
The Business Analytics minor develops skills in the growing field of analytics. The program emphasizes statistics, oral and written communication, structured decision-making, data visualization, and relational databases.
The Management Information Systems (MIS) minor provides 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.
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