| Welcome to the home page of the Business Information Systems area of the Department of Management and Information Systems at Mississippi State University.
Business, industrial, governmental, and military establishments are constantly seeking individuals with the necessary aptitude, professional education, and experience for careers in the fast-growing field of computer information systems. Through the facilities of the academic departments and the university's Information Technology Services (ITS) unit, students at Mississippi State University have a unique opportunity to acquire both professional education and experience in business data processing and management information systems.
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Curriculum
Each program's Curriculum Guide shows the requirements for a degree in that program. The Curriculum Guide shows each required course, with most of the courses divided into typical Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. While it is not absolutely necessary that a student take each class in the semester shown in the Curriculum Guide, the student should make a reasonable effort to take classes "in order". In particular, the Curriculum Guide shows prerequisites for many classes. A prerequisite must be taken -- and completed -- prior to taking the class for which the prerequisite is listed. Each student should study his or her Curriculum Guide, and develop a long-range plan for when each course will be taken.
The student's schedule is -- ultimately -- the student's responsibility. Be sure that you understand your curriculum. If you have any questions, be sure to consult your advisor early rather than late.
Course Descriptions
Faculty
Career Information
Career opportunities for BIS graduates are booming. MSU's BIS program has long-established relationships with several employers, such as ExxonMobil (Houston), FedEx (Memphis), International Paper (Memphis), Dillard's (Little Rock), Data-Tronics (Ft. Smith), Southern Farm Bureau (Jackson), and more. These companies continue to return to MSU each year, and hire BIS graduates each year. The job market for MSU BIS graduates continues to be good.
Not only are there jobs, but the pay is good. Check out this Fall 2006 national salary information, as reported by the National Association of Colleges and Employers:
| Major | Avg offer
Sept 2006 | 25th
percentile | 50th
percentile | 75th
percentile |
| Business Information Systems |
$45,391 |
$40,000 |
$47,000 |
$51,000 |
| Accounting |
$44,928 |
$41,000 |
$45,000 |
$50,000 |
| Finance/Economics |
$44,588 |
$38,000 |
$45,000 |
$50,000 |
| Management |
$41,155 |
$34,500 |
$40,500 |
$48,150 |
| International Business |
$39,847 |
$33,000 |
$40,000 |
$45,001 |
| Marketing |
$37,191 |
$32,000 |
$37,500 |
$43,000 |
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