What Can I Do With a Major in... Management Informations Systems

Obtaining a B.B.A. from the Department of Management Sciences offers a variety of educational experiences that develop students' knowledge of managerial decision-making systems. Students acquire skill in applying this knowledge by constructing quantitative models, using computer technology, and creating database systems.

Students prepare for a variety of career opportunities in both manufacturing and service organizations. Graduates find entry-level work as computer programmers, systems analysts, sales representatives with computer companies, and management trainees. Entry-level work in operations management is found in materials management, line supervision, purchasing, and manufacturing systems.

General Career Information
 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Applications Programmer
  • Business Analyst
  • Computer Operations Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Programmer

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for.

  • Applications Programmer
  • Business Analyst
  • Computer Operations Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • Database Processing Manager
  • Inventory Controller
  • Management Analyst
  • Manager
  • MIS Consultant
  • Operations Manager
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Production Manager
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Manager
  • Software Engineer
  • Supervisor
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Programmer

For a complete list of organizations, click here.

 
Employment Areas
  • Retail
  • Wholesale
  • Government: Local, State, Federal
  • Public Administration
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Real Estate
  • Hospitality
  • Transportation
  • Consulting
  • Manufacturing
  • Insurance
  • Health & Medicine
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • International Business
  • Publishing
 
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Professional Organizations
 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  • IBM
  • Sprint
  • AT & T
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Accenture
  • Allstate Insurance
  • Inlet, Inc.
  • MCI WorldCom

This is only a partial list - to view a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni, please visit: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/uirecruit.html

 
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