Information Systems Department
What is Information Systems?
Information Systems (IS) is first and foremost a business degree. This degree program prepares graduates to increase business agility and competitiveness through the application of information technology (IT). IS students gain a solid foundation in business and become computer-savvy through hands-on experience with the latest technologies.
Why Major in Information Systems?
Career opportunities for IS graduates remain strong. According to the U.S Department of Commerce, the fasted growing occupations are the very jobs that our degree prepares you to enter. Other studies indicate that the most highly sought after graduates are those that possess both business and computing skills. The supply of qualified college graduates with this combination of skills is not keeping pace with employer demand. Department of Commerce projections suggest that the gap in supply and demand will continue to increase through 2015. This means that both current and future career opportunities and earning potential will continue to be very favorable for IS majors.
What are the Career Opportunities in IS?
IS has been Georgia Southern's most successful technology-oriented degree program. In 2002, the IS degree was granted "Enhanced" status by the university's Strategic Planning Council based on its achievements.
Hundreds of our graduates are successful in industry-leading corporations such as IBM, Oracle, Coca-Cola, and Home Depot, as well as smaller, entreprenurial companies. They work in a variety of positions ranging from those requiring strong technical skills to management and consulting.
Take a look at the internship and job openings we post for our students and alumni.
Typical entry-level positions held by our graduates include:
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What Will I study?
COURSE ListingIS graduates help organizations solve business problems and take advantage of business opportunities. To do so requires both an understanding of basic business functions and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art information technologies.
- Core Business Knowledge
IS majors complete the same core business courses taken by all business majors in GSU's AACSB-accreditied College of Business Administration. These provide the foundation in accounting, opperations, finance, marketing, and strategic management upon which successful careers in business organizations depend.
- Technology
Beyond the business courses, IS majors develop a wide range of technical skills as they complete a minimum of 11 computing courses, including courses in programming, systems analysis and design, data communications, networking, database systems, and project management.
- "Hot" Topcis
To ensure that they are well positionsed to enter today's workforce IS majors choose elective courses in hot topic areas such as E-Commerce applications, decision support systems, data mining, object-oriented development, computer/network security, ERP applications, and wireless communications.
Related Links
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Systems
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems
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