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Business Information Systems Minor

The Business Information Systems minor (BIS Minor) focuses on how information systems are used to improve organizational performance and help employees be more efficient and effective through transforming business processes and automating tasks. The minor’s flexibility offers students the relevant biz-tech skill sets needed to match the rapidly evolving data and information system driven processes and decision making increasingly being leveraged in a vastly expanding wide range of disciplines and industries.

By taking the relevant BIS minor electives to match their academic and career paths, students can acquire the information systems, project management and data skills most relevant to their career interests. Thus, it is relevant to students entering fields such as Accounting, Business Administration, Communication, Computer Science, Digital Art, Economics, Finance, Health Science, International Business, Management, Marketing, New Media, and Operations and more.

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Business Information Systems Minor Course

Required Courses

(Three Required)

  • BIS/BUS 205 Information Management
  • BIS/BUS 361 Business Information Systems
  • BIS 370 Systems Analysis and Design

Additional Electives

(Choose Two)

  • BIS/BUS 305 Business Analytics
  • BIS 340 Business Data Communications & eNetworks
  • BIS 365 Emerging Technologies and Business Applications
  • BIS 368 Inter-Organizational Information Systems
  • BIS 375 Electronic Commerce
  • BIS 373 Business Database Management
  • BIS 378 Business Database Applications
  • BIS 430 Enterprise Resource Planning & E-Business
  • BIS 437 Rapid IT Development
  • BIS 442 Information Technology Project Management
  • BIS 447 Business Intelligence and Data Solutions
  • BIS 449 Data Visualization
  • ACC 420 Accounting Information Technology & Business Solutions
  • FIN 445 Case Studies in Financial Management Using Electronic Spreadsheets
  • OSC 469 Seminar in Special Topics

Elective Courses

(Choose One)

  • ACC 201 Principles of Accounting
  • BUS 201 Principles of Management
  • BUS/FIN 225 Principles of Marketing
  • BUS 245 Business Finance
  • OSC/BUS 260 Operations Management

Relevant Job Titles and Salaries for BIS Minors

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Accounting

    Accounting - BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs:

    • Auditing Accountant: $72,000 Avg Starting Salary
    • Forensic Accountant: $80,000 Avg Annual Salary

    6% job growth amongst accounting related careers

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Business Information Systems & BUS Administration (Management Concentration) Dual Major

    Business Administration-Management – BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs - Average Annual Salaries

    • Business Analytics:
      • Technical Sales Manager: $105,000
        • Expected Job Growth 5%
      • Business Consultant: $90,000 – $100,000
        • Expected Job Growth 14%
    • Business Information Systems:
      • Scrum Master: $77,000 - $99,000
        • 360 New Job Openings CT
      • Project Coordinator/Manager: $72,000
        • Job Growth 6.7%

     

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Business Information Systems & BUS Administration (Marketing Concentration) Dual Major

    Business Administration-Marketing – BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs - Average Annual Salaries:

    • Business Information Systems:
      • Website Developer: $91,000
      • SalesForce Site Manager – $74,500
    • Business Analytics:
      • Market Research Analyst: $55,000 Starting Salary, $81,000
      • Expected Job Growth: 7.5%

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Computer Science-Business Information Systems Dual Majors

    Average Annual Salaries:

    • Computer Science Job Market:
      • Business Programmer: Python Specialist: $87,000 -$112,000
      • Expected Job Growth: 11%
    • Business Software Developer: $85,000
      • Expected Job Growth 8.5%
    • Business Cloud Developer: $130,000 (nationwide)

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Criminology-Business Information Systems Dual Majors

    Criminology - Business Information Systems Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries:

    • Business Information Systems:
      • NSA - Database Administrator: $100,000 - $105,000
      • NSA - Information Systems Security Specialist: $85,300
      • NSA - Cyber Security Professional: $125,000
    • Data Analytics:
      • Forensic Data Analyst: $5,000 Avg Entry Level Salary
        • Expected Job Growth: 4.5%
      • FBI - Data Analyst: $75,000 - $95,000
      • FBI - Digital Forensic Examiner: $63,000
      • FBI - Records Examiner Analyst: $50,000 - $60,000
      • NSA - Operations Researcher: $74,000 - $123,000
      • NSA - Vulnerability Analyst: $97,000

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Business Information Systems - Data Science Dual Major

    Data Science & BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries:

    • Business Information Systems:
      • Data Engineer: $80,000 - $132,000
        • Expected Job Growth: 21%
    • Business Analytics:
      • Business Data Scientist: $112,000
      • Business Data Delivery: $89,000 - $95,000
    • BIS Major & Analyst:
      • Data Architect: $125,000
        • Expected Job Growth: 11%


  • Economics - BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries:

    • Data Analytics:
      • Economic Data Analyst III: $137,000
        • Expected Job Growth: 5.5%
      • Market Research Analyst: $55,000 starting; $81,000 average annual
        • Expected Job Growth: 7.5%

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Finance Major (Investment Concentration) & Dual Minors - BIS & Business Analytics

    Finance Major - BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries:

    • Business Information Systems:
      • Financial Advisor: $95,000 - $105,000
        • Expected Job Growth: 7%
      • Finance Tech Specialist: $150,000 - $190,000
        • Expected Job Growth: 7.5%
    • Data Analytics:
      • Financial Analyst: $57,000 - $83,000 average starting
        • 1,827 new job openings in Connecticut

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Health Science Major (Allied Health Concentration)

    Health Sciences & BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries:

    • Business Information Systems:
      • Biostatistician: 70,000 - $93,000
        • Job Growth: 6%
    • Business Analytics:
      • Healthcare Informatics Manager: $98,000
        • Job Growth: 8.5%
      • Healthcare Data Analyst: $72,000
        • Job Growth: 4.9%

  • Eastern in 4 Plan: Environmental Earth Science Major (EES concentration)

    Environmental Earth Science & BIS/Business Analytics Intersection Jobs and their Average Annual Salaries (in Connecticut):

    • Business Information Systems:
      • GIS Specialist: $68,000 - $75,000
    • Business Analytics:
      • Energy Analyst: $77,000
      • Sustainability Analyst: $128,000

Alumni Survey

BIS Minor can enhance employability in the following majors:

The BIS minor requires 18 credits and is suitable for any Eastern student, including transfer and non-traditional students. At least four of the courses below should be taken at Eastern.

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