Information Systems

Why Study Information Systems at UW Oshkosh?


What is an Information System? An Information System is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing data, information, knowledge and digital products. Businesses rely on information systems to manage their operations, interact with customers, suppliers and compete in the marketplace. Job Outlook Extremely high job placement upon graduation. Average starting salary for graduates is approximately $49,500. Moreover, all businesses need IT people. There are currently more IS internships available than there are students available to fill them. It is also a College of Business requirement to complete an internship before graduation.	Connection to Campus and Community Small class sizes allow the Information Systems faculty to get to know you by name, offer assistance inside and outside of the classroom. Check out the Information Systems Faculty! The Information Systems Club invites professionals, alumni, and other speakers to talk about relevant topics in the IT field. The IS Club also takes tours and trips to local businesses. Get Connected!
Teaching with Current Technology We have two state-of-the art labs available for student use: A 38-seat teaching lab featuring dual-boot iMacs and a small Media Lab featuring 27" iMacs. The department teaches relevant software based on what's being used in the many companies in the region that hire our graduates, including: Microsoft Visual Studio, Oracle, VMWare, SAP, Eclipse, Android, iOS, and Xcode.	Modern Curriculum Created in collaboration with area businesses, classes provided to students offer various IS elements that include building web systems, mobile apps and Oracle databases. We offer a 3-course software development sequence based on object-oriented programming in C#, ASP.Net and Microsoft Azure. Agile project management is integrated throughout the curriculum. Mobile development is based on both Android and iOS. ERP is taught using SAP.

What is an Information System?

An Information System is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing data, information, knowledge and digital products. Businesses rely on information systems to manage their operations, interact with customers, suppliers and compete in the marketplace.

Job Outlook

Extremely high job placement upon graduation. Average starting salary for graduates is approximately $49,500. Moreover, all businesses need IT people.
There are currently more IS internships available than there are students available to fill them. It is also a College of Business requirement to complete an internship before graduation.

Connection to Campus and Community

Small class sizes allow the Information Systems faculty to get to know you by name, offer assistance inside and outside of the classroom. Check out the Information Systems Faculty!
The Information Systems Club invites professionals, alumni, and other speakers to talk about relevant topics in the IT field. The IS Club also takes tours and trips to local businesses.
Get Connected!

Teaching with Current Technology

We have two state-of-the art labs available for student use: A 38-seat teaching lab featuring dual-boot iMacs and a small Media Lab featuring 27" iMacs.
The department teaches relevant software based on what's being used in the many companies in the region that hire our graduates, including: Microsoft Visual Studio, Oracle, VMWare, SAP, Eclipse, Android, iOS, and Xcode.

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Modern Curriculum

Created in collaboration with area businesses, classes provided to students offer various IS elements that include building web systems, mobile apps and Oracle databases.
We offer a 3-course software development sequence based on object-oriented programming in C#, ASP.Net and Microsoft Azure.
Agile project management is integrated throughout the curriculum.
Mobile development is based on both Android and iOS.
ERP is taught using SAP.

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