The mission of BYU Marriott’s Department of Information Systems is to develop leaders of faith and character who can use, design, implement, manage, and research information systems to make intelligent organizational decisions.
What is Information Systems?
Information systems (IS) involves the synthesis of business and technology. IS professionals define, develop, and maintain the infrastructure that supports the operations of all businesses, governments, and other institutions. These professionals use a wide variety of skills in carrying out this function.
Careers in Information Systems
IS graduates have a multitude of job opportunities and can work in almost any industry. The chart below is not a comprehensive list, but it does give a good idea of the types of jobs available to those with an IS degree. For a more detailed list, visit iscareers.byu.edu. IS professionals may lean toward one orientation more than the other but can work in both.
| Technical Orientation |
|---|
| Business Analytics |
| Cloud Infrastructure |
| CTO |
| Database Administrator |
| Director of IT |
| IT Consultant |
| Mobile Application Developer |
| Network Administrator |
| Programmer/Software Engineer |
| Quality Assurance/Testing Technician |
| Security Analyst |
| User Interface Engineer |
| Web Developer |
| Business Orientation |
|---|
| CIO |
| Development Manager |
| Entrepreneur |
| IT Auditor |
| IT Business Analyst |
| Management Consultant |
| Program Manager |
| Project Manager |
| Systems Analyst |
| Systems Designer |
| Technical Sales Manager |
| User Experience Designer |
Historically, 100 percent of IS students seeking jobs have accepted offers within three months of graduation. IS graduates are employed all over the country, working for both multinational firms and startups.