Leadership

1. Complete at least two of the following classes (one of the courses will fulfill an MISM requirement, and the other will fulfill three elective credits):

  • IS 551: User Experience Design and Technical Leadership
  • IS 562: Information Systems Product Management
  • IS 581: Managing a Software Startup
  • IS 582: Tech Strategy and Leadership

2. In addition, complete the following required courses, as well as all other required BS IS/MISM courses:

Fall Semester:

  • HRM 540: Org. Effectiveness
  • IS 550: MISM Capstone Introduction*

Winter Semester:

  • MSB 572: Ethics for IS Managers
  • IS 552: MISM Capstone*

Any Semester:

  • STRAT 560: Strategy and Economics

*Capstone project should integrate as many of the concepts of the leadership track classes as is practical)

3. Complete 15 additional elective credits relevant to starting or managing a business. Examples of courses are shown below. Note that some of these courses may require instructor approval.

  • Any course for Requirement 1 that you have not yet taken
  • Entrepreneurship (ENT) classes with a class number greater than 300 that are available to non-majors
  • MBA classes that are available to non-majors (https://gradstudies.byu.edu/courses/business-administration)
  • Sandbox courses (https://creators.byu.edu/sandbox/sandbox)
  • Students participating in the Founders Launchpad with the Rollins Center, and other students interested in working on their own business in a mentored/coached class for credit (IS 693R, ENT 434R)
  • FIN 425 Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • FIN 502 Managerial Finance for Non-Finance Majors
  • FIN 520 Business Finance
  • FIN 514 Silver Fund
  • HRM 413 Managerial Leadership Development

All other MISM-required elective coursework hours remain the same as the non-track program. Not all classes are offered every semester.