Information management and information system (abbreviated as IMIS) is a practical and innovative interdisciplinary subject integrating information technology and management science. This major aims to cultivate compound talents who have the theoretical basis of modern management, the knowledge and application ability of computer science and technology, the knowledge and ability to master system ideas, information system analysis and design methods and information management, and engage in information management and information system analysis, design, implementation, management and evaluation. Its abbreviation is information management or management informatics, which belongs to the category of management science and engineering.

Information management and information system specialty is an information management and information system specialty (information management specialty for short) which is integrated from five majors: economic information management specialty, science and technology informatics specialty, management information system, informatics and forestry information management. There are also some majors, such as library science, archival science and information science, which have been renamed as information management and information system according to the needs of the development of the times, belonging to the first-class discipline of management science and two disciplines under management science and engineering. Moreover, management informatics is a professional basic theory course for information management and information system majors.

Students majoring in information management and information system can do information editing (news editing or network editing), data statistics, questionnaire survey and other work with less technical content, as well as data processing, screening, information analysis and consultation with less technical content. Or enter the enterprise or government to do decision support, system information and other work. PPT, EXCEL, SPSS, SAS and other computer tools are often used in enterprise recruitment and daily work, which has certain requirements for personal programming ability.