Information Systems Major, B.S. in B.A.

B.S. in B.A. degree
Major Map for Option A - Enterprise Software
Major Map for Option B - Cybersecurity
Major Map for Option C - General
Major Map for Option D - Business Data Analytics

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a major in Information Systems, see an advisor in the Business Information Systems Department. To register for most of the courses on the major, students must be admittedto the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA). Please see the bulletin for course prerequisites.

With the exception of BIS 490, the department does not accept Credit/No Credit courses on undergraduate majors.

Program Requirements

Common Body of Knowledge Courses I (6 hours)

BUS 100	Introduction to Business	3(3-0)
MGT 499	Integrated Capstone-Strategic Management	3(3-0)

Common Body of Knowledge Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BUS 351QR	Applied Business Analytics	3(3-0)
BUS 503QR	Applied Lean Six Sigma	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (15 hours)

BIS 228	Applications Development	3(3-0)
BIS 320	Systems Analysis and Design	3(3-0)
BIS 380	Enterprise Architecture	3(3-0)
BIS 422	Database Management Systems	3(3-0)
BIS 425	Information Systems Development Project	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (9 hours)

Select one of the following options:

Option A - Enterprise Software (9 hours)

Select three of the following:

BIS 347	Enterprise Software in Business Using SAP Software	3(3-0)
BIS 357	ABAP Programming Fundamentals	3(3-0)
BIS 458	Configuration and Implementation using SAP Software	3(3-0)
BIS 598	Integration of Business Processes Using SAP Software	4(Spec)

Option B - Cybersecurity (9 hours)

Select BIS 512 plus two other courses:

BIS 512	Cybersecurity Analysis	3(3-0)
BIS 521	Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Cybersecurity	3(3-0)
BIS 523	Cybercrime Forensics	3(3-0)
BIS 525	Managing Security and Privacy in the Cloud	3(3-0)

Note: BIS 380 is a prerequisite for BIS 512. BIS 512 is a prerequisite for BIS 521, BIS 523, and BIS 525.

Option C - General (9 hours)

Select 9 credit hours of Business Information Systems (BIS) courses approved by an Information Systems faculty advisor.

Option D - Business Data Analytics (9 hours)

BIS 580	Business Decision Modeling	3(3-0)
BIS 581	Business Data Analytics	3(3-0)
BIS 582	Data Visualization: Theory and Practice	3(3-0)

Bulletins