Department of Computer & Information Science

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

The program in information systems prepares students for careers as application programmers/analysts in a business environment and for further graduate work in information systems. Business courses supplement a strong core of technical courses to enable students to design and implement business processing systems that require programming, databases, web development, networking, and client-server processing.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	U.S. History/Government1	3
  MATH 2243 Calculus for Business and Economics	3	ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	COMS 2003 Microcomputer Applications	3
  COMS 1403 Orientation to Computing, Information, and Technology	3	COMS 2104 Foundations of Computer Programming I	4
  COMS 1411 Computer and Information Science Lab	1
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 2053 Technical Writing	3	Social Sciences1	3
  ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I	3	BLAW 2033 Legal Environment of Business	3
  COMS 2203 Foundations of Computer Programming II	3	BUAD 2053 Business Statistics	3
  COMS 2700 Networking and Architecture Laboratory	0	COMS 2213 Data Structures	3
  COMS 2703 Computer Networks and Architecture	3	COMS 3233 Database Design and Implementation	3
  COMS 2903 Discrete Structures for Technical Majors	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3	Science with Lab1	4
  MGMT 3003 Management and Organizational Behavior	3	COMS 3243 Data Mining	3
  COMS 3513 Administering and Using the IBM Platform	3	COMS 3503 Visual Programming	3
  COMS 3903 Systems Software and Architecture	3	COMS 4700 Data Communications and Networking Lab	0
  Elective 2000 -40002	3	COMS 4703 Data Communications and Networks	3
  		Elective	1
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	14

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  COMS 3053 Implications of Technology on Society	3	MKT 3043 Principles of Marketing	3
  COMS 3163 Web Programming	3	COMS 4043 Systems Analysis and Design II	3
  COMS 4033 Systems Analysis and Design I	3	COMS 4053 Information Systems Resource Management	3
  COMS 4133 Application Program Development	3	COMS Elective2	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²1000-level courses may only be taken to satisfy this requirement with the explicit permission of the Computer and Information Science Department Head.