Business Administration - Information Management Option

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Coordinator - Eric L. Huggins

The Business Administration major - Information Management option integrates information systems and business administration to prepare students for professional careers in the information systems sector. These include positions in systems analysis, business consulting, e-commerce, and information management.

The Information Management option is not intended to prepare students for a programming career; rather, it is designed to prepare students for the management of business information systems. For a more technical approach, students should pursue a degree in Computer Science or Information Systems.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A student studying Information Management must complete the following requirements:

General Education - Credits: 39

See General Education Requirements .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
BA 301 - Managmnt & Organizatnl Behavor Credits: 4
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Sem in Strategic Mngmt Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Mgmnt Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Auxiliary Department Requirements:

COMP 252 - Professional & Tech. Writing Credits: 3

Other Departmental and Auxiliary Requirements:

One (1) 300- or 400-level Economics Course - Credits: 4

CSIS 106 - Intro to Prog Visual Basic Credits: 4
OR
CSIS 110 - Intro to Programming in Java Credits: 4
CSIS 322 - Management Information Systems Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
CSIS 431 - Computer Netwk Administration Credits: 4

Plus 4 credits from the following list:

ACC 335 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
CSIS 352 - Project Management Credits: 4
CSIS 390 - Special Topics - Credits: 4
BA 402 - Electronic Commerce Credits: 4
OR
CSIS 402 - Electronic Commerce Credits: 4
CSIS 428 - Computer Networks & Internets Credits: 4
BA 392 - Research Topics Credits: 1 to 4 - Management related
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 - Management related

Subtotal Other Departmental and Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 27¹

Total Major Requirements Credits: 71-72

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

¹ The 27 credits used to satisfy an option in Information Management may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor, or option within SOBA.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

Business Administration Major Suggested Course Sequence¹

Freshman Fall Semester		Freshman Winter Semester
COMP 125 or COMP 150 GEN ED (SC1) GEN ED (HI)² GEN ED (AH)	3-4 4 3-4 3-4	COMP 126 or COMP 150 GEN ED (SC2) GEN ED (AH) MATH 110 ES 100 /PE	3-4 3-4 3-4 4 1
Total Credits	13-16	Total Credits	14-17

Sophomore Fall Semester		Sophomore Winter Semester
COMP 252 ACC 225 ECON 262 (SS1) BA 253	3 4 3 4	ACC 226 ECON 272 (SS1) BA 260 Free Elective Free Elective	4 3 3 3 3
Total Credits	14	Total Credits	16

Junior Fall Semester		Junior Winter Semester
BA 301 MK 350 BA 380 CSIS 322	4 4 4 4	BA 353 Major Elective Major Elective Upper Level Econ or SOBA QR Requirement	4 4 4 4
Total Credits	16	Total Credits	16

Senior Fall Semester		Senior Winter Semester
Free Elective EGC Major Elective Major Elective	4 3-4 4 3-4	BA 496 Major Elective EGC Free Elective	4 3-4 3-4 4
Total Credits	14-16	Total Credits	14-16

¹ In order to graduate in four years, the recommended number of credits per semester is 15 credits (8 semesters X 15 credits = 120 credits for graduation).

² There is a specific group of lower level Gen. Ed. Courses. The group contains AH, HI, and SS courses. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in that group with at least 1 course from HI, 2 courses from AH, and 1 from SS (both Econ 262 and 272 will satisfy this SS requirement).