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Business Administration-Computer Information System Concentration Curriculum
This curriculum plan reflects changes implemented in the 2016-17 catalog year
Note: Courses listed in parentheses designate acceptable substitutions ONLY until the designated new course is available.
Freshman Year
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credit | ||
| CPTR1100 | Computer Programming I | 3 | MGMT1805 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
| CORE1001 | Managing Transitions: Change as a Norm | 3 | ECON1200 | Global Economics: Micro and Macro Perspectives | 3 |
| PSYC1001 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | CORE-ENGL | The New Normal: Exploring Unstructured Problems | 3 |
| MATH1200 | College Algebra | 3 | MATH2101 | Applied Business Statistics (MATH 2200) | 3 |
| MGMT1000 | Introduction to Business Models | 3 | MKTG2004 | Marketing I – Creating Marking, Branding and Sales Strategies | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||||
Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| ACCT2100 | Accounting and Finance I – Concepts and Tools | 3 | MGMT2400 | Innovating Value & Supply Chains (business elective) | 3 |
| CPTR2800 | Information Security and IT Fundamentals | 3 | ACCT3100 | Accounting and Finance II – Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| MKTG3004 | Marketing II – Analyzing Marketing, Branding, and Sales Strategies (MKTG 3300) | 3 | MGMT2900 | Business Career Exploration (business elective) | 3 |
| CORE2003 | Needfinding: Uncovering Opportunity in Human Need | 3 | ENGL1003 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | History Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| MGMT3700 | Business Law and Ethics (LGLS 2205, MGMT 3705) | 3 | CORE3004 | Entrepreneurial Mindset: Creating and Capturing Value | 3 |
| MGMT3800 | Management Information Systems | 3 | MGMT3900 | Practicum | 3 |
| Science Elective w/Lab | 4 | MKTG3001 | Marketing and Product Management | 3 | |
| Program Elective (3000+) | 3 | Program Elective | 3 | ||
| Open Elective | 3 | Science Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||||
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits | ||
| INFO3300 | Business Analytics | 3 | MGMT4102 | Capstone II (Business Elective 3000+) | 3 |
| MGMT4101 | CAPSTONE 1 (MGMT4100) | 3 | CORE4005 | Agile Mindset Capstone | 3 |
| Global Awareness and Diversity Elective | 3 | MGMT4003 | Developing Business Leadership (MGMT 4195) | 3 | |
| Program Elective (3000+) | 3 | Program Elective | 3 | ||
| Open Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Total Credits: | 121 | ||||
Students need to take four courses from a group to earn specialization. Students may choose to take four electives which are not grouped in a specialization.
Specialization in Computer Programming and Networking
| CPTR1100 | Computer Programming I | 3 cr. |
| CPTR1400 | Computer Programming II | 3 cr. |
| CPTR2300 | Data Structures | 3 cr. |
| CPTR3600 | Networking I | 3 cr. |
| CPTR4600 | Networking II | 3 cr. |
Specialization in Information Security
| CPTR2800 | Information Security and Information Technology Fundamentals | 3 cr. |
| CPTR2801 | Information Security Threat Landscape and Attacker Motivation | 3 cr. |
| CPTR2802 | Defending and Attacking Modern Networked Computer Systems | 3 cr. |
| CPTR3801 | Information Security Incident Handling | 3 cr. |
| CPTR3802 | Business Communication for Information Security Professionals | 3 cr. |
| CPTR4801 | Emerging Technologies and Implications for Information Security | 3 cr. |
| CPTR4802 | Security Management and Policy Topics | 3 cr. |
Specialization in Project Management
| MGMT2805 | Project Planning & Control | 3 cr. |
| MGMT3805 | Project Team Management | 3 cr. |
| MGMT3806 | Influence, Decision Making and Problem Solving in Project Management | 3 cr. |
| MGMT4105 | Project Management: Tools & Techniques | 4 cr. |
| MGMT4805 | Project Management Capstone | 3 cr. |
Other approved program electives
| INFO2100 | Internet | 3 cr. |
| GRPH2160 | Introduction to Web Design | 3 cr. |
| GRPH3110 | Advanced Web Design | 3 cr. |
