Curriculum - Becker College

Business Administration-Computer Information System Concentration Curriculum

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	3
MGMT1000	Introduction to Business Models	3	MKTG2004	Marketing I – Creating Marketing, 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	3	MGMT2900	Business Career Exploration	3
CORE3100	Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset	3	ENGL1003	Writing About Literature	3
	Open Elective	3		Humanities and Fine Arts Elective	3
		15			15

Junior Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
MGMT3700	Business Decision Making: Law, Ethics and Strategies	3		General Education Elective	3
MGMT3800	Management Information Systems	3	MGMT4900	Career Internship	3
	Science Elective w/Lab	4	MKTG3001	Marketing and Product Management	3
	CPTR Elective (3000+)	3		CPTR Elective	3
	Open Elective	3		Humanities and Fine Arts 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 I (MGMT4100)	3		General Education Elective	3
	Humanities and Fine Arts Elective	3	MGMT4003	Developing Business Leadership (MGMT 4195)	3
	CPTR Elective (3000+)	3		CPTR 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.