Offered by Department of Computer Science and Information Systems:

Computer Science and Information Systems Major

Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5304

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level. (Maximum of 6 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 6

Take 1 course from:

STAT 345, Applied Statistics I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, MATH 103; MATH 115 or MATH 123)

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102 (if necessary) or MATH 120 or MATH 123)

Take 1 course from:

MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 103)

MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours

Major Option = 60

Minimum total hours required coursework = 111

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14

Minimum total hours required for BS in Information Systems Comprehensive = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A minimum grade of "C" is required for each of the courses taken in this major. In this option, prerequisites are fulfilled when the prerequisite courses have been passed with a "C" or above.

A. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Core Courses (45 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours

CSIS 223, Computer Organization for Computer Information Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 250, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours

CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design - 3 hours

CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 425)

CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours

CSIS 450, E-commerce Information Systems - 3 hours

CSIS 458, Computer Security - 3 hours

CSIS 497, Seminar in Computer Information Systems - 3 hours

BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)

BACC 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours

BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours

BMIS 350 - Decision Support and Data Warehouse System - 3 hours (Prereq: junior standing)

Take 3 hours from:

CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours

CSIS 210GS, Structured Transaction Programming - 3 hours
 

B. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Electives (6 hours required)

Take 6 hours from:
CSIS 300-CSIS 499 as approved by the department.
Take no more than 3 hours from CSIS 399, CSIS 492-CSIS 495

C. Computer Information Systems Comprehensive Business or Geography Electives (9 hours required)

Take 9 hours from:
BACC 311, Business Law - 3 hours
BACC 352, Cost Accounting - 3 hours (Prereq: BACC 251*, BMGT 233)
BACC 391, Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours (Prereq: BACC 251*)
BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours (Prereq: BACC 251, ECON 270GS, ECON 271GS)
BMGT 314, Operations Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMGT 233)
BMGT 330, International Management - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 100GS or ECON 271GS)
BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours (Prereq: junior standing)
BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
BMIS 485, Information Systems Strategy and Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMGT 380 )
BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
BMKT 434, Business-to-Business Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)
BMKT 457, E-Marketing - 3 hours
GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours (Prereq: junior standing)
GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours