Offered by Department of Marketing and Management Information Systems

Business Administration Major

Business Administration Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems Emphasis

All College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by major (2.0 GPA required) = 46
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total hours needed.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 28
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
      • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 3 including:
      • MGT 233GS, Business Statistics - 3 hours
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 7 including:
  • CSIT 111GS, Applied Computer Programming - 3 hours
  • CSIT 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
• Major Option = 62
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 115
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 5
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Business Administration Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.

1. Business Administration Comprehensive Core Requirements (35 hours required) (2.0 GPA required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • BSAD 100, Exploring Business - 1 hour
     • ACCT 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours
     • ACCT 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
     • BSAD 295, Business Communications - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101 (or equivalent) or English ACT score of 29 or above)
     • MKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
     • MGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
     • MIS 302, Principles of Management Information Systems - 3 hours
     • FIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
     • ACCT 311, Business Law - 3 hours
     • MGT 314, Operations and Supply Management - 3 hours
     • MGT 493, Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics - 3 hours
     • MGT 495, Administrative Strategy and Policy - 3 hours
     • BSAD 400, Professional Readiness - 1 hour
2. Business Administration Comprehensive Economics Requirement (3 hours required)
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • ECON 300-ECON 498 - 3 hours (except ECON 388GS)
3. Management Information Systems Emphasis Requirements (24 hours required) (2.0 GPA required in MIS Emphasis Courses)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • MATH 120GS, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
     • MATH 123GS, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
     • MIS 190, IT Enabled Math for Decision Making - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS AND either MIS 182GS or passing score on Computer Proficiency Test)
   • Take all of the following:
     • MIS 282GS, Business Intelligence Using Databases - 3 hours
     • MIS 350, Intermediate Business Intelligence through Data Mining - 3 hours
     • MIS 380, Web Software/Network Architecture - 3 hours
     • MIS 381, Systems Analysis and Design I - 3 hours
     • MIS 481, Systems Analysis and Design II - 3 hours
     • MIS 485, Information Systems Strategy and Management - 3 hours
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • MIS 410, Advanced Business Intelligence Using Neural Networks and Advanced Data Mining - 3 hours
     • MIS 421, Business Process Redesign and ERP Systems - 3 hours
     • MIS 430, Knowledge Management and Expert Systems - 3 hours
     • MIS 440, Systems Audit - 3 hours
     • MIS 450, Software Quality Assurance - 3 hours
     • MIS 475, Management Information Systems Internship - 3 hours
     • MIS 498, Management Information Systems Topics - 3 hours
     • CSIT 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
     • CSIT 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIT 130GS or CSIT 434 or ITEC 345)
     • MGT 425, Operations Research - 3 hours
     • MKT 457, E-Marketing - 3 hours