Information Systems, B.B.A.

Information Systems and Analytics
Tim Greer, program coordinator
Tim.Greer@mtsu.edu
615-904-8176

In addition to meeting the Jennings A. Jones College of Business requirements , an Information Systems major consists of 30 hours of information systems courses. Majors must earn an overall minimum GPA of 2.00 in their required information systems courses.

The program below includes a required Business Administration minor. An alternate business minor may be chosen, but it may require total hours for graduation to exceed 120.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Information Systems, B.B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
College of Business Core	42 hours*
Major Requirements	30 hours
Auxiliary Courses	6 hours*
Business Elective	3 hours
Electives	1-7 hours
TOTAL	120-122 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program can be completed in 120 credit hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1630 or MATH 1810 (Quant Lit)
ECON 2410 (HSSR and business core course)
ECON 2420 (HSSR and business core course)

College of Business Core (42 hours)

All students must complete the College of Business Core which requires 42 hours with a 2.000 GPA.

Major Requirements (30 hours)

INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
INFS 2600 - Introduction to Software Development and Programming 3 credit hours
INFS 3400 - Object Oriented Programming with C#.NET 3 credit hours
INFS 3800 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 credit hours
INFS 3900 - Business Data Communications 3 credit hours
CYBM 4300 - Security Assurance for Information Systems Audit 3 credit hours
INFS 4790 - Database Design and Development 3 credit hours
INFS 4950 - Advanced Web-Enabled Application Development 3 credit hours

Electives (6 hours)

Electives may be chosen from INFS, BIA, or CBYM 3000/4000 level courses 6 credit hours

Auxiliary Requirements (6 hours)

BIA 4010 - Business Analytics and Visualization 3 credit hours
MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)

Business Elective (3 hours)

Electives (1-7 hours)

Curriculum: Information Systems

Freshman

MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (Quant Lit) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (Quant Literacy)
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 8 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (HSSR) *
Electives 4 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours *
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours (HSSR) *
Creative and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Creative and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
INFS 2600 - Introduction to Software Development and Programming 3 credit hours
BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours *

Subtotal: 30 hours

Junior

BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 credit hours
BUS 3000 - The Dale Carnegie Course 3 credit hours
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
INFS 3400 - Object Oriented Programming with C#.NET 3 credit hours §
INFS 3800 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 credit hours §
INFS 3900 - Business Data Communications 3 credit hours §
Business elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
INFS 4790 - Database Design and Development 3 credit hours §
CYBM 4300 - Security Assurance for Information Systems Audit 3 credit hours §
INFS 4950 - Advanced Web-Enabled Application Development 3 credit hours §
INFS, BIA, or CYBM 3000/4000 level electives 6 credit hours §
BIA 4010 - Business Analytics and Visualization 3 credit hours §
BUAD 4980 - Strategic Management 3 credit hours §
MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

NOTE:

*A 2.25 GPA in these courses and a 2.25 overall GPA is required for admission to the Jones College of Business.

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