California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Computer Information Systems Option
Fresno, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* students outside the U.S; August 1 - students in the U.S.
Key Summary
The Computer Information Systems Option, offered by the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, provides students with the knowledge, skills, and modern tools in Information Technology. Students will learn about the strategic role of Information Systems in business decision-making. They will also learn how to design systems to solve management problems in all functional areas of business and will help digitally transform organizations. If you like to work with information technology, but also like to apply this technology to practical problems and work with other functional areas of business – marketing, finance, and accounting – a program in information systems may be for you.
The curriculum includes courses in systems analysis and design, network administration, database systems, geographic information systems, Web and mobile app design, computer programming, data analytics, and cyber-security.
What You Can Learn
- Theory and Practice of Computer Information Systems
- Database theory and administration
- Mobile Application Design and Cloud Computing
- Cyber-security and digital privacy
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Python Programming
- Computer vision using a deep learning technique
- Reinforcement Learning with Python programming
- Deep Reinforcement Learning with Python programming
- System analysis and design
All students in the Craig School of Business who are working toward the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must satisfy (a) the university's General Education requirements; (b) pre-business requirements, which include a demonstration of computer competency, a seven-course group of pre-business courses, and both a cumulative and campus GPA of at least 2.25 to declare an option; (c) upper-division core requirements of six upper-division courses, (d) option requirements of 23-25 units in an area of specialization; (e) the upper-division writing skills requirement; (f) an integrative course requirement; and (g) complete at least 50 percent of the required business units in the Craig School of Business.
Computer literacy and computer software competency are considered essential to success in the program, which is heavily oriented on the use of technology. The pre-business courses include material considered essential for further study in business. The upper-division core courses provide a broad background and a breadth of knowledge and understanding. The option courses enable the student to specialize in a specific area of business and to prepare for effective performance in future employment.
1. Major requirements (73 units)
Demonstration of computer competency
Complete IS 52 and 52L or equivalent courses with a grade of "C" or better or achieve a passing score on the CSB computer competency waiver examination.
Pre-Business requirements (22 units)*
ACCT 4A, ACCT 4B, BA 18, DS 71, DS 73, ECON 40 or AGBS 1, ECON 50
Upper-division core requirements (24 units)
DS 123, FIN 120, IS 130, MGT 110, MGT 124, MKTG 100S
Computer Information Systems Option requirements (24 units)
IS 51, IS 106,IS 158*, IS 166*, IS 181 (15 units)
Select 9 units from the following courses: IS 141, IS 153, IS 156T, IS 160, IS 182, IS 183, IS 186, IS 189T, IS 190, IS 195i; any approved upper-division IS courses (9 units)
Integrative course requirement (3 units)
IS 187*
Grade Requirement
A grade of C or better must be earned for each course used to satisfy the requirements for the major.
2. General Education requirements (48 units)
These courses will satisfy the following: DS 71 for GE Area B4; ECON 50 for GE Area D2. Note: Business Administration majors are exempt from the third GE area C1/C2 requirement.
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing. Business majors take BA 105W, Business Communication, to fulfill the Upper-Division Writing requirement and MKTG 100S will fulfill the MI Requirement.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total (120 units)**
* This is a three-semester sequence of classes that cannot be taken concurrently or out of order.
** G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.
Job titles fall into three categories: application development, technical development, and systems support.
What You Can Earn
The information systems job market is red hot! Salaries for IS graduates are higher than typical business majors for both Bachelor's and most Master's degrees.
IS Bachelor’s salaries are 25% higher than the average offer to all business school Bachelor's graduates.
- Python Machine Learning Developer $125K
- Software Developer $97K
- Software engineer $108K
- Business System Analyst $87K
- IT Project Manager $104K
- IT auditor $80K
- Information Security Analyst $99K
- Cybersecurity Analyst $81K
- Software application developer $100K
- IT consultant $105K
Source: glassdoor.com retrieved on Feb 10th, 2022