The Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (CIS) program is a career-focused degree that provides a balance of theory, course work and hands-on experience in business process management, software development and applications, database management, enterprise systems, business analytics, and more. You will learn to analyze how IT initiatives impact your company’s short and long-term business goals and how to improve existing business processes and information systems. In short, you will be the link between business and IT and the real-world experience you gain while achieving your degree will be accompanying you into the job market. This bachelor’s degree prepares you for a number of exciting careers as a: systems analyst, business analyst, software engineer, computer programmer, database manager, project manager, and more.
Total Degree Requirements 120 SH
Course List
| Code |
Title |
SHs |
| 45-49 |
| CIS 275 | Foundations of Programming | 3.00 |
| CIS 300 | Foundations of Information Systems | 3.00 |
| CIS 325 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3.00 |
| CIS 375 | Java Programming | 3.00 |
| CIT 311 | Enterprise Systems Architecture | 3.00 |
| CIT 330 | Foundations of Cyber Security | 3.00 |
| CIS 350 | Design Thinking | 3.00 |
| MT 270 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| or MT 274 | Intro to Stats for Health Professions |
| MT 320 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | 3.00 |
| CIS 445 | Database Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 448 | Agile Project Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 465 | IS Strategy and Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 471 | Visual Data Story Telling | 3.00 |
| CIS 493 | Senior Capstone | 3.00 |
| 21 |
| |
| Introduction to Business | |
| Principles of Accounting I | |
| Ethics for the IT Professional | |
| Business Process Management | |
| Business Analytics | |
| Supply Chain Management | |
| Enterprise Systems | |
| |
| The Evolving Healthcare System I | |
| The Evolving Healthcare System II | |
| Ethics in Health Care Services | |
| Healthcare Data Analytics | |
| Management of E-HIM & Info Governance | |
| Health Care Informatics & Info Systems | |
| 0-12 |
| 0-12 |
| Total SHs | 108-136 |
Combined Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and Master of Science in the Anderson College of Business and Computing
The combined Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and Master of Science in the Anderson College of Business and Computing admit students to the Master of Science program during the junior year of their Bachelor of Science program to work towards both BSCIS and MS degrees in the Anderson College of Business and Computing. The combined degree can be completed with a total of 144 semester hours and allows four graduate courses to be taken as part of the Bachelor of Science degree, early planning of the Master of Science portion of the program and more flexible and efficient course scheduling.
Total Degree Requirements 144 SH
Course List
| Code |
Title |
SHs |
| 45-49 |
| CIS 300 | Foundations of Information Systems | 3.00 |
| CIS 325 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3.00 |
| CIT 311 | Enterprise Systems Architecture | 3.00 |
| CIT 330 | Foundations of Cyber Security | 3.00 |
| CIS 275 | Foundations of Programming | 3.00 |
| CIS 375 | Java Programming | 3.00 |
| CIS 350 | Design Thinking | 3.00 |
| MT 270 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| or MT 274 | Intro to Stats for Health Professions |
| MT 320 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | 3.00 |
| CIS 445 | Database Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 448 | Agile Project Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 465 | IS Strategy and Management | 3.00 |
| CIS 471 | Visual Data Story Telling | 3.00 |
| CIS 493 | Senior Capstone | 3.00 |
| 21 |
| |
| Introduction to Business | |
| Principles of Accounting I | |
| Ethics for the IT Professional | |
| Business Process Management | |
| Business Analytics | |
| Supply Chain Management | |
| Enterprise Systems | |
| |
| The Evolving Healthcare System I | |
| The Evolving Healthcare System II | |
| Ethics in Health Care Services | |
| Healthcare Data Analytics | |
| Management of E-HIM & Info Governance | |
| Health Care Informatics & Info Systems | |
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| Total SHs | 120-124 |
MS Degree Requirements 24 SH
The B.S. in Computer Information Systems program (within the Anderson College of Business and Computing) enables students to achieve the following student outcomes by the time of graduation:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
- Support the delivery, use, and management of information systems within an information systems environment.