Curriculum Guide beginning Fall 2005

Major: Business Information Systems

(Prerequisites are listed following the course, in parentheses) This Guide is available at http://misweb.cbi.msstate.edu/bis, under Information for Students, Curriculum.

Freshman Core Courses ___ EN 1103 English Composition I ___ MA 1313 College Algebra ___ BIS 1012 Intro Business Information Systems ___ ___ ____ _____________________ ___ ___ ____ _____________________ Sophomore Core Courses ___ ACC 2013 Principles of Financial Accounting ___ BIS 1753 Intro to Business COBOL (B or above in BIS 1733, or Grad) ___ EC 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics ___ ___ ___3 Humanities (see note A) ___ ___ ____ _____________________

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EN 1113 English Composition II (EN1103) MA* 1613 Calculus for Business I (MA 1313 or equivalent) BIS 1733 Visual Basic Programming ___ ____ ____________________________ ___ ____ ____________________________

___ ACC 2023 Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACC 2013) ___ BQA 2113 Intro to Business Statistics (BIS 1012; MA 1613) ___ BL 2413 Legal Environment of Business ___ EC 2123 Principles of Microeconomics (EC 2113) ___ ___ ____ ____________________________

The following courses may be taken any time during your freshman or sophomore years. Choose from these and put in the appropriate blank in the above sections. ___ ___ ___ ___ PS ___ ___ ___ 1113 American Government ___3 Humanities (see note A) ___3 Science Elective w/Lab (see note D) ___3 Science Elective w/Lab (see note D) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ CO ___ ___ ___3 International Elective (see note C) 1003 Fundamentals of Public Speaking ___3 AN 1103 or PSY 1013 or SO 1003 ___3 Fine Arts Elective (see note B)

Required Junior/Senior Core Courses ___ BIS 3233 Management Information Systems (BIS 1012) ___ BQA 3123 Advanced Business Statistics (BQA 2123) ___ FIN 3113 Financial Systems (EC 2123) ___ FIN 3123 Financial Management (ACC 2023; BQA 2113; EC 2123) ___ MGT 3114 Principles of Management and Production (EC 2113; BQA 2113) ___ MGT 3213 Organizational Communications I (EN 1113) ___ MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing (ACC 2023; EC 2113) ___ GB 4853 Business Policy (Graduating seniors ONLY) Required Major Courses ___ BIS 3523 Advanced Languages I (B or higher in BIS 1733 and BIS 1753, or B or higher in any 6 hours of university programming, or Graduate Standing) ___ BIS 3753 Business Database Systems (B or higher in BIS 1753) ___ BIS 4753 Structured Systems Analysis and Design (B or higher in BIS 1753) ___ BIS 4763 Electronic Commerce Seminar (Graduating Senior and 15 hours of BIS courses) Select any two of the following four Major Courses ___ BIS 4113 BIS Security Management (BIS 3233) ___ BIS 4513 Microcomputers and Networks (BIS 3523, or B or higher in any 9 hours of university programming, or Grad) ___ BIS 4523 Advanced Languages II (BIS 3523, or B or higher in any 9 hours of university programming, or Grad standing) ___ BIS 4533 Management Support Systems (BIS 3233 and BIS 4753) 12 hours of Computer-Related Electives. At least three hours must be CSE. ___ CSE ___3 Computer Science Elective ___ ___ ___3 Computer-Related Elective (see note E) ___ ___ ___3 Computer-Related Elective (see note E) ___ ___ ___3 Computer-Related Elective (see note E) 4 hours of free electives *MA 1713 may be substituted for MA 1613.

Courses Approved to meet University Course Requirements for Students in the College of Business and Industry Note A: Humanities, at least 6 hours EN 2203 Introduction to Literature EN 2213 English Literature EN 2223 English Literature EN 2243 American Literature EN 2253 American Literature EN 2273 World Literature EN 2283 World Literature EN 2383 Sophomore English Honors EN 2393 Sophomore English Honors FL 1114 Elementary Foreign Language FL 1123;1124 Elementary Foreign Language FL 2133;2143 Intermediate Foreign Language FL 2183 Honors Foreign Language III FL 2193 Honors Foreign Language IV HI 1213 Early Western World HI 1183 Honors Problems in Modern World Civilization HI 1063 Early U.S. History HI 1073 Modern U.S. History HI 1083 Honors Problems in American Civilization HI 1163 World History Before 1500 HI 1173 World History Since 1500 HI 1223 Modern Western World HI 3813 Modern Latin America PHI 1103 Introduction to Philosophy PHI 1113 Introduction to Logic PHI 1123 Introduction to Ethics PHI 1183 Honors Introduction to Logic PHI 1193 Honors in Ethics PHI 3023 History of Western Philosophy: Part I PHI 3033 History of Western Philosophy: Part II PHI 3013 Business Ethics PHI 2133 Introduction to Aesthetics REL 1103 Introduction to Religion REL 3213 World Religions: Part I REL 3223 World Religions: Part II Note B: Fine Arts ARC 1013 Architectural Appreciation ARC 2313 History of Architecture I ART 1013 History of Art I ART 1023 History of Art II ART 1113 Art Appreciation CO 1503 Introduction to Theater PSS 2343 Floral Design with Lab LA 1803 Landscape Architecture Appreciation MU 1113 History & Appreciation of Music MU 2313 History & Literature of Music I PE 1123 History & Appreciation of Dance TKI 2413 History & Appreciation of the Artcrafts

Note C: International Electives AN 1143 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology AN 3113 Societies of the World (AN 1103 or consent of the instructor) AN 4623 Language & Culture (AN 1103 or consent of the instructor) BL 4273 International Business Law EC 3513 Economic Systems (EC 2113 & EC 2123, or consent of the instructor) EC 4303 Theory of Economic Development (EC2113 & EC2123) EC 4323 International Economic Relations (EC 2113 & EC 2123) GR 1123 Introduction to World Geography GR 2013 Cultural Geography HI 3813 Modern Latin America HI 3853 The U.S. and Latin America (Completion of any 1000-level History course) HI 4693 Europe: The Second World War to the Common Market (Completion of any 1000-level History course) HI 4903 The Far East (completion of any 1000-level History course) IB 3913 Principles of International Business (Senior standing in Business, or consent of the instructor) IB 3923 International Business Finance (FIN 3113, FIN 3123, or consent of the instructor) IB 3933 International Marketing (MKT 3013 & Senior Standing in Business/Marketing) MGT 4613 Cross-Cultural Management (MGT 3113) PS 1313 Introduction to International Relations PS 1513 Comparative Government PS 4393 The Global Context (Junior standing, or consent of the instructor) REL 3213 World Religions: Part I REL 3223 World Religions: Part II Or six or more hours in any one foreign language Note D: Natural Sciences BIO 1023 General Botany with Lab BIO 1123 Animal Biology with Lab GG 1113 Survey of Earth Science I GG 1111 Earth Science I Lab PH 1013 Physical Science Survey PH 1911 Physical Science Lab for PH 1013 PH 1063 Descriptive Astronomy (a non-Lab course) For more suggestions, see the current University Bulletin Note E: Computer-Related Electives Any computer-related course in the entire university. (Note: You may not receive credit for two classes which are considered to be equivalent, so you may not receive credit for for instance both BIS 1012 and TKT 1273.) For example: Any BIS elective Any CSE course MKT ACC ACC ACC TKB TKB TKT TKT TKT TKT TKT TKT 4213 3003 3053 4033 4563 4583 3213 3463 4713 4733 4743 4753 Internet Marketing Accounting Systems I Accounting Systems II Auditing Introduction to Data Networks Graphics and Web Design Call Center Management Computer Repair and Maintenance Authoring for Instruction Managing a Multimedia Learning Environment Desktop Publishing Presenting with Media