Computer Information Systems Minor

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18 hours

The Computer Information Systems minor is designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills needed to facilitate operational and strategic decisions of an organization. Further, it prepares students to support organizations implementing computing solutions which address business problems through enhancement, innovation, management, modification, or the automation of business processes.

The Computer Information Systems minor incorporates both theoretical and applied learning practices to instill in students both a knowledge base and a practical set of Business skills. The curriculum incorporates competencies relevant to industry needs by including necessary topics like cybersecurity, data analytics, data management, data storage design, network communications, and systems development. The curriculum is dynamically updated to ensure students can address evolving challenges in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Romain College of Business Minors

Academic minor programs may be completed in accounting, business administration (only available for non-business majors), computer information systems, computer science, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, management, marketing, and web development for enterprise. Romain College of Business majors who elect to complete minors will typically have to take more than the 120 hours required for a degree in order to complete requirements for a major and a minor. All pre-requisite courses must be completed before enrollment in any upper-level business or economics course; any exceptions must receive prior approval from the dean of the Romain College of Business.

Required Courses (12 credits)

These four courses make up the base knowledge necessary for completing the CIS minor.

CIS 201 - Business Processes and Information Systems Credits: 3
CIS 375 - Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3
CIS 367 - Data Communications Credits: 3
CIS 377 - Introduction to Database Concepts Credits: 3

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Select 2 courses from the following list:

CIS 276 - Introduction to Enterprise Web Development Credits: 3
CIS 281 - Introductory Programming for Business Systems Credits: 3
CIS 301 - Enterprise Processes and Information Systems Credits: 3
CIS 311 - Applied Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
CIS 322 - Data Analytics with Productivity Tools Credits: 3
CIS 333 - Data Visualization & Storytelling Credits: 3
CIS 344 - Automated Machine Learning for All Credits: 3
CIS 345 - Information Systems Security and Risk Management Credits: 3
CIS 366 - Data Management for Business Intelligence & Analytics Credits: 3
CIS 368 - Network Management Credits: 3
CS 258 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C# Credits: 3