Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Management Information Systems
Each BBA degree consists of:
- University Core Curriculum
- Business Core
- Computer Literacy course (MGIS 1305 or CSTE 1330)
- Major Required courses
- Elective(s)
Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center campus or through SHSU Online.
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Code | Title | Hours |
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Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Management Information Systems | ||
Core Curriculum | ||
Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 2 | 3 | |
Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 3 | 4 | |
Degree Specific Requirements | ||
MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making 1 | 3 |
MGIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
or CSTE 1330 | Introduction to Computers | |
Business Core | ||
ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BANA 2372 | Business Analysis | 3 |
BANA 3363 | Inter Business Analysis | 3 |
BUAD 3301 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
BUAD 3335 | Business Communication | 3 |
ECON 2301 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 2302 | Principles Of Microeconomics 2 | 3 |
FINC 3320 | Business Finance | 3 |
MGIS 3310 | Principles of Management Information Systems (MIS) | 3 |
MGMT 3310 | Principles Of Management | 3 |
MGMT 3370 | Operations Management | 3 |
MGMT 4390 | Strategic Management & Policy | 3 |
MKTG 3310 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
Major: Foundation | ||
MGIS 3315 | Programming for Business | 3 |
MGIS 3320 | E-Commerce Implementation | 3 |
MGIS 3330 | Business Database Management | 3 |
MGIS 4315 | Decision Analysis & Analytics | 3 |
MGIS 4330 | Business Database Management II | 3 |
MGIS 4340 | Systems Analysis & Design | 3 |
MGIS 4350 | Business Network Management | 3 |
Major: Prescribed Electives | ||
MIS Technical Electives 4 | 12 | |
Electives: General | ||
General Electives | 3 | |
Minor: Not Required 5, 6 | ||
Total Hours | 120 |
- 1
MATH 1324 is required for COBA and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics).
- 2
ECON 2302 is a Business Core course and should be taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
- 3
BUAD 2321 or COMS 2382 is suggested to fulfill the three-hour credit of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). The following courses satisfy one credit hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option): ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, NGLI 1101, or UNIV 1101.
- 4
Choose four courses from the list of MIS Technical Electives below.
- 5
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so, additional semester credit hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
- 6
The following minor cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in General Business Administration.
Code | Title | Hours |
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MIS Technical Electives 4 | ||
Select four from the following: | 12 | |
MGIS (3000 or 4000) level course, not including required MGIS courses | ||
Accounting Information Systems | ||
Introduction To Business Forecasting & Economics | ||
or ECON 4365 | Introduction to Business Forecasting and Economics | |
Programming Fundamentals I | ||
Programming Fundamentals II | ||
Introduction to Computer Networks | ||
Special Topics/Programming | ||
Digital Forensics & Information Assurance Fundamentals I | ||
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
Project Management |
Notes
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.