BBA in Information Systems
Murfreesboro, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 1,178 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Information Systems is where business and technology meet. As business increasingly depends on technology, there is a high demand for qualified professionals. This ever-growing field attracts graduates who thrive in a team environment and want to utilize their expertise to develop new technologies to maximize business productivity.
In the field of Information Systems and Analytics, the sky’s the limit – not only for innovative new technology but also for increasing employment opportunities. Information technology professionals who aspire to middle and senior management levels have immense earning potential.
Highlights:
- Information Systems B.B.A. graduates have an average starting salary of $65,000.
- IT Connect career fair connects students with area employers.
- Extensive experiential learning opportunities are available.
- Jones College is one of the top 1.5% of business schools in the world.
Available fully online
This program is available fully online, allowing for maximum flexibility for students who are not able to participate in person.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: Information Systems
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (Math) or
- MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (Math)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
- ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) *
- Electives 4 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours *
- ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
- ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours *
- INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
- INFS 2600 - Introduction to Software Development and Programming 3 credit hours
- BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours *
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 hours
Junior
- BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 credit hours
- BUS 3000 - The Dale Carnegie Course 3 credit hours
- INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
- MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
- FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- INFS 3400 - Object-Oriented Programming with C#.NET 3 credit hours §
- INFS 3800 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 credit hours §
- Business elective 3 credit hours
- INFS 4300 - Security Assurance for Information Systems Audit 3 credit hours §
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
- MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
- INFS 4790 - Database Design and Development 3 credit hours §
- INFS 4900 - Business Data Communications 3 credit hours §
- INFS 4950 - Advanced Web-Enabled Application Development 3 credit hours §
- INFS electives 6 credit hours §
- BIA 4010 - Business Analytics and Visualization 3 credit hours §
- BUAD 4980 - Strategic Management 3 credit hours §
- MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Note:
*A 2.25 GPA in these courses and a 2.25 overall GPA are required for admission to the Jones College of Business.
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Career Opportunities
In the field of Information Systems and Analytics, the sky's the limit—not only for ever-emerging newer technologies but for increasing employment opportunities. Career paths include:
- Business, security, or systems analyst
- Analytics or database manager
- Software quality assurance engineers
- Information systems manager
- IT project manager or auditor
- Infrastructure engineer
- Systems, web, or application developer
- Information security risk specialist
- Data analyst
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