The typical plan of study includes business core courses, major core courses, and the required number of major electives. Students work directly with a Gies academic advisor to determine appropriate coursework, scheduling, and number of credit hours needed to fulfill degree requirements. You can find current details with our Undergrad Advising unit page for Information Systems Majors. We provide some highlights here.
Electives for those admitted Fall 2020
Select three of the following
| Course | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 351 | Social Media Strategy | Introduction to the social media ecosystem and social media strategies as well as analysis of strategies |
| BADM 356 | Data Science & Analytics | |
| BADM 357 | Digital Making Seminar | Unavailable SP21 due to COVID restrictions |
| BADM 395 (BDI) | Big Data Infrastructure | Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (ISM) | Information Security Management | Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (ID) | Interaction Design | Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (IOP) | InfoSys & OpMgment Practicum | The IS/OM Practium website has more information. Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 453 | Business Intelligence | |
| BADM 458 | IT Governance | BADM 350 required |
Select three of the following
| Course | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 323 | Marketing Communications | BADM 320 required |
| BADM 324 | Purchasing and Supply Mgmnt | BADM 320 required |
| BADM 326 | Pricing Strategy | BADM 320 required |
| BADM 374 | Management Decisions Models | BADM 210 required |
| BADM 375 | Operations Management | |
| BADM 377 | Project Management | |
| BADM 379 | Business Process Improvement | |
| BADM 382 | International Marketing | BADM 320 required |
| BADM 395 (BDI) | Big Data Infrastructure | Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (ISM) | Information Security Management | Spring only. Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (ID) | Interaction Design | Fall only. Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
| BADM 395 (IOP) | InfoSys & OpMgment Practicum | Fall only. The IS/OM Practicum website has more information. Course will count in any one of the IS elective section areas but not in both |
Information systems majors often serve as liaisons between functional areas, such as Marketing, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, and Human Resources, and the technical teams, such as programmers. To strengthen their understanding of the functional aspects of firms, the majority of Gies Information Systems students pursue a double major in one of those areas. Since Information Systems are at the foundation of business, students typically choose one major to specialize in a particular function and also choose the IS major to learn how to create value using information and technology.
