BBA - Information Technology and Management Information Systems
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in information technology and management information systems. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements for all BBA programs set by the W. Frank Barton School of Business, candidates for the BBA in information technology and management information systems must satisfy the following requirements of the curricular major:
All majors must contain at least 12 unduplicated credit hours. All minors must contain at least 3 unduplicated credit hours.
Note: Information technology and management information systems (ITMIS) majors are not required to complete MIS 395 in the business core. Up to two non-ITMIS courses can be used toward the ITMIS major. Co-op credits may not be counted toward the major.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 1 | 34-35 | |
| College Requirements 2 | ||
| Bachelor of Business Administration Core Requirements | 24 | |
| Advanced Standing Requirements | 23-25 | |
| Information Technology and Management Information Systems Major | ||
| MIS 310 | Fundamentals of Business Application Development | 3 |
| MIS 325 | Data Communications and Computer Networks | 3 |
| MIS 600 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| MIS 605 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| MIS 696 | Management of the IS Function | 3 |
| or DS 755 | Project Management | |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select 9 credit hours from the following | 9 | |
| Dynamic Web Programming | ||
| Topics in Computer Networking | ||
| Fundamentals of Cloud Computing | ||
| Advanced Business Application Development | ||
| Seminar in Selected Topics | ||
| Data Visualization | ||
| Analytics Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets | ||
| Introduction to Business Analytics | ||
| Open Electives | ||
| Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours | 12-15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
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See the Bachelor of Business Administration page of the catalog for a full explanation of these college requirements.
Applied Learning
Students in the BBA - information technology and management information systems program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by taking MIS 325 Data Communications and Computer Networks.
As part of this course, students are required to troubleshoot a network problem. The problem is one which is presented by NetApp (a leading-edge Fortune 500 IT company) for one of its clients. Student troubleshooting analyses cover understanding the problem, finding root cause, fixing the problem and keeping the problem from recurring.