Curriculum

BBA in Computer Information Systems (CIS)

The Department of Information Systems and Analytics offers an academic program that leads to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a major in Computer Information Systems (CIS). The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in CIS at Texas State University specializes in providing a leading-edge, highly marketable information systems education.

In order to graduate well-rounded, business-savvy information technology professionals, the curriculum for a BBA in CIS includes a variety of courses in Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Economics, and Data Analysis in addition to the courses offered in CIS.

BBA in CIS

Breakdown by Hours

  • General education university core: 44 hours 
  • Business core: 43 hours
    • Lower division courses (24 semester hours)       
    • Upper division courses (19 semester hours) 
  • Department major: 33 hours 
  • Total: 120 hours

Foundation Courses

  • ISAN 3305 Visual Programming I
  • ISAN 3374 Systems Analysis and Design
  • ISAN 3382 Computer Database Systems

Elective Courses

  • ISAN 3325 Visual Programming II
  • ANLY 3334 Statistical Modeling 
  • ANLY 3339 Data Mining and Visualization 
  • ANLY 3341 Computational Methods for Analytics 
  • ISAN 3350 Information Systems Security
  • ISAN 3360 Web Design and Development
  • ISAN 3389 Programming for Data Processing 
  • ISAN 3390 Agile Project Management 
  • ISAN 4318 Enterprise System Development and Application Security
  • ISAN 4321 Mobile Application Development for Android
  • ISAN 4322 Computer System Development and Design
  • ISAN 4332 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. (3-0)
  • ISAN 4348 Data Communications and Network Architecture
  • ISAN 4349 Advanced Database Management Systems
  • ISAN 4350 Ethical Hacking 
  • ISAN 4358 Network and Cloud Administration
  • ISAN 4360 Developing Business Solutions for the Enterprise
  • ANLY 4373 Special Topics in Quantitative Methods 
  • ISAN 4399 Computer Information Systems Internship

You can view the specific course descriptions by visiting ISAN Course Descriptions.

In support of the CIS curriculum, the department has established major academic alliances with Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft.

The department's Industry Advisory Board, which is comprised of IT professionals from major corporations, plays an active role in shaping the future direction of our CIS curriculum.