Curriculum

BBA in 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

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

Elective Courses

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

You can view the specific course descriptions by visiting CIS 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.