Computer Information Systems Major

The study of Computer Information Systems focuses on integrating information technology solutions with business processes to enable organizations to be efficient and to achieve their goals effectively. Students in this major are primarily concerned with the information that computer systems can provide to aid an organization, understanding both technical and organizational factors that are needed.

Coursework in Computer Information Systems includes these topics in computing, accounting, and management:

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Database Management
  • Business Programming and Spreadsheet Modeling
  • Financial Accounting
  • Operations Management
  • Operating Systems
  • Data Communications and Networking
  • Technical Writing

Many other fields require specialized computer technology; therefore, students additionally may wish to consider a second major or a minor in a related discipline where their computing skills may be applied.

Required Courses

The Computer Information Systems major consists of these required courses in the Computer Science department:

CPS 150, Fundamentals of Computer Science
CPS 201, Computer Programming I
CPS 214, Spreadsheet Modeling
CPS 302, Operating Systems
CPS 314, Database Management
CPS 325, Data Communications & Networking
CPS 341, System Analysis and Design
CPS 490, Capstone Topics in Computing

and two additional departmental courses from

CPS 202, Computer Programming II
CPS 215, Business Programming
CPS 301, Computer Organization
CPS 311, Data Structures
CPS 312, Programming Languages
CPS 330, Web Application Development
CPS 340, System & Network Administration
CPS 343, Software Engineering
CPS 350, Topics in Computer Science

along with these courses in other departments

ACC 153, Accounting Laboratory
ACC 253, Financial Accounting
BAE 360, Operations Management
ECO 251, Principles of Microeconomics
ENG 313, Technical Writing
plus, as allied coursework, two Mathematics courses, including one of the following
MTH 210, Elementary Statistics
MTH 312, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics