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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Information Systems Concentration Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

First Semester

CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology (3 credits)
CSCI 1250 - Introduction to Computer Science I (4 credits)
CSCI 1510 - Student in University (3 credits)
CSCI 1900 - Math for Computer Science (3 credits)
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CSCI 1260 - Introduction to Computer Science II (4 credits)
CSCI 1710 - Web Design and Development (3 credits)
SPCH 1300 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3 credits) or
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits) or
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CSCI 1400 - PC Set-up and Maintenance (1 credit)
CSCI 2020 - Fundamentals of Database (3 credits)
CSCI 2150 - Computer Organization (3 credits)
MATH 1840 - Analytic Geometry and Differential Calculus (3 credits) or
MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits) or
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits) or
HIST 2030 - History of Tennessee (3 credits)
- Humanities (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13-14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CSCI 2910 - Server-Side Web Programming (4 credits)
CSCI 3400 - Networking Fundamentals (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits) or
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits) or
HIST 2030 - History of Tennessee (3 credits)
- Course from IS area of emphasis (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

CSCI 3020 - Database Advanced Topics (3 credits)
CSCI 3720 - Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (3 credits)
CSCI 3500 - Information Security and Assurance (3 credits)
Natural Science (1st of 2-semester lab science sequence) (4 credits)
Course from IS area of emphasis (3 credits)

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CSCI 3250 - Software Engineering I (3 credits)
CSCI 4757 - Information Systems Implementation (3 credits)
Course from IS area of emphasis (3 credits)
Natural Science (2nd of 2-semester lab science sequence) (4 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

CSCI 3350 - Software Engineering II (3 credits)
CSCI 4767 - Enterprise Programming (3 credits)
CSCI major elective (3 credits)
Course from IS area of emphasis (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CSCI 4770 - Information Systems Strategy and Management (3 credits)
CSCI major elective (3000 or 4000 level) (3 credits)
CSCI major elective (3000 or 4000 level) (3 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)
Free Elective (3-4 credits)

Semester Total: 15-16 Credit Hours

Total: 124 Credit Hours

Students select one of the following IS Emphasis Areas:

Accountancy Emphasis

ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
ACCT 3010 - Financial Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 3110 - Management Accounting (3 credits)
ECON 2210 also satisfies a General Education Core Requirement.

Management Emphasis

ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
MGMT 3000 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3 credits)
MGMT 4020 - Organizational Theory and Development (3 credits)
MGMT 4030 - Current Management Issues (3 credits)
ECON 2210 also satisfies a General Education Core Requirement.

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