Program Requirements: Business Computer Information Systems, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty
- Greg Gagne
- Kathryn Lenth
- Jingsai Liang
- Alysse Morton
Business Computer Information Systems is a joint program between Arts & Sciences and the Bill & Vieve Gore School of Business.
Program Goals
- Actively participate in and execute the practice of software development.
- Plan, design, test, and implement a hardware or software project both individually and as part of a group.
- Apply business, statistical, modeling, and computer science principles and skills to identify business problems, research and craft solution strategies, and develop an effective course of action.
- Use a data and computer science platforms to process structured and unstructured data, construct data architecture, design visual dashboards, and deploy predictive models to find solutions to business problems that achieve stated objectives.
Objectives
Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS) is an interdepartmental program combining studies in computer information systems from Westminster’s Department of Computer Science and Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business.
Business Computer Information Systems professionals must have sound technical knowledge of computers, communications, software, but they must also understand how organizations and how they function. Thus, the Business Computer Information Systems major provides a combination of technical computer science coursework as well as several business courses, including a strong emphasis on the acquisition, deployment, and management of information technology and data architecture, applying statistical and quantitative methods, employing predictive models, and making data-driven decisions on a solid foundation of business and economic knowledge.
Program Requirements
Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA in all courses required for the Business Computer Information Systems major.
Students must meet the university-wide graduation requirements in addition to the Business Computer Information Systems major:
- 124 total hours
- 30 upper division hours
- WCore or Honors College requirements
Business Computer Information Systems Major
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| I. World Language Requirement | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| II. Lower Division Courses | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| III. Upper Division Courses | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IV. Electives | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Hours for BCIS Major | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*BCIS majors should take BUSI 400 after they complete the two business electives. They can take it prior to or alongside CMPT 385.
Recommended Plan of Study for BCIS
| Year | Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Year 1 | BUSI 101A BUSI 101B BUSI 101C CMPT 201 |
BUSI 300 CMPT 202 DATA 220 |
| Year 2 | ACCT 213 CMPT 307 ECON 253 |
CMPT 322 MGMT 305 Business Elective* |
| Year 3 | Business Elective* DATA 350 or DATA 360 |
CMPT Elective BUSI 400 |
| Year 4 | BUSI 405 CMPT 385 Language 1 |
CMPT 390 Language 2 |
*Must complete two of the following business electives: ACCT 313, ECON 263, FINC 300, MGMT 309, or MKTG 300. These should be taken before BUSI 405.