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Jul 02, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Information Systems Major (BSBA)
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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Information Systems prepares students for positions in information management, business intelligence/analytics, database administration, systems design, networking, security and project management, and more.
Please see the UNLV Lee Business School’s Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Department’s web page at www.unlv.edu/met for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bsba-information-management.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify, collect, and analyze large data sets in organizational settings.
- Understand modern data storage methodologies.
- Develop technological solutions for contemporary business problems.
- Communicate technological concepts to business executives and users.
MS in MIS Bridge Option
Students who have an interest in earning a Master of Science (MS) in Management Information Systems (MIS) later and who meet current MIS Department requirements may elect to take selected graduate-level courses instead of senior-level undergraduate MIS courses. Contact the MIS Department office for current requirements and the application form or see www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/media/document/2022-11/MS-MIS-BridgeOption-FactSheet.pdf for details.
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Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV and the Lee Business School, please visit the following webpages:
- Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org.
- Program - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) www.aacsb.edu.
Information Systems (BSBA) Degree Requirements - Total 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 35-46 Credits
Where specific courses are not identified, please see the related section of the Undergraduate Catalog for information about which courses may satisfy university core requirements. First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 3-6
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9
- Humanities - 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take
COM 101 - Oral Communication , as one of the humanities courses.
- Fine Arts - 3 credits required
- Social Science:
- Automatically satisfied by major requirements
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 9-10
- Two Life and Physical Sciences - 6-7 credits
- One science course with a lab
- One non-lab science course
- Analytical Thinking 3 credit course
Multicultural and International Requirement - Credits: 0-6
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.
Major Requirements - Information Systems - Subtotal: 72-76 Credits
Business Administration Core Requirements - Credits: 42-45
Information Systems Major Requirements - Credits: 24
Other Lee Business School Requirements - Credits: 6-7
General Electives: 0-13
The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from Lee Business School is 120.
Notes
- Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements. For an approved list, visit http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec.
- All courses in the major requirements section must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- Any course that is included as a prerequisite for a Lee Business School course requires a minimum grade of C or better.
- IS 210 , IS 330 , IS 335 BUS 321 are Milestone Experience courses for Information Systems B.S.B.A.
- IS 495 is a Culminating Experience courses for Information Systems B.S.B.A.
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