2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business • 235BBA Supporting Electives for the Information Systems and Technologies ConcentrationThe Information Systems and Technologies curriculum develops student awareness of therole of information systems and technologies within the business enterprise. Students learnhow to use information systems technology to achieve organizational goals througheffective utilization of computer technology and resources. Individual courses engage thestudent in both practical and theoretical application of information systems technology toproblem solving and systems development.Course Title Credit HoursMinimum 9 credit hours of the following:IST 307 Object Oriented Programming 3IST 321 Emerging Technologies 3IST 354 Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management andDecision Systems 3IST 410 Database Systems 3IST 411 Data Communications and Networking 3IST 458 Social Media and Multimedia Applications for Business 3BBA Supporting Electives for the International Business ConcentrationThe International Business concentration allows the student to develop those managerialskills that will be necessary to function within the global business environment. Thecurriculum deals specifically with functional business areas as they relate to managing aglobal or multinational business enterprise.Course Title Credit HoursMinimum 9 credit hours from the following:BA 455 International Business 3BA 457 Seminar in International Business 3BA 464 International Marketing 3BA 473 International Financial Management 3Foreign language courses at the 200-level and higher (up to 6 hours)