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Albers School of Business and Economics

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Degree Requirements

E-Commerce & Information Systems

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Ben Kim, PhD, Chair

from Seattle University's Bulletin of Information 2007-2008

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Major in E-Commerce & Information Systems

Degree Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Major

E-Commerce and Information Systems

Objectives

Information systems (IS) and the Internet are transforming virtually all types of human activities and creating a new global business environment. Understanding the impacts of IS and the Internet on business is critical for doing business in the coming decades. As the Internet becomes available to the masses, E-Commerce on the Internet is becoming one of the most important market activities in the world economy. In E-Commerce and Information Systems (ECIS) students discuss information technologies, business strategies, transformation / creation of business processes, and ethical/legal issues in this new and exciting business environment.


In order to earn the bachelor of arts in business administration degree with a major in e-commerce and information systems, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major / program grade point average of 2.25, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Credits

ENGL 110

College Writing: Inquiry and Argument

5

PHIL 110

Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking

5

Choose one of the following two courses:

5

HIST 120

Origins of Western Civilization

HIST 121

Studies in Modern Civilization

ENGL 120

Masterpieces of Literature

5

MATH 130

Elements of Calculus for Business (or MATH 134)*

5

FINR 120

or approved fine arts alternate

5

PHIL 220

Philosophy of the Human Person

5

Lab Science

5

Social Science I (not economics)

5

Social Science II (ECON 271 required)*

5

Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299)

5

Ethics (BETH 351/PHIL 351 required)

5

Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399)

5

Interdisciplinary satisfied within major

Senior Synthesis satisfied by MGMT 489

II. Additional Albers Requirements

Non-business Elective (or MATH 118*)

5

*Major requirements and must earn a C- grade or better.
See detailed core curriculum information in the Bulletin of Information.

III. Albers Business Foundation Requirements*

Seventy credits, including:

ACCT 230

Principles of Accounting I

5

ACCT 231

Principles of Accounting II

5

ECON 260

Business Statistics

5

ECON 272

Principles of Economics—Micro

5

ECON 310

Quantitative Methods and Applications

5

MGMT 280

Communication for Business

5

ECIS 315

Introduction to Information Systems and E-Commerce

5

Choose one of the following two courses:

5

MGMT 320

Global Environment of Business

ECON 330

Int’l Economic Events and Business Decisions

FINC 340

Business Finance

5

MKTG 350

Introduction to Marketing

5

OPER 360

Manufacturing and Service Operations

5

BLAW 370

Business and International Law

5

MGMT 380

Principles of Management

5

MGMT 489

Business Policy and Strategy

5

IV. Major Requirements*

Twenty-five credits, including:

ECIS 320

Fundamentals of Programming in Business

5

ECIS 462

Internet Marketing

5

ECIS 464

Object-Oriented Modeling in Business

5

ECIS 466

Database Systems in Business

5

ECIS 469

Strategies and Technologies on the Internet

5

V. Additional Requirements

General electives to total 180

15

* Major requirements and must earn a C- grade or better.



The Albers School is AACSB accredited

 

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