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NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Gather Here. Go Far

NSU is where success begins. Here professors know their subjects and how to get you ready for a career after you graduate. We empower individuals to become socially responsible global citizens by creating and sustaining a culture of learning and discovery.

Information Systems B.B.A.

Information Systems are utilized in every area of modern business and life. There appears to be no immediate end in sight for the demand for IS graduates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IS majors will hold three of the top eight growth jobs over the next eight years. At the bachelor's level, six of the top 10 growing occupations are in information systems. IS majors also have leading edge tools and techniques in their grasp and will enter careers with strong salaries according to www.computerworld.com.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate technical competence in project and database management, software development, and technological environments.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to define and analyze IS problems, synthesize IS concepts, and make evidence-based recommendations.
  3. Demonstrate professional competency in decision-making, communication, and application of ethical standards.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of strategic planning.

Degree Requirements

General Education - 46 hours

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Business Core - 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.

Information Systems Core - 18 hours

Electives - 6 hours

Select 6 hours from the following courses.

Major Total - 24 hours

Total Business Core & Major - 66 hours

For more information about degree requirements, visit the NSU catalog.

Minors

Certificates

Our curriculum is designed to prepare you for employment as:

  1. Information systems managers
  2. Local and wide area networks managers
  3. Website managers
  4. Information services managers
  5. Information analysts
  6. Systems analysts
  7. Information systems designers
  8. Computer programmers
  9. Computer consultants
  10. End-user support specialists
  11. Development and training specialists
  12. Information center specialists

Why major in Information Systems?

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The use of computerized systems is widespread in every phase of modern business. A major or a minor in IS is designed to provide business professionals majoring in a business discipline with the skills necessary to understand and to use computerized business systems effectively and efficiently.

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