BCIS Curriculum 2018/19 (NEW)

MyMRU Computer Information Systems Degree Overview (40 Courses)

Major    26 courses	Each baccalaureate degree has a major (core program requirements). The number of courses required for each major varies.
General Education 10 courses	You choose your Gen Ed courses from four clusters: – numeracy and scientific literacy, – values, beliefs and identity, – community and society, and – communication.
Electives 4 courses	You are also required to take a certain number of electives for your degree. An elective is any course that does not fulfill either a Major or General Education requirement. There are hundreds of courses to choose from depending on your program.

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Computing

1. COMP 1501 – Programming I: Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
2. COMP 1502 – Programming II: Object-Oriented Programming
3. COMP 2503 – Programming III: Data Structures
4. COMP 2511 – Web I: Client Development
5. COMP 2521 – Database I: Data Modeling and Query Languages
6. COMP 2531 – Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
7. COMP 2541 – Systems Analysis
8. COMP 3309 – Information Technology and Society
9. COMP 3512 – Web II: Web Application Development
10. COMP 3532 – System Administration and Maintenance
11. COMP 3533 – Network Infrastructure
12. COMP 4543 – Project Management and Quality Assurance

Mathematics

1. MATH 1505 – Puzzling Adventures in Mathematics

Business

1. ACCT 2121 – Financial Accounting Concepts
2. HRES 2170 – Introduction to Human Resources
3. MGMT 2130 – Management Principles and Practice OR ENTR 2301 Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Experience OR SINV 2201 Introduction to Social Innovation
4. MGMT 3210 – Business Communication Theory and Practice
5. MKTG 2150 – Introduction to Marketing OR LSCM Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Core Options

1. Approved Senior Business Option (see Note 2)
2. Approved Senior Business Option (see Note 2)
3. Approved Senior Computer Science Option (see Note 1)
4. Approved Senior Computer Science Option (see Note 1)
5. Approved Senior Computer Science Option (see Note 1)
6. Approved Senior Computer Science Option (see Note 1)
7. Approved Senior Computer Science or Business Option (see Note 3)
8. Approved Senior Computer Science or Business Option (see Note 3)

General Education and Electives

1. Free Elective
2. Free Elective
3. Free Elective
4. Free Elective
5. General Education Requirement Cluster 1, Foundation
6. General Education Requirement Cluster 2, Foundation
7. General Education Requirement Cluster 3, Foundation
8. General Education Requirement Cluster 4, Foundation
9. General Education Requirement Tier 2 (see Note 4)
10. General Education Requirement Tier 2  (see Note 4)
11. General Education Requirement Tier 2  (see Note 4)
12. General Education Requirement Tier 3  (see Note 4)
13. General Education Requirement Tier 3  (see Note 4)
14. General Education Requirement Tier 3  (see Note 4)

Work Experience

1. Non-credit COOP 0001 Work term preparation
2. Non-credit Work Experience Term
3. Possible Non-credit Work Experience Term

Note 1 For Approved Senior Computer Science Option choose from this list:

COMP 3012 – Robotics
COMP 3504 – Programming IV: Software Engineering
COMP 3551 – GUI Development
COMP 3553 – Human-Computer Interaction
COMP 4513 – Web III: Advanced Web Development
COMP 4522 – Database-II: Advanced Databases 
COMP 4535 – Computer Security
COMP 4545 – Information Systems Organization
COMP 4555 – Games Development
COMP 5590 – Senior Project

Note 2 For Approved Senior Business Option choose any 3000-level or higher course offered by the Bissett School of Business

Note 3 For Approved Senior Computer Science or Business Option choose from: the list
of approved computer science options *(1), or ENTR 2301 – The
Entrepreneurial Experience, or the list of approved senior business options *(2)

Note 4 Level 2 General Education Cluster 2, 3, or 4. Students must have one Level 2 course
from each cluster.

Note 5 Level 3 General Education courses must be taken from at least two different clusters.