Bachelor of Information Systems

• General Information
• Curriculum 
• Minor in Information Systems 

Faculty of Computer Science

General Information

Information Systems was established at UNB as a separate program in 2007. The BISys program is administered by the Faculty of Computer Science. The program educates professionals who apply information technology to solve problems within the business domain.

The BISys program is designed as a four-year program or five years if undertaken in conjunction with the Cooperative Education Program (Co-op) or Professional Experience Program (PEP). Students entering the program are strongly encouraged to participate in either Co-op or PEP, as it is widely recognized that the experience gained is a valuable component of an Information Systems background. A description of the Co-op and PEP programs are found in Section G Undergraduate Degrees in the Computer Science section.

The Faculty of Computer Science also offers the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (offered jointly with the Faculty of Engineering)

Curriculum

The program consists of 40 courses. The program consists of: required “core” courses from information systems, computer science, business administration, and mathematics, arts electives; and free electives. A minimum of 132 ch is required for the degree. A minimum grade of C is required for all courses used for credit towards the BISys degree.

Core Courses

CS 1073 Introduction to Computer Programming I (in Java)
CS 1083 Introduction to Computer Programming II (in Java)
CS 2043 Software Engineering I
CS 2253 Machine Level Programming
CS 3413 Operating Systems I
CS 3503 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management
CS 3873 Net-centric Computing
CS 3997 Professional Practice
INFO 1003 Foundations of Information Systems
INFO 1103 Data and Information Management
INFO 2403 Information Security
INFO 3103 e-Business Software Development
INFO 3303 Enterprise Information Systems
INFO 3403 Information Systems Administration
INFO 4900 Information Systems Project
ADM 1113 Administration
ADM 1213 Financial Accounting
ADM 1313 Principles of Marketing
ADM 2223 Managerial Accounting
ADM 2413 Principles of Finance
ADM 2513 Organizational Behaviour
ADM 2623 Business Statistics
ADM 2624 Management Science
ADM 3573 Organizational Design
MATH 1823 Calculus for Management Sciences
MATH 1833 Finite Mathematics for Management Sciences

Electives

Arts Electives
Students must take at least 3 courses offered by the Faculty of Arts.

Free electives
Students must take at least 10 other courses (min 30 ch) selected from a list of approved courses that can be obtained from the Faculty of Computer Science. At least two of these free elective courses (minimum of 6 ch) must be 2nd year or above.

Note: For both the 'Arts electives' and 'Free electives' requirements, courses worth 6 credit hours or more will count as two courses.

GENERAL NOTES
1. UNIV 1001 will not be counted for credit toward degree programs offered by the Faculty of Computer Science

Minor in Information Systems

Students who are not registered in a degree program in the Faculty of Computer Science may complete a Minor in Information Systems by completing 8 courses as follows:

ADM 1213 Financial Accounting 
CS 1073 Introduction to Computer Programming I (in Java)
CS 3503 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management
INFO 1003 Foundations of Information Systems
INFO 1103 Data and Information Management
INFO 3303 Enterprise Information Systems
INFO 3403 Information System Administration
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ADM 2513 Organizational Behaviour
ADM 4717 Business Networking and Telecommunications
ADM 4718 Technology, Security and Risk
ADM 4719 Current Topics in MIS
ADM 4721 IT & Supply Chain Management
INFO 2403 Information Security

A grade of C or better is required in all courses offered for the Minor. Students working toward a Minor in Information Systems must make their intentions known to the Faculty of Computer Science.