Information Systems Major

The Information Systems Major is open to NCAS and UC students.  A total of 60 credits is required for the Computer Science Major.  Courses can also be taken at NJIT using (school code 28) or at the Rutgers Business School using (school code 29.)

Required Courses:
21&62:198:101 – Computers & Programming I (3 credits)
21&62:198:102 – Computers & Programming II (3 credits)
28:198:265 – Information Systems & Productivity Toolware (3 credits)
28:198:270 – Multimedia Information Systems (3 credits)
21&62&28:198:332 - Principles of Operating Systems (3 credits)
21&62&28:198:335 – Data Structure & Algorithm Design (3 credits)
28:198:350 – Computers, Society and Ethics (3 credits)
28:198:365 – File Structures & Management (3 credits)

28:198:390 – Requirements Analysis & Systems (3 credits) OR 29:623:318 – Systems Design & Analysis (3 credits)

28:198:431 – Database System Design & Management (3 credits)
28:198:455 – Computer Systems Management (3 credits)
28:198:456 – Open Systems Networking (3 credits)
28:198:465 -  Advanced Information Systems (3 credits)
28:198:491 – Information Systems Project (3 credits)

Additional Required Computer Science Electives:
9 credits at the 300-400 course level.  No more than 3 credits may be taken from 21&62:198:493, 494, 495, & 496

Students wishing to concentrate in Business may use any of the following Business and Economics courses as required Computer Science electives

29:010:203 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits)
29:010:204 – Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
21&62:220:102 – Introduction to Economics, Macro  (3 credits)
29:390:329 – Finance (3 credits)
29:620:300 – Principles of Management (3 credits)
29:620:325 – Organization Behavior (3 credits)
29:620:345 – Management of Human Resources (3 credits) 

Other Required Courses:
21&62:640:219 – Basic Linear Algebra (3 credits)
21&62:640:237 – Discrete Structures (3 credits)
Statistics (3 credits) - 21&62:640:327(Math), OR 21&62:960:211 (Math),
OR 21&62:220:231 (Economics), OR 21&62:830:301 (Psychology),  OR 21&62:920:301 (Sociology), OR 29:623:340 (Rutgers Business School)


 

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