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Undergraduate Concentrations

Information & Decision Science concentrations in CSUSB's Bachelor in Administration:

  • B.A. Information Management
  • B.A. Supply Chain Management
  • B.A. Transportation & Logistics
  • B.S. Information Assurance & Security Management
  • B.S. Information Management Concentration with Computer Information Systems (CIS) Specialty
  • B.S. Information Management Concentration with e-Business Specialty
  • B.S. Information Management with Information Management (IM) Specialty

 

Your Degree in Administration

You will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Administration with a concentration in a specialty area.  In addition to general education courses you must complete administration core course and concentration course requirements to earn your degree.

Administration core courses are foundation business courses that all business and public administration students must complete.  Concentration courses are specific to your area of expertise - information technology courses, for example, for students in the Information Management concentration; supply chain management courses for students specializing in supply chain management and transportation.

 

Administration Core Courses

Requirements for either a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration:

Lower-division core course requirements (32 units)
1.    ACCT 211    Introductory Accounting I (4)
2.    ACCT 212    Introductory Accounting II (4)
3.    ECON 200   Principles of Microeconomics (4)
4.    ECON 202   Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
5.    INFO 101     Introduction to Information Technology (4)
6.    MGMT 230   Business Law (4)
7.    SCM 210      Applied Business Statistics (4)
8.    Four units chosen from:
      MATH 110    College Algebra (4)
      MATH 120    Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
      MATH 192    Methods of Calculus (4)
      MATH 211    Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)

Upper-division core course requirements (36 units)
1.    FIN 313       Business Finance (4)
2.    FIN 314       Corporate Financial Management (4)
3.    INFO 309     Information Management (4)
4.    Four units chosen from:
      MGMT 302    Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
      PSYC 302     Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
5.    MGMT 330   Legal Environment of Business (4)
6.    MGMT 490   Strategic Management (4)
7.    MKTG 305    Marketing Principles (4)
8.    PA 315         Government-Business Relations (4)
9.    SCM 304       Principles of Supply Chain Management (4)

 

B.A. Information Management Concentration

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration with the Information Management Concentration (24 units):

1. Eight units of electives chosen from any 100- or 200-level INFO courses (excluding INFO 101, INFO 102 and INFO 103)

2. INFO 372   Information Technology (4)

3. INFO 378   Information Problem Solving (4)

4. INFO 490   Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)

5. Four units of electives chosen from any 300-, 400- or 500-level INFO courses (excluding INFO 309)

 

B.A. Supply Chain Management Concentration

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration with the Supply Chain Management Concentration (24 units):

1. SCM 205   Enterprise Systems (4)

2. SCM 350   Applied Decision Analysis (4)

3. SCM 470   Supply Chain Management (4)

4. SCM 480   Quality Management (4)

5. SCM 490   Logistics Strategy (4)

6. Four units chosen from:

INFO 280   Information Mapping & Data Visualization (4)

SCM 405   Advanced Enterprise Systems (4)

SCM 575   Internship in Supply Chain Management (4)

SCM 595   Independent Study (4)

 

B.A. Transportation & Logistics Concentration

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration with the Transportation & Logistics Concentration (24 units):

1. MGMT 307  Introduction to Transportation Management (4)

2. MGMT 450  Logistics Management and Regulation (4)

3. SCM 440    Transportation Systems Management (4)

4. SCM 470    Supply Chain Management (4)

5. SCM 490    Logistics Strategy (4)

6. Four units chosen from:

INFO 280   Information Mapping & Data Visualization (4)

SCM 205   Enterprise Systems (4)

 

B.S. Information Assurance & Security Management Concentration

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration with the Information Assurance and Security Management Concentration (44 units):

1. INFO 276   Systems Analysis and Design (4)

2. INFO 372   Information Technology (4)

3. INFO 378   Information Problem Solving (4)

4. INFO 410   Information Systems Security Professionals (4)

5. INFO 415   Security Systems Management (4)

6. INFO 474   Advanced Data Base Management (4)

7. INFO 475   Advanced Information Networking (4)

8. INFO 490   Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)

9. INFO 511   Information Security and Assurance (4)

10. Eight units chosen from any Information Management concentration courses or Computer Science major courses, HSCI 437, CJUS 550.

http://iasm.csusb.edu for information on Scholarships and special programs

 

B.S. Information Management Concentration with Computer Information Systems (CIS) Specialty

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration with the Information Management Concentration with Computer Information Systems (CIS) Specialty (44 units):

1. INFO 274   Data Base Management (4)

2. INFO 275   Information Networking (4)

3. INFO 276   Systems Analysis and Design (4)

4. INFO 372   Information Technology (4)

5. INFO 378   Information Problem Solving (4)

6. INFO 474   Advanced Data Base Management (4)

7. INFO 475   Advanced Information Networking (4)

8. INFO 476   Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (4)

9. INFO 490   Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)

10. Eight units chosen from any Information Management concentration courses or Computer Science major courses.

 

B.S. Information Management Concentration with e-Business Specialty

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration with the Information Management Concentration with e-Business Specialty (44 units):

1. INFO 150   Web Publishing (4) or INFO 285 Electronic Commerce (4)

2. INFO 274   Data Base Management (4)

3. INFO 275   Information Networking (4)

4. INFO 282   Business Systems I (4)

5. INFO 474   Advanced Data Base Management (4)

6. INFO 485   Advanced Electronic Commerce (4)

7. INFO 490   Information Planning and Policy (4)

8. MKTG 540  E-Marketing (4)

9. Twelve units chosen from:

ACCT 372  Intermediate Accounting (4)

ACCT 373  Problem Areas in Intermediate Accounting (4)

INFO 283   Business Systems II (4)

INFO 372   Information Technology (4)

INFO 378   Information Problem Solving (4)

INFO 475   Advanced Networking (4)

INFO 490   Information Systems Planning and Policy (4)

SCM 470   Supply Chain Management (4)

B.S. Information Management with Information Management (IM) Specialty

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration with the Information Management Concentration with Information Management (IM) Specialty

1. INFO 274   Data Base Management (4)

2. INFO 275   Information Networking (4)

3. INFO 372   Information Technology (4)

4. INFO 378   Information Problem Solving (4)

5. INFO 490   Information Systems Planning & Policy (4)

6. Twenty-four units selected from other Information Management courses:

  • Eight units from 100- or 200-level INFO courses (excluding INFO 101, INFO 102
    and INFO 103)
  • Sixteen units must be from 300-, 400- or 500-level INFO courses (excluding INFO 309)