The New Information Systems Major

About Information Systems

Currently the IT sector is one of the greatest providers of job and career opportunities for young people. The advancement of modern technologies and their introduction to different spheres of our life such as private business, education, health care, and communications, however, has taken it to a whole new level of importance. The growing demand for qualified IT specialists who also possess knowledge in a paricular field of study such as economics or business administration becomes more apparent every day. The Information Systems program at AUBG is designed primarily to respond to this demand through educating professionals competent to solve problems from a huge area of computer based information systems and services. The major's objektive is to provide a broad understanding of the role played by modern computer and communication technology in any area of human activities. It is focused on training students to analyze problems and to provide solutions, using up-to-date information technologies.

The Information Systems Curriculum at AUBG

It is expected that students with a primary interest in Computer Science, Business Administration, Economics, or Journalism and Mass Communications will benefit from this program as a second major or from some of the courses offered, which complement their main stream of education.

For BUS and ECO majors, this program will:

• - provide knowledge about existing computer languages, development environments and technologies
• - develop skills to specify, implement and monitor development of an information system
• - create understanding of the role of information as a strategic resource as well as the specific problems in its management
• - develop skills to better utilize the positive effects of implementing computer-based information technologies while avoiding negative results and possible conflicts between people and technology

For students with a primary interest in COS, this program will:

• - provide knowledge about real-world problems
• - provide knowledge about models, measurements, and optimization techniques
• - develop effective communication skills in creating and implementing information systems solutions

Typical employment areas for Information Systems graduates are: data and network analysts; system analysts, Information Systems developers, designers, or quality assurance experts; Web designers; database designers; system and database administrators.

Total: 12 courses

Required Courses (6 courses):

• INF 110 Visual Basic Programming
• INF 150 Personal Productivity with Information Technologies
• INF 270 Principles of Information Systems
• INF 280 Database Systems
• INF 335 Web Server Technologies
• INF 440 Technologies for e-Business

Elective Courses (6 courses):

At least three (3) elective courses chosen from:

• INF 160 IS Development Environments
• INF 240 Web Design
• INF 250 Emerging Technologies
• INF 275 Dynamic Web
• INF 290 Use of Statistical Software
• INF 350 Managing Information Systems Development Projects
• INF 360 Knowledge-based Information Systems
• INF 370 Information Security
• INF 480 Data Warehousing and Data Mining

No more than three (3) elective courses may be chosen from:

• BUS 321 Organizational Theory and Behavior
• BUS 440 Decision Science
• BUS 380 Introduction to Operations Management


• COS 440 Computer Networks
• COS 231 Introduction to UNIX
• COS 315 Software Engineering


• ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 300 Quantitative Methods in Economics
• ECO 310 Econometrics


• MAT 102 Finite Mathematics
• MAT 201 Mathematical Statistics


• JMC 411 Design and Layout

Other Elective Courses:

• INF 491 Senior Project
• INF 497 Topics in Information Systems (one or more)
• INF 498 Independent Study (one or more)

For more information regarding the Iformation Systems program at AUBG, please refer to our Academic Catalog.