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Management Information Systems and International Business Co-Major BBA



Overview

The undergraduate major in International Business is offered only as a co-major along with any other major within the Terry College. The following paragraphs provide information on the International Business and Management Information Systems co-major. The Department of Management Information Systems' undergraduate program is designed to educate future information systems professionals and managers. The program is not designed to train students to be computer scientists, programmers, or technicians. The emphasis is placed on the management of information systems so that graduates may ultimately assume managerial positions at the vice-presidential level. In some companies, information systems are of such strategic importance that managers with an MIS background are becoming chief executive officers.

The MIS coursework prepares students for a variety of jobs. The program is interdisciplinary in nature with specialized training in information systems, management, and information technology. It builds on the BBA common core, which includes coursework in accounting, economics, legal studies, mathematics, statistics, computer programming, finance, marketing, production, and management. The program’s educational objectives are realized through a variety of instructional methods, including hands-on computer experience; class lecture and discussion; textbook and article study; class assignments, laboratory projects, and applied team projects in the business community; demonstrations; field trips; and presentations by MIS practitioners.

Specifically, the MIS program requires 21 hours (7 courses) of major coursework beyond the BBA common core. Six courses (Data Management, Business Process Management, Computer Programming in Business, Project Management, Network-Based Application Development, and Systems Analysis and Design) are taken by all MIS majors. The remaining major course may be chosen from such areas as IS Leadership, IT Infrastructure, Business Intelligence, Advanced Data Management, Energy Informatics, Information Security Management, and Cyber Threat Intelligence.

A growing number of foreign and U.S. companies transact a significant portion of their business through international channels. More and more businesses must go abroad to find new markets as domestic markets mature. Even those corporations conducting business strictly in this country have to compete with foreign imports and for foreign labor. As a result, major corporations that are taking advantage of international opportunities have a competitive edge. The Terry College of Business has designed its International Business program to provide opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills required for international business careers. The program also assists students in developing an understanding of the business processes and institutions of the international economy.

The curriculum is designed to develop a deep knowledge of a functional area as well as a strong concentration in a foreign language. In addition to the basic undergraduate business curriculum, international business co-majors are also required to take three of the following seven courses: Diversity in a Global Environment (BUSN 4650), The International Business Environment (ECON 4040), International Finance (FINA 4810), Internship in International Business (INTB 4800), International Legal Transactions for Business (LEGL 4900), International Strategic Management (MGMT 5560), International Marketing (MARK 4700), and Globalization and IT (MIST 5780). In addition to the BBA requirements, all students co-majoring in International Business must satisfy an international immersion requirement, such as a study abroad program, an internship in International Business, or additional foreign languages.

With careful planning, students can complete the co-major within the current 121 hours required for graduation. For further information, go to https://www.terry.uga.edu/degrees-and-programs/

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (without lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Area IV World Language 1001 Elementary Level Course

Spring Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (with lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3

Area IV World Language 1002 Elementary Level Course

Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area V Social Sciences course

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business 3

Area IV World Language 2001 Intermediate Level Course

Spring Year 2

APPLY TO YOUR TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

2002 Intermediate Level Foreign Language Course (University-Wide Elective)

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3

3000 Level Foreign Language Course (Upper Division General Elective)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
ECON 4040  The International Business Environment 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Opportunity to earn International Business Elective and/or Immersion credit through study away program

Fall Year 4

Upper Division General Elective

International Business Elective

MGMT 5560 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
International Strategic Management 3
MIST 5740S 
Critical Thinking
Project Management 3

MIST Major Related Course

Spring Year 4

International Business Elective

MIST Major Related Course

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core Course)

PEDB course

Upper Division General Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Business Analytics
Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (without lab)

Area IV World Language 1001 Elementary Level Course

Area V Social Sciences Course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (with lab)

Area IV World Language 1002 Elementary Level Course

Area V Social Sciences Course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area IV World Language 2001 Intermediate Level Course

Area V Social Sciences course

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO YOUR TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3
BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3

2002 Intermediate Level Foreign Language Course (University-Wide Elective)

Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3

3000 Level Foreign Language Course (Upper Division General Elective)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
ECON 4040  The International Business Environment 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Opportunity to earn International Business Elective and/or Immersion credit through study away program

Fall Year 4

International Business Elective

MGMT 5560 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
International Strategic Management 3
MIST 5740S 
Critical Thinking
Project Management 3

MIST Major Related Course

BUSN Programming courses (choose two) (Upper Division General Elective)

Spring Year 4
BUSN 5000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Data Science for Business and Economics 3

International Business Elective

MIST Major Related Course

MIST Major Required (Flexible Core Course)

PEDB

Area of Emphasis in Cloud Computing
Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (without lab)

Area IV World Language 1001 Elementary Level Course

Area V Social Sciences Course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (with lab)

Area IV World Language 1002 Elementary Level Course

Area V Social Sciences Course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area IV World Language 2001 Intermediate Level Course

Area V Social Sciences course

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business 3
Spring Year 2

APPLY TO YOUR TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3
BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3

2002 Intermediate Level Foreign Language Course (University-Wide Elective)

Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3

3000 Level Foreign Language Course (Upper Division General Elective)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
ECON 4040  The International Business Environment 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 2 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3

Opportunity to earn International Business Elective and/or Immersion credit through study away program

Fall Year 4
MGMT 5560 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
International Strategic Management 3
MIST 4630  Developing Secure Applications in the Cloud 3
MIST 5740S 
Critical Thinking
Project Management 3

International Business Elective

Upper Division General Elective

Spring Year 4

MIST Major Related Course (Cloud Computing Elective)

MIST Major Related Course (Cloud Computing Elective)

International Business Elective

Upper Division General Elective

PEDB

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Data Analytics
Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (without lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Area IV World Language 1001 Elementary Level Course

Spring Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (with lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3

Area IV World Language 1002 Elementary Level Course

Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area V Social Sciences

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business 3

Area IV World Language 2001 Intermediate Level Course

Spring Year 2

APPLY TO YOUR TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

2002 Intermediate Level Foreign Language Course (University-Wide Elective)

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3

3000 Level Foreign Language Course (Upper Division General Elective)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
ECON 4040  The International Business Environment 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3
MIST 4801  Internship in Data Analytics 3

Alternatively, this term can represent an opportunity to earn International Business Elective and/or Immersion credit through study away program

Fall Year 4

International Business Elective

MIST Flexible Core (AoE Aligned)

MIST Major Related (Data Analytics Elective)

MIST 5740S 
Critical Thinking
Project Management 3
MGMT 5560 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
International Strategic Management 3
Spring Year 4

International Business Elective

MIST Major Related (Data Analytics Elective)

Data Analytics Elective (Upper Division General Elective)

PEDB course

Upper Division General Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Information Security
Fall Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (without lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (POLS 1101 preferred)

ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Area IV World Language 1001 Elementary Level Course

Spring Year 1

Area II Sciences Course (with lab)

Area V Social Sciences Course (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 preferred)

ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3

Area IV World Language 1002 Elementary Level Course

Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area V Social Sciences

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
MIST 2090 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introduction to Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business 3

Area IV World Language 2001 Intermediate Level Course

Spring Year 2

APPLY TO YOUR TERRY MAJOR DURING THIS SEMESTER

ACCT 2102 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Principles of Accounting II 3

2002 Intermediate Level Foreign Language Course (University-Wide Elective)

BUSN 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business 3
ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
LEGL 2700 
Analytical Thinking
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FINA 3000 
Analytical Thinking
Financial Management 3
MARK 3000  Principles of Marketing 3
MGMT 3000 
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Management 3

3000 Level Foreign Language Course (Upper Division General Elective)

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

BUSN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Optimization and Applied Regression Analysis 3
ECON 4040  The International Business Environment 3
MIST 5750  Business Process Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MIST 4600 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Programming in Business 3
MIST 4610 
Analytical Thinking
Data Management and Analytics 3
Summer Year 3
MIST 4802  Internship in Information Security 3

Alternatively, this term can represent an opportunity to earn International Business Elective and/or Immersion credit through study away program.

Fall Year 4

International Business Elective

MGMT 5560 
Analytical Thinking
Communication
International Strategic Management 3
MIST 4630  Developing Secure Applications in the Cloud 3
MIST 5740S 
Critical Thinking
Project Management 3

MIST Major Related (Information Security Elective)

Spring Year 4

International Business Elective

MIST Major Related (Information Security Elective)

Information Security Elective (Upper Division General Elective)

PEDB

Upper Division General Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

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