Bachelor of Information Systems

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BACHELOR OF 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, economics, and mathematics; arts electives; and free electives. A minimum of 132ch is required for the degree. A minimum grade of C is required for all courses used for credit towards the BISys degree.

CORE COURSES

ELECTIVES

Arts Electives

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

Free electives

Students must take at least 8 other courses (min 24 ch) selected from a list of approved courses that can be obtained from the Faculty of Computer Science.

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:

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.