BSBA, Information Systems Requirements (Cybersecurity Concentration)

  • BSBA degree requires 120 credit hours, an overall 2.0 GPA, and a GPA of 2.0 in the 45 credit hours in the Upper Division Business degree requirements and major requirements.
  • 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
  • Grade of C- or higher in MGT 499.
  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. 

For UAH degree requirements and graduation application instructions, see here.

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
COLLEGE WRITING I
COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
COLLEGE WRITING II
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
MYTHOLOGY
PROTEST LITERATURE
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRO TO ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
CALCULUS A
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
UNITED STATES TO 1877
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV.
Area V: Pre-Professional Courses31
Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements.
CHARGER SUCCESS (1 hour)
INTRO TO HONORS RESEARCH
BUSINESS TRANSITIONS
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS 1
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 2
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 2
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
and PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
BUSINESS STATISTICS II
STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G
TECHNICAL WRITING
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMM
Select one 300-400 level ECN elective
1

Business students must choose either MA 107MA 107SMA 112, or MA 112S in Area III: Mathematics in Charger Foundations to satisfy the prerequisite for MA 120 and score a grade of C- or better.

2

Business students must choose both ECN 142 and ECN 143 to satisfy both Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences in Charger Foundations and Area V: Pre Professional Requirements.

Upper Division Business Degree Requirements24
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS
MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
Select one upper division business elective (300-400 level)
Information Systems Major Requirements (Cybersecurity Concentration)24
INTRO TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN BUSINESS
INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON
ADVANCED PROGRAMMING
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
CYBERSECURITY PRINCIPLES
CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT
NETWORKING & IT INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL FORENSICS
NETWORK DEFENSE & SECURITY
Total Hours120
Year 1
FallSemester Hours
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
  or EH 101S  or COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO 
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
IS 146COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS 3
MA 107ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS 3
  or MA 107S  or ALGEBRA W/APPLICATIONS S-SECT 
  or MA 112  or PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA 
  or MA 112S  or PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA S-SECTION 
Fine Arts elective  3
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
ECN 142PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
MA 120MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS 3
Science w/Lab  4
Social Behavioral Sciences elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
ACC 211PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3
BLS 211LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 3
ECN 143PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3
MSC 287BUSINESS STATISTICS I 3
Science w/Lab  4
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
ACC 212PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3
IS 210INTRO TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN BUSINESS 3
IS 301INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS 3
MSC 288BUSINESS STATISTICS II 3
EH 207READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
EH 300STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G 3
  or EH 301  or TECHNICAL WRITING 
IS 310ADVANCED PROGRAMMING 3
IS 340DATABASE MANAGEMENT 3
MGT 301MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS 3
Humanities/Fine Arts elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
CM 313BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL COMM 3
IS 401CYBERSECURITY PRINCIPLES 3
FIN 301PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3
MKT 301PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
MSC 385OPERATIONS ANALYSIS 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
IS 450CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT 3
IS 460NETWORKING IT INFRASTRUCTURE 3
IS 463DIGITAL FORENSICS 3
300-400 level upper level business elective  3
Humanities (Non-Literature)  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
IS 477NETWORK DEFENSE SECURITY 3
MGT 450INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3
MGT 499COMPETITIVE STRATEGY 3
300-400 level ECN elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 12
 Total Semester Hours: 120