Information Systems and Operations Management - Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Information Systems and Operations Management offers the BBA in Information Systems, the BBA in Operations Management, the BS in Information Systems, and a minor in Information Systems. Students develop generalized business knowledge as well as specialized skills for addressing technical and operations needs of an organization. Students are prepared for a variety of jobs including business analyst, programmer/developer, systems designer, supply chain management, and operations process and control.
Requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems
The student concentrating in information systems is encouraged to take a computer science course as an outside elective. Required information systems electives and advanced business electives should be selected with the advice of an academic advisor.
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses.
| Pre-Professional Course Requirements - Fulfill the University General Core Requirements (42 hours and 3 elective hours) | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Communication (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| Mathematics (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| Life and Physical Sciences (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Language, Philosophy & Culture (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Creative Arts (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| US History (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Government/Political Science (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| MONEY, FINANCE AND THE MODERN CONSUMER | ||
or MANA 2302 | COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Non-Business elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
| Professional Course Requirements - Business Core (39 hours) | ||
| ACCT 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 2306 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| BCOM 3360 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | BUSINESS STATISTICS I | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MANA 4322 | ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Professional Course Requirements - Advanced Information Systems (18 hours) | ||
| INSY 3300 | OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | 3 |
| INSY 3304 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 3 |
| INSY 3305 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| Advanced Information Systems Elective (INSY 33xx or 43xx, INSY 3323 will not apply) | 6 | |
| Advanced Business Electives (15 hours) | ||
| Advanced business, accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, operations management, or real estate. No INSY will apply. Must include three (3) different departments/prefixes in the College of Business. | 15 | |
| Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 1315 | 3 | MATH 1316 | 3 |
| HIST 1311 | 3 | HIST 1312 | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | Life & Physical Science | 3 |
| COMS 1301 | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | 3 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| FINA 2330 or MANA 2302 | 3 | INSY 2303 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture | 3 | Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3300 | 3 | INSY 3304 | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | 3 | INSY 4305 (Advanced INSY Elective) | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | BCOM 3360 | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | 3 | MARK 3321 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3305 | 3 | Advanced INSY Elective | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | 3 | MANA 4322 | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | OPMA 3306 | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
The student studying information systems is encouraged to take a computer science course as an outside elective. Required information systems electives and advanced business electives should be selected with the advice of an academic advisor.
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses.
| Pre-Professional Course Requirements - Fulfill the University General Core Requirements (42 hours and 3 elective hours) | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Communication (minimum 6 hours) | 6 | |
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| Mathematics (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| Life and Physical Sciences (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Language, Philosophy & Culture (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Creative Arts (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| US History (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Government/Political Science (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| MONEY, FINANCE AND THE MODERN CONSUMER | ||
or MANA 2302 | COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Non-Business Elective (3 hours required) | 3 | |
| Professional Courses - Business Core (39 hours) | ||
| ACCT 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 2306 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| BCOM 3360 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | BUSINESS STATISTICS I | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MANA 4322 | ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Professional Courses - Advanced Information Systems (27 hours) | ||
| INSY 3300 | OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING | 3 |
| INSY 3304 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 3 |
| INSY 3305 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 3 |
| INSY 4305 | ADVANCED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| INSY 4306 | ADVANCED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| INSY 4325 | INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Advanced Information Systems Electives (INSY 33xx or 43xx, INSY 3323 will not apply) | 6 | |
| Advanced Business Electives (6 hours) | ||
| Advanced business, accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, operations management, or real estate. No INSY will apply. | 6 | |
| Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 1315 | 3 | MATH 1316 | 3 |
| HIST 1311 | 3 | HIST 1312 | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | Life & Physical Science | 3 |
| COMS 1301 | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | 3 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| FINA 2330 or MANA 2302 | 3 | INSY 2303 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture | 3 | Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3300 | 3 | INSY 3304 | 3 |
| INSY 3303 | 3 | INSY 4305 | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | BCOM 3360 | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | 3 | MARK 3321 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| INSY 3305 | 3 | INSY 4306 | 3 |
| Advanced INSY Elective | 3 | INSY 4325 | 3 |
| Advanced INSY Elective | 3 | MANA 4322 | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | 3 | OPMA 3306 | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations Management
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses.
| Pre-Professional Course Requirements - Fulfill the University General Core Requirements (42 hours and 3 elective hours) | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Communication (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| Mathematics (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| Life and Physical Sciences (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Language, Philosophy & Culture (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| Creative Arts (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
From Approved University General Core Requirement List | ||
| US History (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Government/Political Science (minimum 6 hours required) | 6 | |
| GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| MONEY, FINANCE AND THE MODERN CONSUMER | ||
or MANA 2302 | COMMUNICATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
| Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required) | 3 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Non-Business elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
| Professional Course Requirements - Business Core (42 hours) | ||
| ACCT 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 2306 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| BCOM 3360 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | BUSINESS STATISTICS I | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MANA 4322 | ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Advanced Accounting Elective (ACCT 33xx or 43xx) | 3 | |
| Professional Course Requirements - Advanced Operations Management (15 - 18 hours) | ||
| OPMA 3308 | OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL | 3 |
| OPMA 4309 | GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Advanced Operations Management Electives (OPMA 33xx or 43xx) | 9 | |
| Advanced Operations Management or Advanced Business Electives | 3 | |
| Advanced Business Electives (12 hours) | ||
| BSTAT 3322 | BUSINESS STATISTICS II | 3 |
| Advanced business, accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing, or real estate. No OPMA or BSTAT will apply. Must include two different departments/prefixes in the College of Business. | 9 | |
| Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Recommended Business Electives for Operations Management Majors
| ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS | ||
or ACCT 4302 | ACCOUNTING IN MANAGERIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL | |
| COST ACCOUNTING | ||
| MICROECONOMICS | ||
| CAPITAL BUDGETING | ||
| HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| LABOR RELATIONS | ||
| RETAIL AND SERVICE MARKETING | ||
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | MATH 1316 | 3 |
| MATH 1315 | 3 | Life & Physical Science | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| COMS 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1311 | 3 | HIST 1312 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ECON 2305 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| FINA 2330 or MANA 2302 | 3 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | INSY 2303 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| OPMA 3306 | 3 | OPMA 3308 | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | BSTAT 3321 | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | 3 | MARK 3321 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Accounting Elective | 3 | BCOM 3360 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| OPMA 4309 | 3 | Advanced Operations Management Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Operations Management Elective | 3 | Advanced Operations Management Elective | 3 |
| BSTAT 3322 | 3 | MANA 4322 | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Operations Management or Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Minor in Information Systems
The College of Business:
- Requires half of the course work for a minor in business be completed in residence at UT Arlington. For an 18-hour minor requirement, this would require a minimum of 9 hours of business course work at UT Arlington.
- Requires a grade of C or better in all minor requirement courses.
- Will not use vocational and technical courses (including WECM courses) toward any business minor.
Information Systems
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| INSY 3300 | OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING 1 | 3 |
| INSY 3304 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 1 | 3 |
| INSY 3305 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 1 | 3 |
| INSY 33xx or 43xx 1 | 3 | |
| INSY 33xx or 43xx 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Mandatory Prerequisites: Prerequisites MUST be met before enrollment in the course. A student should consider these when selecting courses to satisfy the minor requirement and when registering. For a complete list of prerequisites see the Undergraduate Catalog or the Business Undergraduate Advising Office. |