University Catalog

Information Systems and Operations Management - Undergraduate Programs

This is an archived copy of the 2023-2024 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.uta.edu/.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics

Advanced business electives should be selected with the advice of an academic advisor.

Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling in 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
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2305 in the Business Core.
Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required)3
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2306 in the Business Core.
Elective/UNIV 1101 or UNIV 1131 (3 hours) ELECTIVE MAY BE TAKEN IN PLACE OF UNIV-BU 11013
Professional Courses- Business Core (39 hours)
MANA 1301BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT3
ACCT 2301PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I3
ACCT 2302PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II3
BSTAT 2305INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
ECON 2305 satisfies the Social & Behavioral Science
ECON 2306 satisfies the Foundational Component
INSY 2303INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING3
BCOM 3360EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3
BLAW 3310LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS3
BSTAT 3321INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS (Must earn a B or better)3
FINA 3313BUSINESS FINANCE3
MANA 3318MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
MANA 4322STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT3
OPMA 3306OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT3
MARK 3321PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
Professional Courses- Advanced Business Analytics (15 hours)
BANA 3308INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
BANA 3309DATA VISUALIZATION AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE3
BANA 4308ADVANCED DATA SCIENCE3
BANA 4311ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN DATA SCIENCE3
BANA 4326CAPSTONE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
Advanced Business Courses and Electives (18 hours)
BSTAT 3322ADVANCED STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING (Must earn a B or better)3
INSY 4325ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT3
INSY 4331SEMINAR IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS3
Advanced business, economics, information systems, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, or real estate. No BANA will apply.6
Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours)3
Total Hours120

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENGL 13013ENGL 13023
MATH 13153MATH 13163
HIST 13013HIST 13023
ECON 23053ECON 23063
MANA 13013Creative Arts3
UNIV 1131Freshmen Only1 
 16 15
Second Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ACCT 23013ACCT 23023
INSY 23033BSTAT 23053
POLS 23113POLS 23123
Life & Physical Science3Life & Physical Science3
Language, Philosophy, Culture3Elective(2 Hours for Freshmen/3 Hours for Transfers)2
 15 14
Third Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
INSY 3300 (Must earn a B or better)3BANA 33083
BSTAT 3321 (Must earn a B or better)3BANA 33093
BLAW 33103BSTAT 33223
FINA 33133BCOM 33603
MANA 33183MARK 33213
 15 15
Fourth Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
BANA 43083INSY 43253
BANA 43113BANA 43263
INSY 43313MANA 43223
Advanced Business Elective3OPMA 33063
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective3
 15 15
Total Hours: 120

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
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2305 in the Business Core.
Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required)3
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2306 in the Business Core.
Elective/UNIV 1101 or UNIV 1131 (3 hours) ELECTIVE MAY BE TAKEN IN PLACE OF UNIV-BU 11013
Professional Course Requirements - Business Core (39 hours)
MANA 1301BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT3
ACCT 2301PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I3
ACCT 2302PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II3
BSTAT 2305INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
ECON 2305 satisfies the Social & Behavioral Science
ECON 2306 satisfies the Foundational Component
INSY 2303INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING3
BCOM 3360EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3
BLAW 3310LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS3
BSTAT 3321INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
FINA 3313BUSINESS FINANCE3
MANA 3318MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
MANA 4322STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT3
MARK 3321PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
OPMA 3306OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT3
Professional Course Requirements - Advanced Information Systems (18 hours)
INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING3
INSY 3303COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING3
INSY 3304DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS3
INSY 3305INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN3
Advanced Information Systems Elective (INSY 33xx or 43xx, INSY 3323 will not apply)6
Advanced Business Electives (15 hours)
Advanced accounting, business, economics, finance, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, or real estate. No INSY will apply.15
Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours)3
Total Hours120

Double Major

A Double Major option for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Systems is available. Information Systems undergraduates who pursue the following Double Major program will not have the option of participating in the Fast Track Program in Business.

Completion of the Double Major is attained by including all of the following courses in the BBA Information Systems plan and completing with grades of C or better in each of the double major courses listed below:

BBA IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
PRINCIPLES OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX
COST ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING
AUDITING
MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING
Advanced Economics Elective (ECON 33xx or 43xx)

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENGL 13013ENGL 13023
MATH 13153MATH 13163
HIST 13013HIST 13023
ECON 23053ECON 23063
MANA 13013Creative Arts3
UNIV-BU 1131Freshmen Only1 
 16 15
Second Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ACCT 23013ACCT 23023
INSY 23033BSTAT 23053
POLS 23113POLS 23123
Life & Physical Science3Life & Physical Science3
Language, Philosophy & Culture3Elective(2 Hours for Freshmen/3 Hours for Transfers)2
 15 14
Third Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
INSY 33003INSY 33043
INSY 33033INSY 4305 (Adv. INSY Elective)3
BLAW 33103BCOM 33603
FINA 33133MARK 33213
MANA 33183Advanced Business Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
INSY 33053Advanced INSY Elective3
BSTAT 33213MANA 43223
Advanced Business Elective3OPMA 33063
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business Elective3
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective3
 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
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2305 in the Business Core.
Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required)3
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2306 in the Business Core.
Elective/UNIV 1101 or UNIV 1131 (3 hours required) ELECTIVE MAY BE TAKEN IN PLACE OF UNIV-BU 11013
Professional Courses - Business Core (39 hours)
MANA 1301BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT3
ACCT 2301PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I3
ACCT 2302PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II3
BSTAT 2305INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
ECON 2305 satisfies the Social & Behavioral Science
ECON 2306 satisfies the Foundational Component
INSY 2303INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING3
BCOM 3360EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3
BLAW 3310LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS3
BSTAT 3321INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
FINA 3313BUSINESS FINANCE3
MANA 3318MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
MANA 4322STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT3
MARK 3321PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
OPMA 3306OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT3
Professional Courses - Advanced Information Systems (27 hours)
INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING3
INSY 3303COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING3
INSY 3304DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS3
INSY 3305INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN3
INSY 4305ADVANCED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT3
INSY 4306ADVANCED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT3
INSY 4325ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT3
Advanced Information Systems Electives (INSY 33xx or 43xx, INSY 3323 will not apply)6
Advanced Business Electives (6 hours)
Advanced accounting, business, economics, finance, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, or real estate. No INSY will apply. 6
Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective (3 hours)3
Total Hours120

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENGL 13013ENGL 13023
MATH 13153MATH 13163
HIST 13013HIST 13023
ECON 23053ECON 23063
MANA 13013Creative Arts3
UNIV-BU 1131Freshmen Only1 
 16 15
Second Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ACCT 23013ACCT 23023
INSY 23033BSTAT 23053
POLS 23113POLS 23123
Life & Physical Science3Life & Physical Science3
Language, Philosophy & Culture3Elective(2 Hours for Freshman/3 Hours for Transfer)2
 15 14
Third Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
INSY 33003INSY 33043
INSY 33033INSY 43053
BLAW 33103BCOM 33603
FINA 33133MARK 33213
MANA 33183Advanced Business Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
INSY 33053INSY 43063
BSTAT 33213INSY 43253
Advanced INSY Elective3MANA 43223
Advanced INSY Elective3OPMA 33063
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective3
 15 15
Total Hours: 120

Requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain 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
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2305 in the Business Core.
Foundational Component Area (minimum 3 hours required)3
Satisfied by completion of ECON 2306 in the Business Core.
Elective/UNIV 1101 or UNIV 1131 (3 hours) ELECTIVE MAY BE TAKEN IN PLACE OF UNIV-BU 11013
Professional Course Requirements - Business Core (39 hours)
MANA 1301BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT3
ACCT 2301PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I3
ACCT 2302PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II3
BSTAT 2305INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
ECON 2305 satisfies the Social & Behavioral Science
ECON 2306 satisfies the Foundational Component
INSY 2303INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING3
BCOM 3360EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION3
BLAW 3310LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS3
BSTAT 3321INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
FINA 3313BUSINESS FINANCE3
MANA 3318MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR3
MANA 4322STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT3
MARK 3321PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING3
OPMA 3306OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT3
Professional Course Requirements - Advanced Operations and Supply Chain Management (15 - 18 hours)
OPMA 4302SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS3
OPMA 4303INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCES3
OPMA 4312PURCHASING MANAGEMENT3
OPMA 4309GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT3
Advanced Operations and Supply Chain Management Electives (OPMA 33xx or 43xx)3
Advanced Business Courses and Electives (18 hours)
Advanced Accounting Elective (ACCT 33xx or 43xx)3
Advanced accounting, business, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing, or real estate. No OPMA will apply.9
Advanced Operations Supply Chain Management or Advanced Business Elective (33xx-44xx)3
BSTAT 3322ADVANCED STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
Advanced Business Elective or Non-Business Elective. No OPMA (3 hours)3
Total Hours120

Recommended Business Electives for Operations and Supply Chain Management Majors

ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
COST ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING
MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
MICROECONOMICS
CAPITAL BUDGETING
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYMENT LAW
RETAIL MARKETING

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENGL 13013ENGL 13023
MATH 13153MATH 13163
HIST 13013HIST 13023
ECON 23053ECON 23063
MANA 13013Creative Arts3
UNIV-BU 1131Freshmen Only1 
 16 15
Second Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ACCT 23013ACCT 23023
INSY 23033BSTAT 23053
POLS 23113POLS 23123
Life & Physical Science3Life & Physical Science3
Language, Philosophy & Culture3Elective(2 Hours for Freshmen/3 Hours for Transfer)2
 15 14
Third Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
OPMA 33063OPMA 43023
BSTAT 33213OPMA 43033
MANA 33183FINA 33133
Advanced Accounting Elective3MARK 33213
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
OPMA 43093BSTAT 33223
OPMA 43123MANA 43223
BLAW 33103Advanced Operations Management Elective3
BCOM 33603Advanced Operations Management or Advanced Business Elective3
Advanced Business Elective3Advanced Business or Non-Business Elective3
 15 15
Total Hours: 120

Minors

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, unless a different grade is designated below.
  • Will not use vocational and technical courses (including WECM courses) toward any business minor.

Business Analytics

BSTAT 3321INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS 1,23
INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 1, 23
BANA 3308INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS 13
BANA 3309DATA VISUALIZATION AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 13
BANA 4308ADVANCED DATA SCIENCE 13
BANA 4311ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN DATA SCIENCE 13
Total Hours18

Information Systems

INSY 2303INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING3
INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 13
INSY 3304DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 13
INSY 3305INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 13
INSY 33xx or 43xx 13
INSY 33xx or 43xx 13
Total Hours18
1

Mandatory Prerequisites: Prerequisites MUST be met before enrollment in the course. A student should consider this 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.

2

Must earn a B or better in BSTAT 3321 (or equivalent) and INSY 3300.  

For additional information or questions about the undergraduate certificate, please contact the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Office at 817-272-3368 or ugadvise@uta.edu. 

Certificate in Business Analytics

Overview

The undergraduate Certificate in Business Analytics is designed to introduce data science and analytics knowledge and skills to College of Business majors.  The certificate requires a total of twelve semester credit hours of course work, which can be completed in conjunction with an existing COB undergraduate degree.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate students in good standing in the College of Business with a B in both BSTAT 3321 and INSY 3300.

Undergraduate Certificate Requirements

To receive the certificate, all courses must be completed at UT Arlington with at least a grade of C in each.

INSY 3300INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 13
BANA 3308INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS3
BANA 3309DATA VISUALIZATION AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE3
BANA 4311ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN DATA SCIENCE3
Total Hours12
1

Must earn a B in INSY 3300.

For additional information or questions about the undergraduate certificate, please contact the College of Business Undergraduate Advising Office at 817-272-3368 or ugadvise@uta.edu.