The Concentration in Information Systems at Radford University
Until 2001 the Information Systems (IS) major at Radford University was housed in the College of Business and Economics. In 2001 the IS major moved to Radford’s new College of Information Science and Technology where is now one of seven concentrations that students can choose. Despite the relocation, the program remains a cross-disciplinary program with an emphasis in both business and technology. The program has two primary objectives-- the application of technology to solve business problems and the successful management of information technology within a business organization. To that end, the requirements of the concentration include a mix of courses in both business and information technology taught in both colleges.
Business Courses Required
| ACTG 211 | - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting |
| ACTG 212 | - Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting |
| BLAW 203 | - Legal Environment of Business |
| ECON 105 | - Principles of Economics I |
| ECON 106 | - Principles of Economics II |
| FINC 331 | - Introduction to Business Finance |
| MGNT 322 | - Organizational Behaviour |
| MGNT 333 | - Statistical Decision Support |
| MGNT 357 | - Operations Management |
| MKTG 340 | - Essentials of Marketing |
Technology Courses Required
| ITEC 110 | - Principles of Information Technology |
| ITEC 120 | - Principles of Computer Science I |
| ITEC 220 | - Principles of Computer Science II |
| ITEC 225 | - Web Programming I |
| ITEC 345 | - Introduction to Computer Security |
| ITEC 281 | - Data Managment and Analysis with Spreadsheets |
| ITEC 325 | - Web Programming II |
| ITEC 340 | - Database I |
| ITEC 370 | - Software Engineering I |
| ITEC 485 | - Decision Support Systems |
| ITEC 490 | - Senior Seminar |
| ITEC 495 | - Information Science and Systems Capstone |
Other Requirements for the Major
| COMM 114 | - Public Speaking |
| MATH 121 | - Business Calculus (or MATH 151) |
| STAT 200 | - Introductory Statistics (or STAT 410) |
| B.S. Requirements | - Six hours of additional Math, Science, or Information Technology |
For more information on this challenging but highly rewarding major contact: Dr. Robert Phillips
Department of Information Technology
Box 6993 Radford University
Radford, VA 24142
(540) 831-5379
