Department of e-Business and Technology Management
Combined Major in Electronic Business and Information Systems
The combined major in Electronic Business and Information
Systems (formerly called Computer Information Systems)
requires a minimum of 136 units to be earned with a grade equivalent
of 2.00 or higher. The program consists of 18 units of lower-level
required courses, 6 or 7 units of required mathematics, 18 units of upper-level
BUAD required courses, 15 units of e-Business courses, and 32 units of
Information Systems requirements as well as the Towson University
Core Curriculum.
Note: These requirements are for the latest catalog year of
AY 2011-2012.
If your catalog year is different, please refer to your specific catalog to
understand their requirements. You may also refer to the correct advising form
for your catalog year available at All Advising Forms
 | Admission to the Combined Major in Electronic Business and Information Systems |
Students are admitted to the combined major in Electronic Business and
Information Systems on a competitive basis after first being
admitted to the university. Admission to the university does not guarantee
admission to this combined major. Each term the CBE Office of Student Academic Services considers
applications for admission to the major for the following term. In order to be admitted to the major, students
must satisfy specific screening requirements and complete an application
form for admission. To be eligible for admission to the combined major, students must meet the following screening requirements: complete each of the six lower-level courses with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher, a minimum average GPA of 2.7 for ALL six lower-level courses, and pass the CBE Computer Proficiency Exam.
Degree candidates intending to pursue the
combined major in Electronic Business and Information
Systems are designated as "pre-e-Business" (PEBU) until admitted into the
major. Students are encouraged to meet each term with their assigned faculty
adviser to evaluate their progress in completing the requirements for
admission to the e-Business major and the degree.
Admission Requirements
Candidates for the combined major in e-Business and
Information Systems must satisfy the requirements for the
e-Business major.
 | Application Procedure |
Students who meet the admission requirements at the end of the term must complete
an Application for Admission to the e-Business major before registering for upper-level
"majors-only" CBE courses (BUSX, EBTM, ECON, FIN, LEGL, MKTG,
and MNGT). The form is available by clicking
on the link below or in the CBE Student Academic Services (SAS) Office in ST 301.
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Lower-Level Required Courses (18 credits) |
(18 credits)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|
| ACCT 201 | Accounting Principles I (3)
(or Honors ACCT 211) |
| ACCT 202 | Accounting Principles II (3)
(or Honors ACCT 212) |
| ECON 201 | Microeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 203) |
| ECON 202 | Macroeconomics Principles (3)
(or Honors ECON 204) |
| LEGL 225 | Legal Environment of Business (3) |
| and either |
| ECON 205 | Statistics for Business and Economics I (3) |
| or | |
| MATH 231 | Basic Statistics (3)
(or Honors MATH 233) |
| and |
| Completion of the Computer Proficiency Exam (CPE) with a passing score of 70% or higher. |
 | Required Mathematics Courses (6-7 units) |
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|
| One of the following two courses |
| MATH 263 |
Discrete Math (3) |
| and either |
| MATH 211 |
Calculus for Applications (3) |
| MATH 273 |
Calculus I (4) |
 | Information Systems Requirements (32 units) |
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|
| CIS 211 | Fundamentals of Information Systems and Technology (3) |
| CIS 239 | Computer Systems Architecture (3) |
| CIS 334 | Data Organization (3) |
| CIS 350 | Telecommunications (3) |
| CIS 379 | Systems Analysis and Design (3) |
| CIS 458 | Organizational Database Management (3) |
| And one of the following two courses |
| CIS 479 | Software Project Management (3) |
| OR |
| EBTM 443 | Introduction to Project Management (3) |
| COSC 236 | Introduction to Computer Science I (4) |
| COSC 237 | Introduction to Computer Science II (4) |
| EBTM 311 | Priciples of e-Business (3) (as the CIS project-based course) |
 |
Upper-Level BUAD Required Courses (24 units) |
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|
| BUSX 301 | Business Cornerstone (3)
Note: The Advanced writing seminar course is taken prior to or concurrent with BUSX 301. |
| BUSX 460 | Professional Experience (3) |
| EBTM 337 | Information Technology (3) |
| EBTM 365 | Principles of Operations Management (3) |
| MKTG 341 | Principles of Marketing (3)
(or Honors MKTG 342) |
| MNGT 361 | Principles of Management (3) |
| FIN 331 | Principles of Financial Management (3) |
| MNGT 481 | Business Strategy and Policy (3) |
NOTE: All Accounting, Business Administration, and e-Business majors are required to take the
Comprehensive Test of Core Business Knowledge
in the capstone course, MNGT 481 - Business Strategy & Policy.
 | e-Business Courses (15 units) |
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|
| EBTM 367 | e-Business Infrastructure (3) (offered only in fall) |
| EBTM 411 | e-Business Marketing (3) |
| EBTM 419 | Supply Chain Management (3) |
| EBTM 431 | Advanced e-Business (3) (offered only in spring) |
| EBTM 454 | Business Process Management (3) |
Department of e-Business and Technology Management
Stephens Hall, Room 314
Phone: 410-704-2783
Fax: 410-704-3454
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