Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Information Technology, B.B.A.

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Communication Literacy Requirement

Students attending Texas Tech University for the first time in the Fall 2017 term or later will complete a Communication Literacy requirement in their program(s) of study.

Texas Tech University’s transition from the Writing Intensive requirement to the Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program.

Communication Literacy courses for the Information Technology major include: MCOM 2310 , PCOM 3373 , ISQS 3344 , and ISQS 3358 .

Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors

First Year

Fall

BA 1301 - Foundations of Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher, ENCO majors must take GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1101 .)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Spring

MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting and finance majors must achieve A or B.)
ISQS 2340 - Information Technology for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
BA 2140 - Microsoft Excel for Business 1 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Multicultural Course 3 Semester Credit Hours*
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Spring

ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Accounting majors must achieve A or B.)
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Notes:

* Choose from core curriculum requirements. Life and Physical Sciences must include both a lecture and a lab.

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum

Third Year

Fall

ISQS 3345 - Analytics and Development with Python 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3348 - Data Base Management Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
BECO 3310 - Applied Business Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BLAW 3391 - Business Law and Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours
PCOM 3373 - Applied Workplace Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students wanting to major in Information Technology should take ISQS 3345 & ISQS 3348 spring of Second Year

Total: 15

Spring

ISQS 3344 - Introduction to Production and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3358 - Business Intelligence 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3320 - Financial Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Managing People and Organizations 3 Semester Credit Hours
MKT 3350 - Marketing for a Global Marketplace 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

ISQS 3349 - Data Communications and Security 3 Semester Credit Hours (Systems Concentration Only)
ISQS 3360 - Information Security 3 Semester Credit Hours (Systems Concentration Only)
ISQS 3352 - Data Visualization 3 Semester Credit Hours (Data Analytics Concentration Only)
ISQS 4370 - Data Mining 3 Semester Credit Hours (Data Analytics Concentration Only)
ISQS 4349 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ISQS 4350 - Information Systems Project Management 3 Semester Credit Hours (Systems Concentration Only)
ISQS 4351 - Web Design Implementation 3 Semester Credit Hours (Systems Concentration Only)
ISQS 4371 - Analytics for Optimal Decision Making 3 Semester Credit Hours (Data Analytics Concentration Only)
ISQS 4373 - Simulation for Business Analytics 3 Semester Credit Hours (Data Analytics Concentration Only)
Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours

Texas Tech University Academic Catalog

Information Technology, B.B.A.

Communication Literacy Requirement

Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors

First Year

Fall

Total: 16

Spring

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

Total: 16

Spring

Total: 15

Notes:

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum

Third Year

Fall

Total: 15

Spring

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

Total: 15

Spring

Total: 12

Total Hours: 120