The Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) program has an overall emphasis on information networking. An interplay of knowledge from areas such as distributed computing, software engineering, expert systems, information retrieval and multimedia display technology define the information networking concept.
Graduates of Lamar’s CIS program will possess an integrated set of skills from the fields of engineering, computer science and business.
Graduates of this program will be prepared to respond to the varied and changing needs of an information society.
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| COSC 1336 Programming Fund I | COSC 1337 Programming Fund II |
| COSC 1173 Programming Lab | Communications | Modern Language |
| COSC 1172 Think, Speak, Write | ECON 1301 Principles and Policies |
| ENGL Composition 1301 | ENGL Composition 1302 | 1374 Comp II |
| MATH 2413 Calculus I | COSC 2375 Discrete Structures |
| HIST 1301 History 1 | COSC 1174 Fund Computing Lab II |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| COSC 2336 Programming Fundamentals III | CPSC 3304 Design & Analysis of Algorithm |
| Academic Elective | COSC 2372 Comp Org/Assembly Lang |
| MATH 1342 | 3370 | BUAL 2310 | MATH 2318 Linear Algebra |
| Lab Science | Lab Science |
| Language, Phil & Culture | History 2 |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| CPSC 4317 Computer Networks | CPSC 4363 | COSC 4345 | CPSC 4361 |
| CPSC 4340 Data Base Design | CPSC 4315 Network Systems Administration |
| POLS 2301 American Government I | POLS 2302 American Government II |
| ACCT 2301 Intro Financial Acct | MGMT 3310 Principles Mgmt/Org Behavior |
| COSC 3325 Computer Law/Ethics | Academic Elective |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| COSC 4330 Multimedia | COSC 4319 Graphics | CPSC 4360 Software Engineering |
| COSC | CPSC Elective | COSC 4302 Operating Systems |
| ACCT 2302 Intro Managerial Accounting | COSC | CPSC Elective |
| FINC 3310 Principles of Finance | COSC 4272 Senior Assessment |
| Creative Arts Elective | MGMT 3320 Production Management |
The B.S. in Computer Information Sciences program can prepare a student to complete the first of the two years required to achieve an M.B.A. program in the College of Business. Thus, a student can receive a B.S. in Computer Information Sciences and an M.B.A. within five years after beginning of his/her study at Lamar. Seven courses from the College of Business are required for the B.S. in Computer Information Sciences. By utilizing four electives for the B.S. in Computer Information Sciences Program, the equivalent of the classes taken in the first year of the M.B.A. can be completed during the bachelor's degree.
More information on the CIS/M.B.A. degree
If in addition the student uses the COSC/CPSC elective to take COSC 3325 (Computer Ethics and Law), and uses his/her other electives to take Business Analysis II 3320 (BUAL 3320), Marketing 3310(MKTG 3310) and Business Communication 3350 (BCOM 3350), then the equivalent of the first-year M.B.A. courses will have been completed.
Students with a B.S. in Computer Information Sciences who pursue this program can begin their second year of the M.B.A. program immediately after graduation and admission to the M.B.A. program. Admission to the Lamar University M.B.A. program requires the Graduate Management Admission Test(GMAT).