Indiana University School of Informatics
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Cognates

Business

Career Options and Related Fields

  • Business Analyst
  • Business/Academic Consultant
  • Consultant
  • Database Administrator
  • Network Manager
  • Network Admin
  • CIO
  • CTO
  • Database Analyst
  • Database Programmer
  • Help Desk Technician
  • Interface Developer
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
  • System Analyst
  • User Experience
  • Web Programmer
  • Web Designer

Required Courses

  • BUS A200 Foundations of Accounting (3 cr.) or (A100 and A201) or (A100 and A202).
  • BUS K201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
  • BUS L201 Legal Environments of Business (3 cr.) or L350 On-Line Law (3 cr.)

Six credit hours from the following list:

  • BUS F300 Introduction to Finance (3 cr.) P: A200, or A100 and A201, or A100 and A202.
  • BUS G300 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3 cr.)
  • BUS J306 Strategic Management (3 cr.) P: Junior standing or Z302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) P: Junior standing.
  • BUS M300 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.) P: A200, or A100 and A201, or A100 and A202.
  • BUS W300 Small Business Management (3 cr.)
  • BUS P300 Introduction to Operations Management (3 cr.)
  • BUS W300 Small Business Management (3 cr.)

Students are advised to pursue the entrepreneurship minor (18 credit hours) or business minor (21 credit hours) by taking additional courses beyond the 15 credit hours required for the cognate. If you plan to pursue the entrepreneurship minor you should elect to take BUS W300 and BUS M300. If you plan to pursue a business minor you should elect to take BUS G300, BUS J306 or BUS Z302, BUS M300, or BUS F300. BUS W300 will not apply to the business minor.

Please note: The School of Informatics requires a grade of C- or higher in each course (except for K201 which requires a grade of C), and an overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken for the minor. The above courses may not be taken by Independent Study/Correspondence, or Distance Education.

If you wish to pursue a degree in Business Informatics you must apply to the Computer Information Systems or Business Process Management concentrations in the Kelly School of Business.

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The School of Informatics reserves the right to amend program requirements. Interested students are strongly encouraged to consult with the Office of Informatics academic advisor for the latest information available.