Emphasis in Computer Information Systems
UNC’s Computer Information Systems emphasis provides students with knowledge, skills and practical experience in programming, systems analysis and design, database design and administration, security, e-business and networking. Students gain business skills for immediate employment in CIS and for advancement to CIS management positions.
Develop both business and computer science skills that will prepare you for immediate employment and provide the foundational knowledge for long-term career advancement. The Computer Information Systems emphasis of our Business Administration bachelor’s program offers a variety of hands-on learning opportunities designed to give you practical experience and a competitive edge in the job market.
You’ll work with state-of-the-industry business applications that will prepare you to compete with the best. You’ll also benefit from the personal mentorship of award-winning business faculty who bring professional information system experience, and a real-world perspective, to the classroom.
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Your Future in Computer Information Systems
There’s a reason our graduates regularly score in the top 5 to 10 percent on the national Educational Testing Service Major Field Test in Business: UNC’s Monfort College of Business offers one of the top undergraduate business programs in the nation and is accredited by AACSB International—the gold standard of accreditation in business education.
Consider UNC’s B.S. in CIS if you want to:
- Pursue a career in computer programming or networking
- Gain practical experience through hands-on learning opportunities
- Excel in small classes with close faculty mentorship
You’ll learn:
- Computer programming
- Systems analysis and design
- Database design and administration
- Security, e-business and networking
Sample courses:
- Designing User Experiences
- Advanced Database Management
- Systems Platforms and Network Development
- Graphical Interface Programming
- Fundamentals of Project Management
- Senior CIS Project
Job Titles of our CIS Alumni
Sample of companies our CIS alumni have joined since 2009
Accenture
Aegon Global Technology
All American Pet Proteins
Altvia Solutions
Anheuser–Busch InBev
Arrow Electronics
Atkins Global
Avtex
BIT Systems
Bitto Bistro
Blue Margin Inc.
CDOT
CenturyLink
Cintas Corporation
Colorado Model Railroad Museum
Computershare
Corning Museum of Glass
Credera
CRMCulture
CSI
Deloitte
Denver Academy
Diamond Wire Material Technologies
Dish Network
Drillspot.com
Economical Insurance
Elizabeth School District C-1
Encompass Technologies
Escape Velocity Systems, LLC
Fanatics
Fast Company
First California Mortgage Company
Four Winds Interactive
Grad School (CSU)
Greystone Technology Group, Inc.
Gusto
Harkins Theatres
Hewlett Packard
IBM
iDE (International Development Enterprises)
InteliSecure
JBS
JCM Global
Jeppesen, a Boeing Company
KPMG US
Leed
Lockhead Martin
Mader Tschacher Peterson & Co
Madwire Media
mcSquaresNationwide
Nelnet
Nextworld
Oppenheimer Funds
Optiv Inc.
Platte River Power Authority
Reed Group
RezStream
Roaa Pan Gulf Co. LTD
Rocksol
Roofs By Nicholas
SALE Advanced Co. Ltd.
Sandvine, INC.
SAP BI & BO
Schumacher Elevator Company
SDL plc
ServiceSource
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Sogeti
Sopheon
SSP Innovations LLC
State Farm
Symbiosis Events LLC
T. Rowe Price
Tango Card
TEKsystems
Teleco of the Rockies Fort Collins
Telesis
Town of Windsor
Trax Technologies
United States Air Force
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Northern Colorado
US Army
USDA
Vertafore
Waterway Gas & Wash
Webroot
Weld County
Western Area Power Administration
Weyerhaeuser
White Applied Technology
Wolf Robotics
Woodward, Inc.
Xpanxion
ZOLL Medical Corporation
