Electronic commerce is transforming the business world. The specialization in electronic business (E-business) is designed to enable business students to strengthen their personal portfolios through advanced studies that:
- attain core knowledge of the area through two required courses
- enhance their understanding of electronic business from a variety of disciplinary perspectives
- gain hands-on experience in the are in a supervised academic setting
Students wishing to pursue this path are still required to select a concentration (if they are business adminitration majors) or a different major in business. Since this is a highly interdisciplinary specialization, course descriptions can be found throughout the Bulletin. Please refer to the appropriate section for the individual course descriptions.
Requirements for E-Business Specialization
Students who select the E-business specialization must include four courses, two required and two elective. The required classes are:
- MKBU 4453 - E-Marketing
- ICBU 4505 - E-Commerce (formerly 4448)
The two elective courses must be chosen from the approved list (available with the CBA dean's office). At least one elective muct have hands-on exercises that allow students to explore E-Commerce and Web technologies in detail (Students should consult the CBA Dean's Office for a current list of such courses).
The following courses are approved as electives for E-business specialization:
- MGBU 4482 - Special Topic: E-Management
- BLBU 4451 - Special Topic: New Media and Communications Law
- CMBU 4471 - Special Topic: The Business of New Media
- CMRU 2525 - Digital Media and Cyberculture
- CMRU 2527 - Hypertext: Theory and Practice
- CMRU 3307 - Interactive Media
- CSEU 4510 - Computer Security Systems
- CSLU 3300 - Internet and Web Programming or CSRU 3400 - Java Programming
- CSEU 2271 - Program for Web: JAVA or CSRU 3400 - Java Programming
- ICBU 4449 - Enterprise Integration
- ICBU 4800 - Information Resources Management
- Any other course (including an appropriate internship for academic credit) that is approved by the ICS area chair and the class dean.
Note: The courses from communication or computer science may have additional prerequisites.
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