Minor in Information Systems

The Information Systems Minor provides students with an understanding of the technologies utilized by organizations to drive business decisions and gain a competitive advantage. In-depth coverage of spreadsheet tools, business intelligence systems, and database systems gives students the skills needed to solve problems in a variety of contexts.  

Students wishing to complete the Information Systems minor must complete the coursework described under the Degree Requirements tab. 

Program Delivery

  • This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

  • As a CU Denver undergraduate student, you need a 2.0 GPA to be accepted for an Information Systems minor.

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements 

  1. Students must maintain or exceed a 2.0 GPA to graduate with the minor. 
  2. A student must take 12 of the 15 hours of required business courses in the minor while in residence at the University of Colorado Denver. If a student has already taken the equivalent of one or more of these courses at another university, other higher-level business courses may be substituted with the approval of the Business School. 
  3. Students must have declared the Information Systems minor to register for any of the upper-division Business School courses or petition separately to take each of these courses. 

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Required Courses

 

ISMG 2050

Business Problem Solving Tools (edited)

3

ISMG 3000

Technology In Business

3

ISMG 3500

Business Data and Database Management

3

Select two of the following 1

6

ISMG 2800

Designing for the Web

 

ISMG 3110

Data Governance, Ethics, and AI Accountability

 

ISMG/MKTG 3300

Social Media in Business

 

ISMG 3600

System Strategy, Architecture and Design

 

ISMG 4300

Information Systems Security and Privacy (edited)

 

ISMG/FNCE 4750

Business Intelligence and Financial Modeling

 

ISMG/MKTG 4760

Customer Relationship Management

 

ISMG/MGMT 4900

Project Management and Practice

 

Total Hours

15

Can be from the list above or any other upper-division ISMG course.