Management Information Systems/Information Management and Information Systems (BS/BM)

The University of Delaware (UD) and the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, P.R. China (SWUFE) propose to form a Joint Educational Institute (JEI) for the purpose of creating dual degree undergraduate programs that will be recognized by the Ministry of Education in the P.R. China. The name of the Collaboration shall be the “SWUFE-UD Joint Educational Institute of Data Science” of SWUFE and the Parties will jointly offer undergraduate Degrees in Operations Management, Finance, and Management Information Systems.

The UD degree awarded will be known as B.S. in Management Information Systems. The SWUFE award will be known as a Bachelor of Management in Information Management and Information Systems (information systems and data management).

The jointly developed education programs and all training programs, curriculum and teaching content will meet the academic standards of UD as well as the requirements of its own country. Students enrolled in the JEI programs will receive the same UD degree as students enrolled in UD’ standard program. Such degree will be recognized in students’ home countries as well. The Collaboration and its Programs will be carried out at the SWUFE campus, Chengdu, China. Going abroad to study at the UD campus shall not be a necessary condition for the awarding of the UD degrees.

General Education Basic Core:

Required Credits: 60

CST904 - (JAVA SE) Object-Oriented Programming, 3cr.
ENG115 - Intensive Reading I, 4cr.
ENG116 - Intensive Reading II, 4cr.
ENG117 - Practical English Writing, 3cr.
ENG313 - Oral English I, 2cr.
ENG314 - Oral English II, 2cr.
IPT101 - Thought Morals Accomplishment and Basic Law, 3cr.
IPT102 - Outline of Chinese Modern History, 3cr.
IPT103 - Basic Principles of Marxism, 3cr.
IPT104 - Introduction to MAO Zedong Thought and Theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, 5cr.
IPT200 - Political Education, 2cr.
JOB100 - Career Planning and Entrepreneurship Foundation of College Students, 2cr.
MAT901 - Mathematical Analysis I (English), 5cr.
MAT902 - Mathematical Analysis II (English), 5cr.
MAT913 - Advanced Algebra I, 4cr.
MAT321 - Probability Theory, 4cr.
MTT100 - Military Theory and Training, 2cr.
PED100 - Physical Education I, 1cr.
PED200 - Physical Education II, 1cr.
PED300 - Physical Education III, 1cr.
PED400 - Physical Education IV, 1cr.

Foundational Core:

Required Credits: 22

ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3
BBA903 - Organizational Behavior (English), 3cr.
ECO100 - Political Economics, 4cr.
ECO903 - Microeconomics (English), 3cr.
ECO904 - Macroeconomics (English), 3cr.
FIN900 - The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets (English), 3cr.
STA302 - Mathematical Statistics, 3cr.

Data Science Module:

Required Credits: 18

BUAD 345 - Decision Analytics and Visualization Credit(s): 3
BUAD 445 - Business Analytics Capstone Credit(s): 3
CST905 - Machine Learning (English), 3cr.
CST906 - Data Structures (English), 3cr.
LMT901/902 - Theory and Applications of Optimization, 3cr.
MISY 330 - Database Design and Implementation Credit(s): 3

Major Compulsory Core:

Required Credits: 12

BBA915 - Business Information Systems (English), 3cr.
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management Credit(s): 3
CST907 - (JAVA EE) Object-Oriented Programming (JAVA SE) (English), 3cr.
MISY 430 - Systems Analysis and Implementation Credit(s): 3

Major Core:

Required Credits: 36

ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business Credit(s): 3
CST901 - Computer Networks (English), 3cr.
ECC901 - Business Research Methods (English), 3cr.
IDS250 - Business Telecomm Networks, 3cr.
IDS433 - MIS Elective (English), 3cr.
IDS456 - Reinforcement Learning (English), 3cr.
MISY 225 - Introduction to Programming Business Applications Credit(s): 3
MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics Credit(s): 3
MISY 350 - Business Application Development II Credit(s): 3
MISY 431 - MIS Project Management Credit(s): 3
MISY 432 - MIS Projects Credit(s): 3
MSC902 - (Python) Python Data Analysis, 3cr.

General Education Core:

Required Credits: 13

BISC 103 - Principles of Biology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition Credit(s): 3
HUM101 - Logic and Critical Thinking, 2cr.
HUM103 - Multicultural: Advanced Readings in Chinese Culture, 2cr.
HUM104 - Psychology Health and Development for University Students, 2cr.
HUM105 - A History of Scientific Technology, 2cr.
HUM107 - Selected Readings from Chinese and Foreign Classic Literature, 2cr.
HUM108 - Artistic Cultivation and Aesthetic Experience, 2cr.
HUM118 - Modern Science and Artificial Intelligence, 2cr.
HUM204 - Sociological Thought and Methods, 3cr.
HUM205 - Introduction to Psychology, 3cr.
PHYS 143 - Energy Technology and Society Credit(s): 3

Practice Core: