Electronic Commerce

College of Business

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	E-commerce
	Requirements and Core Courses
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	Scholarships and Financial Aid
	Related Fields of Study That Might Interest You
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E-commerce

E-commerce involves developing, using, and managing information technologies and digital networks to help organizations conduct business over the Internet. • Offered at WSU: Bachelor of arts in business administration with a major in e-commerce • Available at: Pullman

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Requirements and Core Courses

—Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Major in E-commerce E-commerce is an interdisciplinary major within the business college, drawing heavily on management information systems (MIS) courses for its technology core, plus marketing, finance, and business law courses for its business core. Students should consult the General Catalog for course planning and must meet course requirements as outlined in the General Catalog in order to graduate. REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING PROGRAM Certifying any major under the bachelor of arts in business administration degree is a two-step process: • After taking 24 credit hours (including six in business) and earning at least a 2.0 GPA, students should pre-certify as business students. • After taking 60 credit hours, completing 10 specified courses (Econ 101 and 102, Engl 101, Acctg 230 and 231, B Law 210, Dec S 215, Math 201 and 202, MIS 250), and earning a 2.5 GPA, students can certify into a specific major within business, such as e-commerce. • NOTE: Certification is required for enrollment in all 300- and 400-level business courses. REQUIRED BUSINESS COURSES In addition to University general education requirements, students must take the following courses: Econ 101—Fundamentals of Microeconomics Econ 102—Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Engl 101—Introductory Writing Acctg 230—Introduction to Financial Accounting Acctg 231—Introduction to Managerial Accounting B Law 210—Law and the Legal Environment of Business Dec S 215—Statistics Math 201—Intro to Finite Mathematics for Business and Economics Math 202—Intro to Mathematical Analysis for Business and Economics MIS 250—Managing Information Technology Dec S 340—Operations Management Fin 325—Finance Mgt 301—Principles of Management and Organization Mktg 360—Marketing Engl 402—Technical and Professional Writing      or 403—Technical and Professional Writing ESL Mgt 491—Business Strategy and Policy      or 492—Small Business Policy Any [C] ComSt or HD class PolSci—Any three-credit class Any [D, S, or K] Soc or Psych class REQUIRED E-COMMERCE COURSES • TECHNOLOGY CORE MIS 325—Internet Business Programming MIS 372—Database Management MIS 374—Telecommunications MIS 375—Electronic Commerce • BUSINESS CORE Mktg 417—Consumer Behavior and E-Commerce Mktg 480—Business Marketing in Traditional and Electronic Environments Fin 423—Financial Management in the Digital Enterprise B Law 417—Law of Cyberspace • ELECTIVE COURSES FOR E-COMMERCE (Choose two from the following:) Mktg 450—Internet Marketing B Law 418—Ethics in Cyberspace HA 493—Service Applications in E-Commerce Entr 485—Entrepreneurship for E-Commerce I Bus 488—International Dimensions of E-Commerce Dec S 450—Supply Chain Management in the Digital Age MIS 425/426—Emerging Technologies I/II MIS 448—IS Project Team Management MIS 472—Systems Analysis and Design

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Careers in E-commerce

The high-technology industry is the state’s largest, fastest-growing, and highest-paying industry. The state of Washington has an estimated 8,000 vacant positions in software and Internet-related industries. Thousands more information technology-related positions are available in more general businesses. Current e-commerce careers include systems analyst, Web master, e-account manager, new media buyer, Web product manager, Web project manager, and Internet channel manager. This is a rapidly evolving field, and additional job categories are emerging all the time.

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Salaries

Organizations are paying top dollars for educated computing and networking technologists. It is realistic to expect e-commerce salaries to parallel those in management information systems, and the best of our business graduates in that field have offers up to $50,000 upon commencement with a bachelor’s degree, often with signing bonuses and stock options.

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Scholarships and Financial Aid

E-commerce students may be eligible for many scholarships available through the College of Business. For more information, see this link. Students may also be eligible for University-wide financial assistance.

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Related Fields of Study That Might Interest You

• Management information systems • Marketing • Management

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Campus Organizations and Activities

Some of the WSU organizations of particular interest to e-commerce students include the MIS Club and the Marketing Club.

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