Payap University

• About CIS
• Curriculum
  • Course Structure
  • Core Courses
  • Major Courses
  • Business Concentration Courses
  • Computer Concentration Courses
• Study Plans
• Instructors

• English Communication
• International Business Management
• International Hospitality Management

Program Overview

New information technologies are rapidly changing the nature and speed of global commerce. Computer-based Information Systems (CIS) have become and essential resource in the development, production and distribution of products and services. CIS has also changed the work of management not only in Southeast Asian region, but across the world. The effective use of CIS leads to competitive advantages for business, while also creating superior results in of CIS leads to competitive advantages for business, while also creating superior results in services and communications for government institutions as well as non-profit organizations. This Bachelor Degree is expertly designed to fulfill the growing need for young, highly trained professionals in the field.

Major Requirements

In orders to graduate with a major in Computer Information Systems, students are required to complete a total of 95 credits in the major. Core courses in Business and Science offer subjects like Business, Management, Chemistry, Physics or Business Statistics. Major required courses include Programming, Systems Analysis & Design, Software Engineering, and Data Communications &Networking and Professional Ethics. Finally, elective courses offer students the opportunity to take classes in computer or business areas of their own interests.

General Education Requirement

All Bachelor's Degree programs in the International College require 37 credits in General Education (GE) courses. The GE courses insure that every student has at least an introduction to a wide range of academic subjects. Every student will take at least four semesters of a language other than their own, choosing from Thai, German, French, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and/or English. The language requirement will enable most students to graduate with conversational competence in at least two languages to preparing them for a wide range of careers in multilingual environments.

Students will also select a number of interdisciplinary courses focusing on personality development, the comparative study of different value and belief systems, and the integration and synthesis knowledge. Additional elective courses will offer students the opportunity to take any courses offered by the other departments in the International College (English Communication, International Hospitality Management, and International Business Management). Students may choose from an impressive range of subjects: Symbolic and Critical Reasoning, Music, History, Gender Studies, Religion, the Environment, and etc.