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E-Commerce | Associate’s Degree

The Associate of Science in e-commerce is designed for students interested in the business- oriented aspects of Internet and Web technologies, with the primary goal of providing an educational background that bridges the gap between business and technology.

The program includes an introduction to the discipline that will also serve as a background for future study which is needed to keep up with this rapidly changing field.

A student who graduates from Thiel College with an associate of science degree in e-commerce will:

• be able to define e-commerce and will understand how it  is applied in  the context of business today including business models, market mechanisms, retailing, consumer behavior, customer service, marketing and advertising.
• be able to develop basic Websites using HTML and Javascript.
• understand basic business concepts in the fields of economics and accounting.
• understand the societal challenges and ethical responsibilities of the computer science professional.

Degree Requirements

1. Core course requirements are identical to the general Associate of Science degree
2. A minimum of 64 credit hours with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
3. Requirements under Group D of the A.S. degree requirements are to be met with the following courses:

Group D - Integrative Applications:

All courses that are applied to the discipline must be completed with a grade of C minus or higher.

• CIS 112 Spreadsheet Applications (1 CH) 
• CIS 113 Data Management Applications (1 CH) 
• CIS 201 E-Commerce (3 CH) 
• CSCI 139 Web Design and Development (3 CH) 
• ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I (3 CH) 
• ECON 221 Principles of Microeconomics (3 CH) 
• Choose one of the following two courses:
  • BADM 324 Advertising (3 CH)
  • BADM 454 Marketing (3 CH)
• Choose one of the following two courses:
  • CIS 241 Project Management (3 CH) 
  • BADM 300 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 CH)