B.S. in Business Analytics Program is designed to fulfill the educational needs of students who want to pursue a career in business analytics. The program offers the same high-quality business education as the other specialized business degrees (Accounting, Business, Finance, Management of Information Systems, Management, and Marketing) while providing students with a broader education in business and preparing them for business analytics-related positions in organizations.
The B.S. in Business Analytics degree program includes:
• Common Business Core (27 credits)
• Business Analytics Core (12 credits)
• Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
• Business Electives (6 credits)
• School of Business Additional Requirements (6 credits)
This is an interdisciplinary program. In addition to the standard business analytics elective courses, six elective courses are from Data Science (DATA 101, 102, 202, 301, 311, 471). The courses that make up the program are offered in multiple formats, including on-ground, hybrid, and online, to provide scheduling flexibility.
A minor is not required.
Major Requirements (57 credits)
Common Business Core (27 credits)
AC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
AC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
FIN 295 Managerial Finance 3 Credits
LAW 250 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
MC 207 Managerial Communication I 3 Credits
MGT 295 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 Credits
MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Credits
Business Analytics Core(12 credits)
Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
DATA 101 Fundamentals of Data Science 4 Credits
DATA 201 Classification Analytics 4 Credits
DATA 202 Estimation and Clustering Analytics 4 Credits
DATA 301 Data Science Using Python 4 Credits
DATA 311 Information Visualization 4 Credits
DATA 471 Big Data and Cloud Computing 3 Credits
AC 335 Accounting Analytics and Professional Competencies 3 Credits
AC 340 Accounting Information Systems 3 Credits
FIN 310 Principles of Investments 3 Credits
FIN 440 Financial Modeling and Analytics 3 Credits
MGT 333 Operations Management 3 Credits
MKT 373 Marketing Research 3 Credits
MKT 380 Market Data Analysis 3 Credits
MKT 482 Marketing Analytics 3 Credits
MIS 310 Contemporary Business Applications Development I 3 Credits
Business Electives (6 credits) -- Students must select 6 credits of 300- or 400-level School of Business courses from: AC, ENT, FIN, LAW, MGT, MIS, and MKT
Total Credit Hours: 120