Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics
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.
School of Business Admission Requirements
Major Requirements (57 credits)
Common Business Core (27 credits)
| AC 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC 212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 295 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| LAW 250 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MC 207 | Managerial Communication I | 3 |
| MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MIS 201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 295 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Capstone Seminar | 0 |
| MGT 480 | Strategic Management | 3 |
Business Analytics Core(12 credits)
Business Analytics Electives (12 credits)
| DATA 101 | Fundamentals of Data Science | 4 |
| DATA 201 | Classification Analytics | 4 |
| DATA 202 | Estimation and Clustering Analytics | 4 |
| DATA 301 | Data Science Using Python | 4 |
| DATA 311 | Information Visualization | 4 |
| DATA 471 | Big Data and Cloud Computing | 3 |
| AC 335 | Accounting Analytics and Professional Competencies | 3 |
| AC 340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 310 | Principles of Investments | 3 |
| FIN 440 | Financial Modeling and Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 333 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MKT 373 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MKT 380 | Market Data Analysis | 3 |
| MKT 482 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| MIS 310 | Contemporary Business Applications Development I | 3 |
| MIS 463 | Analytics Applications | 3 |
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
These credits can be used to complete prerequisites required by Business Analytics Electives
Additional Requirements
| BUS 250 | Introduction to Business Analytics and Skills | 3 |
| STAT 201 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120