There is a tremendous amount and variety of data that is being created and stored. Properly exploited big data can provide businesses and governments with more precise and immediate information to make important decisions affecting critical issues. Business analytics is the set of tools and techniques that makes it possible to translate big data into insight and information for efficient decision making. Professionals who are proficient in business analytics are in serious short supply and are very valuable to their employers.
The undergraduate concentration in Business Analytics has been designed to provide the students with exactly these skills and make them competitive in this market. They will learn how to navigate the world of distributed storage and computing and learn how to use powerful statistical and mathematical techniques to arrive at implementable solutions to business problems. The emphasis of this concentration is on giving you practical skills. A capstone practicum will give the students an opportunity to apply the skills they have learned to a live business problem in a real company.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 72 | |
| Free Electives | 15-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration Required Core | ||
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| ACCT 204 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BSLW 235 | Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUGN 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| INBS 250 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| INFO 290 | Technology in Business | 3 |
| Integrated Core | ||
| BUGN 295 | Elements of Business | 3 |
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | Applied Business Strategy | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Business Analytics Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| INFO 310 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| INFO 357 | Programming for Business | 3 |
| INFO 365 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 3 |
| INFO 366 | Managing Big Data | 3 |
| INFO 367 | Structured Data Analytics | 3 |
| INFO 368 | Unstructured Data Analytics | 3 |
| INFO 400 | Business Analytics Capstone Practicum | 3 |
| Selected Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Fundamentals of Project Management | ||
| MIS Co-Op | ||
| Inferential Statistical Methods with Business Applications | ||
| Regression Modeling in Business | ||
| Decision and Risk Analysis | ||
| Pricing Analytics and Revenue Management | ||
| Information Security System Management | ||
| Business Process Analysis and Enterprise Systems | ||
| Data Analysis and Visualization | ||
| Independent Study in Information Systems | ||
| Special Topics in Information Systems | ||
| Business Administration Collaterals | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Business Administration Career Learning | ||
| BUGN 310 | Campus to Career Transition I | 0 |
| BUGN 320 | Campus To Career Transition II | 0 |
| BUGN 330 | Campus To Career Transition III | 0 |
| BUGN 340 | Campus To Career Transition IV | 0 |
| Total Credits | 72 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfiled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| MATH 100 | Math for Business and Social Sciences (If needed) or Free Elective) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| INFO 290 | Technology in Business | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | |
| World Language 1 | 3 | |
| ACCT 204 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BUGN 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| BUGN 295 | Elements of Business | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| World Language 2 | 3 | |
| BSLW 235 | Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| INBS 250 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| INFO 310 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUGN 310 | Campus to Career Transition I | 0 |
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| INFO 357 | Programming for Business | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| BUGN 320 | Campus To Career Transition II | 0 |
| INFO 365 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| World Cultures | 3 | |
| BUGN 330 | Campus To Career Transition III | 0 |
| INFO 366 | Managing Big Data | 3 |
| INFO 367 | Structured Data Analytics | 3 |
| INFO 368 | Unstructured Data Analytics | 3 |
| MGMT 439 | Applied Business Strategy | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | |
| BUGN 340 | Campus To Career Transition IV | 0 |
| INFO 400 | Business Analytics Capstone Practicum | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |