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Management, Concentration in Business Analytics, B.S.

Program overview

The Business Analytics concentration prepares students to transform data into meaningful business insights that support informed decision-making. As organizations increasingly rely on data to guide strategy and improve performance, graduates with analytical expertise are in high demand across every industry.

Students learn how to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate business data while developing practical skills in business intelligence, predictive analytics, data storytelling, and analytical reasoning. The curriculum explores how analytics supports decision-making across finance, marketing, operations, and management, preparing students to bridge the gap between technical data analysis and organizational strategy.

PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PLO 1: Apply the appropriate business processes, concepts, and methodologies.
PLO 2: Organize data to apply analytical methodologies to solve qualitative and quantitative problems in business.
PLO 3: Communicate effectively in teams to complete projects and tasks.
PLO 4: Examine professional ethics considering legal, organizational, and societal responsibilities
PLO 5: Select relevant data to accelerate growth and increase business efficiency and productivity.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Code 

Title 

Credits 

  

General Education Requirements 

49 

FS 

Understanding College 

1 

WRI1 

Writing 

3 

OC1 

Presentation 

3 

QR1 

Mathematics 

4 

MAT-1105 

College Algebra 

  

DL 

Digital Literacy 

3 

IT-1001 

Computer Tools 

  

ALC 

Arts and Literature across Cultures 

6 

ENT-1777 

Design Thinking and Innovation 

  

  

Choose one ALC course 

  

NSS 

Natural Sciences 

6 

EP 

Ethics and Philosophy 

6 

SSS 

Social Sciences 

6 

ECO-1201 

Principles of Macroeconomics 

  

ENT-1001 

Introduction to Entrepreneurship 

  

HGP 

Historical and Global Perspectives 

6 

FH 

Personal Wellness 

2 

HS-1001 

Health Issues 

  

RS 

Religion 

3 

  

Major Requirements 

58

ACC-1001 

Elementary Accounting I 

4 

BAN-2301 

Spreadsheet Analytics 

3 

BAN-3301 

Descriptive Analytics and Visualization 

3 

BL-2101 

Business Law I 

3 

BUS-1001 

Organization and Management 

3 

BUS-2001 

Global Business 

3 

BUS-4998 

Capstone Business Policies 

3 

ECO-2202 

Principles of Microeconomics 

3 

ECO-2306 

Money and Banking 

3 

FIN-3301 

Principles of Finance 

3 

HR-2204 

Human Resources Management 

3 

IT-1103 

Computer-Based Information Systems 

3 

IT-3301 

Project Management 

3 

MKT-2201 

Introduction to Marketing 

3 

PSC-2502 

Government and Business 

3 

 

Complete FOUR additional BAN elective courses 

12 

  

Liberal Arts  

9 

  

General Electives 

6 

  

Total Credits 

122 

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

• Develop a strong foundation in management, accounting, finance, marketing, economics, and global business.
• Learn to analyze and visualize data through courses in Spreadsheet Analytics and Descriptive Analytics & Visualization.
• Build technical skills in business information systems, project management, and data-driven decision-making.
• Gain expertise in business analytics by completing four advanced Business Analytics (BAN) electives.
• Understand the legal, ethical, and organizational aspects of modern business through courses in Business Law, Human Resources, and Government & Business.
• Apply analytical and strategic thinking to real-world business challenges in the Business Policies Capstone.
• Strengthen communication, quantitative reasoning, digital literacy, and critical thinking through a comprehensive general education curriculum.
• Graduate prepared for careers that combine business knowledge with analytical and data-driven problem-solving skills.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Business Analytics concentration prepares graduates for careers that combine analytical expertise with business strategy, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making.

• Business Development Manager

• Business Intelligence Analyst

• Business Systems Analyst

• Financial Analyst

• Market Research Analyst

• Operations Research Analyst

• Quantitative Analyst 

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