Business Analytics (M)

The Business Analytics program prepares Christian leaders to make data-driven decisions that enhance organizational performance, identify emerging markets, and solve complex business problems. Students apply these skills to specific areas of finance, economics, marketing, and human resources, etc.

Program Learning Outcomes

By fulfilling all of the course requirements for the Bachelor's of Science in Business Analytics, students will be able to:

  1. Summarize principles of Christian ethics related to business intelligence. b) Summarize principles of bias and fairness as related to business intelligence.
  2. Apply the principles and techniques of database structure, administration, and implementation of data collection capabilities and decision-support systems.
  3. Understand basic computer programming techniques to facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to work across platforms.
  4. Describe models for effective decision making to achieve business objectives.
  5. Compare different organizational behaviors and adapt organization performance strategies.

Curriculum 

Core Requirements45
Business Fundamentals27
Major Requirements21
Electives27
Total Hours120

Major Requirements

Required Core Courses
Business Statistics
Macroeconomics
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication
Business Fundamentals
ACCT 2000Accounting & Finance for Business Professionals3
BUS 1200Business Essentials3
or BUS 1400 Quantitative Business Essentials
BUS 2200Business Law I3
BUS 3420Management Information Systems3
BUS 3999Business Internship3
BUS 4420Business Policy and Ethics3
ECON 2100Microeconomics3
MGMT 1200Management & Leadership3
or BUS 5110 People-Focused Management
MKTG 1300Sales and Marketing3
Required Courses
DSAA 2000Introduction to Data Science and Analysis3
ECON 3350An Econometric Survey3
CSC 3030Database Fundamentals3
BUAN 4850Business Data Analytics Programming with Visualization3
BUAN 4900Analytics and the Digital Economy3
BUAN 4950Data Analytics: Integrative Project3
BUS 2440Project Management3
Total Hours48

Plan

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Hours
ACCT 2000 Accounting & Finance for Business Professionals 3
BUS 1400 Quantitative Business Essentials 3
ECON 2200 Macroeconomics 3
CCE 1010 Christian Citizen 3
ENG 1040 Introduction to Writing 3
 Hours15
Semester 2
DSAA 2000 Introduction to Data Science and Analysis 3
MGMT 1200 Management & Leadership 3
CCE 1030 Western Thought & Worldview 3
COMM 1100
Public Speaking
or Interpersonal Communication
3
HHP 1100 Stewardship of the Body 1
HUMAN BEINGS & BEING HUMAN 3
 Hours16
Semester 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
BUS 3450 Business Statistics 3
ECON 2200 Macroeconomics 3
CCE 1020 Western Culture & Worldview 3
NATURAL SCIENCE 4
 Hours16
Semester 4
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
BUS 3420 Management Information Systems 3
ECON 3350 An Econometric Survey 3
CCE 1040 Science & Humanity 3
REL 1000 The Bible 3
 Hours15
Semester 5
CSC 3030 Database Fundamentals 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
MKTG 1300 Sales and Marketing 3
REL 1100 Christian Faith 3
 Hours15
Semester 6
BUS 2200 Business Law I 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
FAITH & LIFE 3
BUS 2440 Project Management 3
ELECTIVE 3
 Hours15
Semester 7
BUAN 4850 Business Data Analytics Programming with Visualization 3
BUAN 4900 Analytics and the Digital Economy 3
BUS 3999 Business Internship 3
CSC 3400 Artificial Intelligence 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 8
BUAN 4950 Data Analytics: Integrative Project 3
BUS 4420 Business Policy and Ethics 3
CREATIVE EXPRESSION 3
HHP ACTIVITY 1
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours13
 Total Hours120

Course options and schedule are subject to change.