Data Science B.S. Degree with Concentration in Business Analytics
The Business Analytics concentration offers students the data and analysis skills in high demand by employers in career fields ranging from accounting to economics, finance, healthcare, human resources, information systems, insurance, management, marketing, operations, supply chain, technology and more. Courses in the concentration teach students real-world applied data manipulation, analysis and visualization techniques, as well as the business purpose and value of the findings. These skills give students a competitive advantage landing internships and higher paying career positions.
Required Common Core Courses (38-39 credits)
Level L1 Data Science Foundation
- MAT 243 Calculus I with Technology
or MAT 195 Calculus for Business/BIS/Economics
- MAT 216 Statistical Data Analysis
or ECO 215 Statistics for Business/Economics
or MAT 315 Applied Probability and Statistics
(or an approved statistics course)
- MAT 342 Explorations in Data Science
- CSC 202 Introduction to Programming and Machine Intelligence
- CSC 203 Advanced Programming for Data Science
- BUS 205 Information Management
- BUS/BIS 305 Business Analytics
- EES 300 Introduction to GIS
- EES 301 Introduction to GIS Laboratory
Level L2 Database Course
- CSC 341 Database and Information Management
or BIS 373 Business Database Management
Level L3 Data Mining/Analytics
- MAT 343 Explorations in Data Analytics
or CSC 305 Data Mining and Applications
or BIS 447 Business Intelligence
Level L4 Stage 2 Writing
- BIS 449 Data Visualization
Level L5 Capstone, Stage 3 Writing, Tier III
- BIS 377 Organizational Website & Database Management
or CSC 450 Senior Research
or LAP 430 Liberal Arts Capstone Colloquium
or other “approved TIII & W3” courses
B.S. Degree with Concentration in Business Analytics (Total: 53–54 credits)
Core plus 15 credits of electives)
Elective (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
- 200-level ACC, BIS, BUS, ECO or FIN
Elective (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
- 200/300-level course in ACC, BIS, BUS, ECO or FIN
Elective (6 credits)
Select two courses from the following:
- 300/400 level course in ACC, BIS, BUS, ECO or FIN; or CSC 343
Elective (3 credits)
Select one course from the following:
- ACC 310 Cost Accounting Systems
- BUS 346 Investment Analysis
- BUS 360 Supply Chain Management
- BUS 363 Introduction to Six Sigma
- BUS 380 Quality in Healthcare
- BUS 428 Marketing Research
- BUS 433 Strategic Talent Management
- ECO 305 Introduction to Econometrics
