The Accelerated Master's in Business Analytics provides skills to make strategic, data-driven decisions within organizations. Students will explore analytical methods and tools to understand, interpret, and apply data to complex, real-world problems, while honing leadership skills critical in today's global business environment. The program is designed to be completed in five academic years (10 semesters), plus one summer, and allows the student to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a major in Accounting and a Master of Science (MS) in Business Analytics. Students apply to the accelerated program during the fall of their junior year, ensuring completion of the program during their senior year of undergraduate and just one year for the remaining graduate coursework.
The requirements for the Accelerated Master's in Business Analytics & BA in Accounting are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting-General Accountancy Courses - Undergraduate | ||
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| DATA 200 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Business Foundation Courses | ||
| BUS 201 | Principles of Global Economics | 4 |
| BUS 210 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| BUSN 305 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| ACCT 255 | Principles of Financial Acctg | 4 |
| ACCT 256 | Principles of Managerial Acctg | 4 |
| Business Core Courses | ||
| BUSN 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUSN 339 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BUSN 351 | Principles of Mktg and Sales | 3 |
| ACCT 360 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 303 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| General Accountancy Concentration Courses | ||
| ACCT 331 | Tax Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 355 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 356 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 366 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 471 | Audit | 4 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| May Seminar | ||
| Academic Internship 1 | ||
| Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting | ||
| Tax Accounting II | ||
| International Accounting Standards | ||
| Advanced Accounting | ||
| Recommended supporting courses (but not required) | ||
| Business and Professional Speaking | ||
| Group Communication and Team Building | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Editing and Grammar for Professionals | ||
| Total Hours | 64 | |
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Only 3 credits of ACCT 390 can count towards the Accounting Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Analytics Courses - Graduate | ||
| DATA 600 | Data Analysis & Visualization | 3 |
| BUSN 668 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| DATA 665 | Advanced Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| DATA 685 | Integrative Capstone Experience I | 3 |
| DATA 686 | Integrative Capstone Experience II | 3 |
| 20 Credits in: | 20 | |
| Cost Accounting | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Leadership: Theory and Application | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Statistics & Research Analysis | ||
| Forecasting | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Supply Chain and Risk Management | ||
| Operations Management/Research | ||
| Total Hours | 35 | |
Suggested Five-Year Plan
The five-year plan detailed below is a suggested coursework sequence. This plan may need to be adapted based on course offerings as well as individual student circumstances, such as transfer credit and study away experiences.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| FYS 110 | Engaged Citizenship Seminar | 4 |
| COM 110 or ENG 110 |
Communicating to Engage or Writing to Engage |
4 |
| BUS 201 | Principles of Global Economics | 4 |
| World Language I | 4 | |
| WELL 110 | Engaging in Lifelong Wellness | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4 |
| ENG 110 or COM 110 |
Writing to Engage or Communicating to Engage |
4 |
| World Language II | 4 | |
| Core Exploration - Humanities | 4 | |
| WELL 111 | Engaging in a Balanced Life | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 255 | Principles of Financial Acctg | 4 |
| REL 200 | Christianity and Religious Diversity | 4 |
| BUS 210 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| DATA 200 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 256 | Principles of Managerial Acctg | 4 |
| BUSN 305 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| Core Exploration - Arts | 4 | |
| Core Exploration - Social Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 355 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 366 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN 339 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BUSN 351 | Principles of Mktg and Sales | 3 |
| Critical Issues Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 356 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 360 | Accounting Information Systems (or Accounting Elective; ideallyl ACCT 431) | 3 |
| BUSN 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| FIN 303 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Core Exploration - Natural Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 331 | Tax Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 471 | Audit | 4 |
| Religion 300 J Core Course | 4 | |
| DATA 600 | Data Analysis & Visualization | 3 |
| SCM 635 | Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| ACCT 431 | Tax Accounting II (or Accounting Elective) | 3 |
| ACCT 360 | Accounting Information Systems (or Accounting Elective; ideally ACCT 452) | 3 |
| DATA 665 | Advanced Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| SCM 610 | Supply Chain and Risk Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Summer | ||
| Special Topics | 3 | |
| DATA 608 | Statistics & Research Analysis | 3-4 |
| Hours | 6-7 | |
| Professional Program | ||
| Fall | ||
| DATA 617 | Forecasting | 3 |
| BUSN 668 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| DATA 685 | Integrative Capstone Experience I | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| DATA 618 | Data Mining | 3 |
| DATA Elective | 3 | |
| DATA 686 | Integrative Capstone Experience II | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 153-155 | |