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 Business-Management 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 Business-Management are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Management Courses - Undergraduate | ||
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MATH 203 | Finite Mathematics | |
| 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 |
| FIN 303 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUSN 315 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUSN 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUSN 339 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BUSN 351 | Principles of Mktg and Sales | 3 |
| BUSN 440 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUSN 495 | Business Analysis and Strategic Management | 3 |
| 9 Credits in the following: | 9 | |
| May Seminar | ||
| Global Development Issues | ||
or ENVR 312 | Global Development Issues | |
or SOC 312 | Global Development Issues | |
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Academic Internship | ||
| Cross-Cultural Management | ||
| Theory/Appl in Leadership | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Entrepreneurial Mindset I | ||
| Entrepreneurial Mindset II | ||
| Global Supply Chain Management | ||
| Operations Management/Research | ||
| Total Hours | 53 | |
| 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 the following: | 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 |
| Core Exploration - Humanities | 4 | |
| WELL 110 | Engaging in Lifelong Wellness | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 121 or MATH 203 |
Calculus I or Finite Mathematics |
4 |
| BUS 210 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| COM 110 or ENG 110 |
Communicating to Engage or Writing to Engage |
4 |
| Core Exploration - Social Science | 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 |
| World Language I | 4 | |
| Core Exploration - Arts | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 256 | Principles of Managerial Acctg | 4 |
| BUSN 339 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| World Language II | 4 | |
| Core Exploration - Natural Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FIN 303 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUSN 305 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BUSN 351 | Principles of Mktg and Sales | 3 |
| Critical Issues Course | 4 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUSN 315 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUSN 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUSN 440 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Management Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Religion 300 J Core Course | 4 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| DATA 600 | Data Analysis & Visualization | 3 |
| SCM 635 | Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| Hours | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUSN 495 | Business Analysis and Strategic Management | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| DATA 665 | Advanced Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| SCM 610 | Supply Chain and Risk Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Summer | ||
| Special Topics | 3 | |
| DATA 608 | Statistics & Research Analysis | 3-4 |
| Hours | 6-7 | |
| Professional Program | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUSN 662 or DATA 617 |
Leadership: Theory and Application or Forecasting |
3 |
| BUSN 668 | Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| DATA 685 | Integrative Capstone Experience I | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 626 or DATA 618 |
Cost Accounting or Data Mining |
3 |
| FIN 603 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| DATA 686 | Integrative Capstone Experience II | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 151-158 | |