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 Finance 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 Finance are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Courses - Undergraduate | ||
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| DATA 200 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Finance Courses | ||
| FIN 304 | Equity Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 403 | Int'l Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 404 | Portfolio Construction & Management | 3 |
| FIN 405 | Fixed Income Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Intermediate Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Accounting I 1 | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Business Analysis and Strategic Management | ||
| May Seminar | ||
| Business & Commerce Abroad | ||
| Academic Internship | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis & Business Valuation | ||
| Hedging & Risk Management | ||
| Management of Financial Institutions | ||
| Recommended supporting courses (but not required) | ||
| Business and Professional Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Group Communication and Team Building | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Editing and Grammar for Professionals | ||
| Total Hours | 63 | |
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It is recommended that students take the MATH class prior to economics and accounting courses
| 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 | ||
| Total Hours | 35 | |
Suggested Four-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 |
| ENG 110 or COM 110 |
Writing to Engage or Communicating 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 |
| BUS 210 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| COM 110 or ENG 110 |
Communicating to Engage or Writing to Engage |
4 |
| World Language II | 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 |
| Core Exploration - Natural Science | 4 | |
| Core Exploration - Arts | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 256 | Principles of Managerial Acctg | 4 |
| FIN 303 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUSN 305 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BUSN 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Core Exploration - Humanities | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUSN 339 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BUSN 351 | Principles of Mktg and Sales | 3 |
| DATA 200 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 |
| FIN 403 | Int'l Financial Management | 3 |
| Core Exploration - Social Science | 4 | |
| PEAK 400 | PEAK | 0 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUSN 315 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 304 | Equity Analysis | 3 |
| Religion 300 J Core Course | 4 | |
| Finance Elective | 3 | |
| Critical Issues Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FIN 404 | Portfolio Construction & Management | 3 |
| FIN 405 | Fixed Income Analysis | 3 |
| Course-Based PEAK | 4 | |
| DATA 600 | Data Analysis & Visualization | 3 |
| SCM 635 | Operations Management/Research | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| FIN 420 | Intermediate Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Finance Elective | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3-4 | |
| 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 | 156-158 | |