Through our Master of Science in Business Analytics program, you’ll gain the necessary techniques to turn complex data into solutions that drive business decisions for a wide range of industries. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to specialize in growth industries and occupations including:
- Economics
- Finance
- Health care
- Hospitality
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
All courses for this program are offered in the evening on the Loop Campus. The program can be completed in two years.
Program Features
| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Degree Requirements | 48 |
| Total hours required | 48 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Acquire data necessary to make data-driven business decisions using appropriate emerging technologies.
- Apply data preparation and cleaning techniques in accordance with business rules and practices.
- Analyze business problems through the use of statistical analyses and techniques.
- Design business reports that effectively communicate business results within in the management decision-making process.
- Develop skills necessary to quickly perform exploratory data analysis using a variety of analysis tools.
- Leverage data analyses to drive business strategy and ethical practices throughout an organization that generate business value.
Degree Requirements
The curriculum for the Master of Science in Business Analytics requires a minimum of 12 courses (48 credit hours), consisting of:
- Nine core courses (36 credit hours total)
- Three electives (12 credit hours total)
- Curricular notes:
(1) Students may choose any three electives at the 500- or 700-level from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business or at the 400-level from the College of Computing and Digital Media.
(2) Students are encouraged to select meaningful course groupings that support their career and academic objectives. The career paths below provide several groupings for your consideration. You may either mix and match classes based on your interests or specialize by selecting one of the groupings listed below. Career paths do not appear on transcripts or official documents.
(3) Some classes have prerequisites that must be met prior to enrolling. Please work with your academic advisor to ensure you plan prerequisites in advance, as not all courses are offered every quarter.
(4) MGT 793 - Management Internship may also be taken as one of the three elective courses. Please note that some course prerequisites apply.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Foundational | ||
| MGT 567 | STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 |
| MGT 585 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 |
| Analytics | ||
| MGT 506 | DECISION MAKING FOR MANAGERS | 4 |
| MGT 586 | DATA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| MGT 588 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 4 |
| MGT 594 | PREDICTIVE AI FOR MANAGERS | 4 |
| Business | ||
| MGT 590 | MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE | 4 |
| MGT 598 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| MGT 599 | ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY & CAPSTONE | 4 |
Career Path Electives
Accounting
- ACC 500 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OR
- ACC 502 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
- ACC 547 AUDITING I
- ACC 639 AUDIT ANALYTICS OR
- ACC 637 DATA MINING AND ANALYTICS
Change Management
- MGT 535 CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING
- MGT 530 LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
- MGT 563 NEGOTIATION SKILLS
Computer Science
- CSC 401 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
- NET 411 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND NETWORK SYSTEMS
- DSC 480 SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- MGT 596 GENERATIVE AND AGENTIC AI FOR MANAGERS
- DSC 441 FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE
- DSC 424 ADVANCED MODELING AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR
- CSC 484 ETHICS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Economic Analysis
- ECO 511 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC FORECASTING
- ECO 525 GAME THEORY AND STRATEGY
- ECO 555 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Entrepreneurship
- MGT 570 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT
- MGT 569 LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- MGT 595 SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
Finance
Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 441 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- GEO 442 GIS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
- GEO 446 GIS ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Healthcare
- MGT 559 HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT
- HIT 421 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS
- HIT 422 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS & DATA
Human Resources Management
- MGT 555 HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY AND SCIENCE
- MGT 591 FUNDAMENTALS OF PEOPLE ANALYTICS
- MGT 592 ADVANCED PEOPLE ANALYTICS
Information Systems
- CSEC 440 INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT
- IS 431 DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- IS 430 FUNDAMENTALS OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Marketing
- MKT 555 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
- MKT 527 TEXT ANALYSIS FOR MARKETING OR
- MKT 576 EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- MKT 519 AI AND MARKETING OR
- MKT 525 MARKET RESEARCH
Supply Chain Management