Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Analytics
Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Analytics prepares students for a career in Business Analytics, also known as Business Intelligence. Students are offered an integrated business and information technology education that is the key driver to ask the right questions to uncover the strategic information needs within organizations, answer these questions by extracting and assessing meaningful data, and clearly communicate the information from the data so that sound decisions can be made. The emphasis of this program is on developing students’ business, technological, analytical, and communication skills. During the application components of this program, students work independently, in groups, and with community organizations to further develop the necessary skills needed for a business analyst.
Program Objectives
The following objectives are designed to meet BSU mission and its objectives.
- Prepare students’ abilities to understand business concepts, terms, and theories.
- Prepare students in becoming proficient in the use of computer languages, databases, and other applications of information technology.
- Develop students’ understanding of business problems.
- Develop students’ analytical skills used in business decisions.
- Develop students’ ability to solve problems through the use of critical thinking techniques.
- Develop students’ communication skills necessary to meet the needs of business organizations.
- Prepare students for a professional work environment as a business analyst.
Program Outline
To receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Analytics, students must earn 131 credit hours. Program requirements are as follows:
| Lower Division Business Analytics Major Courses (29 credit hours) | |
| Accounting Principles I | 3.0 credit hours |
| Accounting Principles II | 3.0 credit hours |
| Financial Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Principles of Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Introduction to Marketing | 3.0 credit hours |
| Essentials of Networking | 3.0 credit hours |
| Web Systems | 3.0 credit hours |
| Problem Solving Using Computer Software | 3.0 credit hours |
| Integrated Studies Capstone Course For Lower Division | 3.0 credit hours |
Lower Division General Education Courses (40.0 credit hours) (pdf file)
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NOTE: All lower division major and general education courses must be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.
| Upper Division Business Analytics Major Courses (54 credit hours) | |
| Managerial Accounting | 3.0 credit hours |
| Legal/Ethical Environment of Business | 3.0 credit hours |
| Principles of Managerial Finance | 3.0 credit hours |
| Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior | 3.0 credit hours |
| Project Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Marketing Strategy | 3.0 credit hours |
| Business Case Studies Analysis | 3.0 credit hours |
| Quantitative Approach to Business | 3.0 credit hours |
| Introduction to Business Programming | 3.0 credit hours |
| Systems Analysis Methodologies | 3.0 credit hours |
| Introduction to Business Intelligence | 3.0 credit hours |
| Advanced Business Intelligence | 3.0 credit hours |
| Database Management Systems | 3.0 credit hours |
| Data Mining and Warehousing | 3.0 credit hours |
| Cloud and Internet Computing | 3.0 credit hours |
| Integrated Studies Capstone Course or | 3.0 credit hours |
| Integrated Studies Capstone Course | 3.0 credit hours |
| Internship in Business Analytics: Information Systems and Operations Management or | 3.0 credit hours |
| Special Topic and Projects in Operations Analysis | 3.0 credit hours |
| Upper Division General Education (9.0 credit hours) | |
| Intermediate Statistics | 3.0 credit hours |
| Management Information Systems | 3.0 credit hours |
| Group Communication and Team Interaction | 3.0 credit hours |
