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Business Analytics Degree Map
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Outcomes & Careers
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$103k
Data Scientist
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for a data scientist is $103,500.
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$85k
Operations Research Analyst
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for an operations research analyst is $85,720.
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23+%
Job Growth
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth for certain occupations that require a busines analytics degree have a growth rate that is much faster than average, including operations research analysts and data scientists.
Business Administration Core – 30 Hours Required
A grade of ‘C’ is required in each core course.
- AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
- AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA101 The Business Universe (3)
- BA490 Business Policy and Strategy (3)
- BL255 Business Law (3)
- FI361 Financial Management (3)
- MG301 Principles of Management (3)
- MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
- MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
Choose 3 hours:*
- AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
- BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
- BL560 International Business Law (3)
- EC580 International Economics (3)
- FI540 International Finance (3)
- MG560 International Management (3)
- MK560 International Marketing (3)
*International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core requirement may not be counted on a major.
Support Courses – 27 Hours Required
Some courses may fulfill General Education requirements. A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each support course.
- BA252 Business Communication (2)
- BA452 Professionalism (1)
- EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- EN140 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking (3)
- MA116 Precalculus A OR MA123 Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling (3)
- MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
- QM257 Business Analytics I (3)
- QM258 Business Analytics II (3)
- SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
NOTE: All 100 and 200-level core and support courses are prerequisites to all 300-level business core and business major courses.
Business Analytics Major - 26 Hours – No Minor Required
Required Courses:
- CS101 Introduction to Computer Science (3)
- CS155 Computer Science I (4)
- CS265 Computer Science II (4)
- CS453 Machine Learning (3)
- CS505 Data Mining (3)
Choose 3 hours:
- AC330 Accounting Analytics and Information Systems (3)
- EC351 Applied Economic Models (3)
- EC490 Business Forecasting (3)
- ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
- FA315 Retail Buying (3)
- MG416 Acquiring Talent (3)
- MG436 Compensating Talent (3)
- MK345 Intro to Business Research (3)
- QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)
- QM358 Production/Operations Management (3)
Choose 6 hours:
- AC330 Accounting Analytics and Information Systems (3)
- AC555 Forensic Accounting Analytics (3)
- CS433 Data Analytics (3)
- EC351 Applied Economic Models (3)
- EC490 Business Forecasting (3)
- ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
- HA540 Healthcare Informatics (3)
- HA545 Healthcare Database Systems (3)
- MA530 Statistical Learning (3)
- MG416 Acquiring Talent (3)
- MG436 Compensating Talent (3)
- MK345 Introduction to Business Research (3)
- QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)
- QM358 Operations Management (3)
- QM558 Principles of Supply Chain Management (3)
Choose 6 hours:
- AC/BA/BL/CS/CY/EC/ER/FA/FI/HA/HM/MG/MI/MK/QM 300-599
Additional requirement:
- MI001 Microsoft Excel Certification (0)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for nativestudents)
- Civics examination
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (16 hours)
- UI100 (1)
- EN100 (3)
- BA101 (3)
- MA116 or MA123 (3)
- MI001 (0)
- MI101 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 hours)
- CS101 (3)
- EN140 (3)
- SC105 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (16 hours)
- AC221 (3)
- CS155 (4)
- EC215 (3)
- QM257 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (16 hours)
- AC222 (3)
- BL255 (3)
- CS265 (4)
- EC225 (3)
- QM258 (3)
Junior Year
Fall Semester (14 hours)
- BA252 (2)
- FI361 (3)
- MG301 (3)
- MK301 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (13 hours)
- BA452 (1)
- CS453 (3)
- MI375 (3)
- Major Elective (3)
- General Education (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester (15 hours)
- CS505 (3)
- HCBC Elective (3)
- Major Elective (3)
- Major Elective (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 hours)
- BA490 (3)
- International course (3)
- HCBC Elective (3)
- General Education (3)
- Elective (3)
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