Business Analytics, B.A.

A’amer Farooqi, Santhi Hejeebu (co-chair), Todd Knoop (co-chair), Elmira Shekari Namin

The economics and business department offers six distinct majors: (1) Economics and Business , (2) Finance , (3) Business Analytics, (4) Actuarial Science , (5) Business Management , and (6) Personnel Management .

Business Major:

The Business major offers students the opportunity to choose one of three tracks: Business/Finance, Business/Analytics, and Business/Actuarial Science. Students who choose the Business major must complete one of the tracks as defined below. Students may not double major in Business and in Economics & Business.

Requirements

A minimum of 12 course credits, to include the following required courses:

CSC 230 - Database Technologies for Analytics (1)
ECB 101 - Macroeconomics (1)
ECB 102 - Microeconomics (1)
ECB 121 - Data Visualization (1)
ECB 151 - Financial Accounting (1)
ECB 212 - Social Analytics (1) OR ECB 340 - Econometrics (1)
ECB 353 - Business Analytics I (1)
ECB 354 - Business Analytics II (1)
ECB 358 - Analytics Case Seminar (1)
ECB 300-level elective or Internship
STA 201 - Statistical Methods I (1) OR STA 348 - Mathematical Statistics II (1)
STA 202 - Statistical Methods II (1)
Note: Students may not double major in Economics & Business, Finance, Business Analytics, Actuarial Science, Business Management, or Personnel Management.

Teaching Certification:

Students who are interested in pursuing K-12 certification to teach social studies should seek admission to the Teacher Education Program. See the Education department section for application and certification information.

Concentrations:

A combination of courses from several disciplines may be used as a basis for advanced training in law, government service, and a number of other professional programs. The Department will assist students in selecting interdisciplinary programs for special purposes, e.g., with the other social sciences and natural sciences for environmental studies, and with history and politics for international studies.

Quantitative Skills:

For basic skills, majors should take CSC 131 - The Beauty and Joy of Computing (1) and MAT 121 - Calculus of a Single Variable (1) . For strong graduate school preparation in either economics or business, students should take CSC 140 - Foundations of Computer Science (1) , MAT 121 - Calculus of a Single Variable (1) , MAT 122 - Calculus of Several Variables (1) , MAT 221 - Linear Algebra (1) , and possibly STA 347 and STA 348 - Mathematical Statistics II (1) .