Sample Degree Pathway for Master of Science - Business Analytics
The Master of Science in Business Analytics requires 10 courses (30 credits). Students complete a core of 7 required courses (21 credits) and then complete three courses (9 credits) within one of six tracks (Accounting Analytics, Big Data, Healthcare Business Analytics, Managerial Decision Making, Marketing Analytics or Finance Analytics).
Introductory-level business course prerequisites in the following areas are required.
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Area | Course | Credit(s) |
| Statistics | ECON.2110 Statistics for business and Economics I | 3 |
| MATH.2830 Introduction to Statistics, or equivalent | 3 | |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | MIST.2010 Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MIST.6010 Management Information Systems, or equivalent | 3 | |
| Required Core Courses (7) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit(s) |
| Subtotal - Number of core credits required | 21 | |
| MIST.6030 | Database Management | 3 |
| MIST.6060 | Business Intelligence and Data Mining | 3 |
| MIST.6150 | Data Engineering for Business Analytics | 3 |
| POMS.6120 | Statistics for Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| POMS.6220 | Decision Analytics | 3 |
| POMS.6240 | Analytic Decision Making Tools | 3 |
| MIST.6490 OR MIST.6890 | Business Analytics Capstone Project
OR Internship | 3
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