Business Information and Analytics (B.S.Bus.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the college requirements, and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business & Economics Requirements | 54-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 78-81 | |
Major Requirements Â
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIAÂ 4400 | Data Visualization for Managerial Decision Making | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4530 | Database Design | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4610 | Advanced Business Analytics | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4650 | Data Management and Security in the Cloud | 3 |
| ECONÂ 4530 | Econometrics | 3 |
| OMÂ 3780 | Project Management | 3 |
| Select at least two additional Restricted BIA elective courses from the following OR two 4000-level courses offered by the College of Business and Economics and one course from the following: | 6 | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | ||
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Accounting Data Analytics | ||
| Portfolio Management | ||
| Practical Python | ||
| Cybersecurity and Privacy | ||
| Cybersecurity Architectures and Management | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
A. PGA Golf Management Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGAÂ 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| PGAÂ 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| PGAÂ 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PGAÂ 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| PGAÂ 2510 | PGA Golf Management II 1 | 3 |
| PGAÂ 2980 | Internship (Max 6 credits) | 4 |
| PGAÂ 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| PGAÂ 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PGAÂ 3980 | Internship | 6 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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PGA 2510 and PGA 3850, together, can be used to meet the requirement for the Specialized Elective or the Marketing & Entrepreneurship Elective.
Courses to total 129 credits for this degree.
In addition to all other requirements, students must take at least 9 credits from outside the CBE in addition to those specifically required. These may be chosen from the restricted electives or from other courses.
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUSÂ 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMMÂ 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATHÂ 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Â | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| BUSÂ 2100 | Business Career Readiness | 1 |
| ECONÂ 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 14 |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCTÂ 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECONÂ 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BLAWÂ 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| PHILÂ 2080 or PHILÂ 1103 | Business Ethics or Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| STATÂ 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| BUSÂ 2200 | Business Foundations of Excel | 1 |
| Â | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCTÂ 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUSÂ 2300 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| BUSÂ 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGTÂ 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| BIAÂ 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 2070 OR ENGLÂ 2080 OR ENGLÂ 3130 OR ENGLÂ 3170 OR PHILÂ 2010 | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 16 |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| FINÂ 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MKTGÂ 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4530 | Database Design | 3 |
| OMÂ 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| ECONÂ 4530 | Econometrics | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4400 | Data Visualization for Managerial Decision Making | 3 |
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| BIAÂ 4650 | Data Management and Security in the Cloud | 3 |
| OMÂ 3780 | Project Management | 3 |
| Restricted, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Restricted, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BIAÂ 4610 | Advanced Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUSÂ 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Â | Hours | 13 |
| Â | Total Hours | 120 |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
A. PGA Golf Management Option
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUSÂ 1900 | Integrated Business and Value Creation | 3 |
| COMMÂ 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MATHÂ 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| PGAÂ 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Â | Hours | 18 |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| BUSÂ 2100 | Business Career Readiness | 1 |
| ECONÂ 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PGAÂ 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PHILÂ 2080 or PHILÂ 1103 | Business Ethics or Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Â | Hours | 17 |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| PGAÂ 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Â | Hours | 2 |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCTÂ 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAWÂ 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSÂ 2200 | Business Foundations of Excel | 1 |
| ECONÂ 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| STATÂ 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PGAÂ 2510 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| Â | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| ACCTÂ 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUSÂ 2300 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| BUSÂ 3540 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGTÂ 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| BIAÂ 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| PGAÂ 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| Â | Hours | 16 |
| Summer Term 2 | ||
| PGAÂ 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Â | Hours | 2 |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| FINÂ 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4400 | Data Visualization for Managerial Decision Making | 3 |
| MKTGÂ 3210 | Marketing | 3 |
| OMÂ 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| PGAÂ 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| ECONÂ 4530 | Econometrics | 3 |
| PGAÂ 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| PGAÂ 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Â | Hours | 3 |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| BIAÂ 4650 | Data Management and Security in the Cloud | 3 |
| BIAÂ 4530 | Database Design | 3 |
| OMÂ 3780 | Project Management | 3 |
| ENGLÂ 2070 OR ENGLÂ 2080 OR ENGLÂ 3130 OR ENGLÂ 3170 OR PHILÂ 2010 | 3 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BIAÂ 4610 | Advanced Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUSÂ 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| PGAÂ 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Â | Hours | 12 |
| Summer Term 4 | ||
| PGAÂ 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Â | Hours | 3 |
| Â | Total Hours | 134 |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.Â
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Students will develop the ability to effectively plan, execute, and manage data-driven projects to ensure successful outcomes.
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Students will acquire proficiency in econometric techniques and predictive modeling to analyze trends and forecast business performance based on data.
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Students will master the creation of compelling visualizations that clearly communicate complex data insights and support managerial decision-making.
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Students will understand database design principles and practices to effectively organize, manage, and retrieve data in various business contexts.
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Students will develop advanced analytical skills and understand best practices in data management, cloud computing, and security to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.