Business Analytics Major

Sarah Esveldt	Undergraduate Program Director, Sullivan School of Business and Technology; Associate Professor of Business (sesveldt@carrollu.edu)
Robert Salas	Clinical Assistant Professor of Applied Business Analytics

The Business Analytics major provides students with instruction in core analytic and statistical concepts and adds data visualization, data storytelling, location intelligence, data quality, data handling, and the combination of data to create actionable insights and facilitate decision making.

Required Courses (54 credits)

ACC 205 - Financial Accounting 4 Hour(s)
ACC 206 - Managerial Accounting 2 Hour(s)
BUS 180 - Data Storytelling with Excel 4 Hour(s)
BUS 230 - Fundamentals of Decision Modeling 4 Hour(s)
BUS 280 - Fundamentals of Applied Analytics 4 Hour(s)
BUS 290 - Principles of Business Law 2 Hour(s)
BUS 301 - Principles of Marketing 4 Hour(s)
BUS 302 - Principles of Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 304 - Principles of Finance 4 Hour(s)
BUS 305 - Principles of Operations Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 307 - Data Visualization Tools and Techniques 4 Hour(s)
BUS 399 - Applied Business Analytics Projects 2 Hour(s)
BUS 496 - Business Policies 4 Hour(s)
ECO 124 - Principles of Economics I - Microeconomics 4 Hour(s)
ECO 225 - Principles of Economics II - Macroeconomics 4 Hour(s)

Elective (4 credits)

Select at least 4 credits from the following list.

AIN 180 - Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 4 Hour(s)
AVS 103 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 4 Hour(s)
BUS 435 - Marketing Research 4 Hour(s)
COM 150 - Research Methodology 4 Hour(s)
COM 201 - Presentational Speaking 4 Hour(s)
COM 225 - Advanced Social Media 2 Hour(s)
COM 227 - Technical Writing in Organizations 4 Hour(s)
COM 370 - Communication Technology and Society 4 Hour(s)
ECO 314 - Econometrics 4 Hour(s)
ENV 367 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Hour(s)
GRD 150 - Digital Toolbox - Photoshop/ Illustrator 1 4 Hour(s)
GRD 290 - Digital Design Studio 4 Hour(s)
GRD 390 - Advanced Design Thinking 4 Hour(s)
PHI 106 - Ethics, Values and Judgment 4 Hour(s)
PHI 210 - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 4 Hour(s)
POL 266 - Methods of Social Science Research 4 Hour(s)
SOC 266 - Methods of Social Science Research 4 Hour(s)
SOC 346 - Survey Design and Analysis in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s)

Note:

CMP 112 and CMP 114 satisfy the Bachelor of Science requirement. Students can also take BUS 114 in place of CMP 114 . BUS 114 will satisfy the CMP 114 requirement for the major and CMP 112 and BUS 114 satisfy the Bachelor of Science requirement.

Bachelor of Science Requirements

The requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree are (NOTE: choose either CMP112 and CMP114 OR MAT140 or higher and CSC110 or higher):

CMP 112 - Computational Thinking I 4 Hour(s)
CMP 114 - Computational Thinking II - Statistical Analysis Emphasis 4 Hour(s) or
MAT 140 - Calculus and Its Applications 4 Hour(s) or higher
CSC 110 - Problem Solving through Programming 4 Hour(s) or higher
ENG 170 - Writing Seminar 4 Hour(s)
Degree requirements cannot be waived.