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The Business Analytics Major
Students majoring in business analytics must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in the catalog, lower-division business courses in preparation for the major, the major requirements (i.e., the Business Component and the Major Component), and the Professional Development Passport Program.
Lower-Division Preparation for the Major
Students must earn a C- or better in all lower-division business preparatory courses for the major.
Students who are pursuing a business major are expected to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses before earning 60 units. Students who have completed 45 – 59 units will receive an email reminding them of the policy that business majors need to complete all lower-division business preparatory courses by 60 units and recommending that they meet with a business advisor if needed. Students, who have completed 60-74 units but still have outstanding lower-division business preparatory courses, will have an advisor hold placed on their account and must meet with a business advisor before registering for any upper-division business courses. If a student has earned 75 or more units and still has not completed all of the lower-division business preparatory courses then the student will not be able to register for any upper-division business courses until the lower-division business preparatory courses have been successfully completed with a C- or better.
ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 216 | Stats for Business & Econ | 1-4 |
or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
ECON 217 is restricted to incoming transfer students and must receive pre-approval | ||
ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
or BUSN 101 | Creating and Growing Sustainable Ventures | |
Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | |
MATH 133 | Business Calculus | |
MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
Total Units | 19-24 | |
Major Requirements
The courses in the business analytics major serve two purposes:
they give students a broad background in the major functional areas of business administration, i.e., the Business Component; and,
they provide students with greater opportunities to acquire analytical skills as well as exposure to techniques and programs valued by the industry, i.e., the Major Component.
BUSINESS COMPONENT: | ||
DSCI 300 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 3 |
DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
ETLW 302 | Business and Society | 3 |
or PHIL 332 | Business Ethics | |
ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 497 | Global and Sustainable Business Strategy | 3 |
MKTG 300 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
or MKTG 303 | Fundamentals of Marketing Alternative | |
Business Component Total Units | 24 | |
MAJOR COMPONENT: | ||
Required Courses | ||
BUAN 314 | Descriptive Analytics & Data Management | 3 |
BUAN 371 | Analytical Decision Modeling | 3 |
BUAN 381 | Predictive Analytics & Big Data | 3 |
or ECON 381 | Predictive Analytics & Big Data | |
BUAN 390 | Business Analytics Strategy | 3 |
or ECON 390 | Business Analytics Strategy | |
Required Courses Total Units | 12 | |
Elective Courses | ||
Select one of the following courses (3 units): | 3 | |
ACCT 433 | Accounting Analytics | |
BSCM 307 | Supply Chain Analytics | |
BUAN 470 | Machine Learning | |
ECON 340 | Behavioral Economics | |
ECON 370 | Applied Econometrics | |
ECON 375 | Game Theory | |
ECON 376 | GIS Applications in Business | |
ECON 471 | Business Cycles and Forecasting | |
FINA 409 | Financial Modeling and Analysis | |
MKTG 411 | Marketing Analytics | |
BUAN 391 | Economics Transfer/Study Abroad | |
BUSN 498 | Internship | |
Elective Courses Total Units | 3 | |
Total Units | 39 | |
The business analytics major requires a minimum of 24 upper-division units in the major be completed at USD, of which 12 upper-division units must be in the major component.
Students will develop an individualized study plan with their academic advisor.
Combined Degree Program (BBA/MSBA)
Juniors and seniors may pursue a combined BBA/MSBA program. Please see Knauss School of Business Requirements for additional information.