Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Data Analytics Concentration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics (BSBA-DA) is a 180-credit hour program that is offered online and at the Colorado campuses. It consists of 66 general education credits, 86 credit hours devoted to the business administration core, and 28 credit hours in the data analytics concentration.
This program is designed to help students become familiar with data analytics and ways to incorporate managerial skills in an organization as it relates to business strategy and a data mining platform. The content is designed to provide students with the understanding of how data collection occurs and can be used toward informed business decisions. The program focuses on helping students develop knowledge of how to classify data and see how data analysis applies to organizational decisions to predict future opportunities and risks.
Mission Statement
The mission of the College of Business and Management is to offer professional market-driven business degrees that build business competencies transferrable to all industries. The College of Business and Management accomplishes this mission by offering curriculum that aligns to industry standards, remains relevant, and builds practical skills applicable to the competitive global business environment.
Program Accreditations and Alignments
This degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This program is designed in alignment with both the American Management Association and Certified Analytics Professional (CAP
®).
BSBA prepares the student to:
- Apply business skills and analytical problem-solving to support organizational objectives
- Summarize how management knowledge and skills support organizational performance
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of marketing principles
BSBA Program Learning Outcomes
- Employ tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace
- Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting, and statistics to make effective decisions
- Explain how managers assist organizations, individuals, and teams to adapt to continuous change
- Analyze business organizations from a managerial perspective
BSBA-DA Concentration Learning Outcomes
- Explain data in terms of analytics, challenges, mining, and warehousing
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and present data findings and recommendations to organizational stakeholders
- Classify information from various sources for analysis, organization, and interpretation
- Use statistical analysis, simulation and optimization to analyze data and consider applicable, real-world solutions
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
COMS105 | Interpersonal Communication | 4.5 |
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COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
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COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
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ECON210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
ECON212 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.5 |
ENGL104 | Introductory Written Communication | 4.5 |
ENGL105 | Professional Written Communications | 4.5 |
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GOVT201 | American Government and Public Affairs | 4.5 |
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HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
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MATH102 | Introduction to College Math | 4.5 |
MATH106 | Algebra for Business | 4.5 |
MATH301 | Data Driven Statistics | 4.5 |
MATH451 | Data Driven Decision Making | 4.5 |
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PHIL101 | Introduction to Ethics | 4.5 |
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HUMN250 | World Values and Cultures | 4.5 |
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SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
SCI103 | Science and Technology- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
SCI203 | Environmental Science and Sustainability - Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
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UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
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HUMNELE | Humanities Elective | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 66 |
Courses: Core
ACCT201 | Accounting I | 4 |
ACCT202 | Accounting II | 4 |
BADM440 | Research Design Methods and Applications | 4 |
ECON310 | Global Managerial Economics | 4 |
FINC225 | Financial Statement Analysis | 4 |
HRMT215 | Management of Human Resources | 4 |
HRMT440 | Managing Organizational Change | 4 |
IT254 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
MGM255 | Management Fundamentals | 4 |
MGM316 | International Business Communications | 4 |
MGM335 | Organizational Behavior Principles | 4 |
MGM355 | International Business Practices | 4 |
MGM365 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 |
MGMT235 | Business Law I | 4 |
MGMT345 | Operations Management | 4 |
MGMT455 | Business Policies and Strategies | 4 |
MGMT495 | Business Capstone | 4 |
MKTG225 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
MPM210 | Introduction to Project Management | 6 |
SCM210 | Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management | 4 |
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UNIV201 | Career Planning and Management | 4 |
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MGMT115 | Introductory Business Practices | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 86 |
Courses: Data Analytics Concentration
BADA200 | Foundations of Data Management in Information Systems | 4 |
BADA320 | Introduction to Data Analytics for Business | 4 |
BADA400 | Business Analytics and Big Data | 4 |
BADA430 | Data Mining for Results | 4 |
BHVS320 | Analytical Reasoning and Presentation of Data | 4 |
BUS/CSITELE1 | Select a 300 or 400 level Business or CSIT course from the approved elective option list | |
BUS/CSITELE2 | Select a 300 or 400 level Business or CSIT course from the approved elective option list | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Courses- Elective Options
DMKT300 | Introduction to Internet-Based Business Strategies | 4 |
DMKT315 | Data Analytics for Digital Marketing | 4 |
FINC410 | Corporate Finance | 4 |
FINC420 | International Finance | 4 |
HCM330 | Healthcare Statistics and Research | 4 |
IT375 | IT Management Strategy | 4 |
IT416 | Business Knowledge Systems | 4 |
IT476 | Quantitative Data Analysis | 4 |
SCM310 | Material and Inventory Management | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 180
Locations
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus
Area of Study
- Business & Management
- Project Management