Master of Business Administration - Data Analytics Concentration
The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics (MBA-DA) is a 48-credit-hour program that is offered online and at the Colorado campuses. The program includes 32 credit hours devoted to the business administration core and 16 credit hours for the data analytics concentration.
The MBA in Data Analytics degree program is designed to provide students with advanced analytical skills that can be applied to collect, synthesize, interpret, visualize, and present information to support data-driven decision-making to optimize strategic initiatives within an organization. Offering the data analytics concentration as part of an MBA allows a student to study data analytics from a strategic organizational perspective. The data analytics concentration is designed to combine the strategic knowledge of the MBA core with the statistical concepts of data analysis. This program provides students the opportunity to examine big data to understand organizational performance and communicate analytical findings to support organizational decision-making. This program is for students who want to learn how to examine data to understand business performance and support organizational decision-making by making objective decisions based on data.
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
The MBA degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
MBA prepares the student to:
- Manage across various businesses and disciplines
- Apply business theories, concepts, and methods to current or future positions
- Contribute to the enhancement of the mission and value-proposition of the organization
MBA Program Learning Outcomes
- Synthesize ethics, leadership, strategy, critical thinking and reasoning skills in a business environment
- Integrate professional applied research in order to validate and justify decision making
- Formulate information in order to communicate effectively across the appropriate channels
- Utilize appropriate technology to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in order to accomplish organizational goals and objectives
- Combine the major functional areas of business administration including the critical skills necessary to solve business problems, individually and collaboratively
MBA-DA Concentration Learning Outcomes
- Utilize data analytics strategies to identify trends and forecast for informed managerial decision-making
- Predict future outcomes using existing and historical data
- Integrate data into visual presentations to effectively communicate to various stakeholders within the organization
Degree Requirements
Courses: Core
| ACCT614 | Applied Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECON616 | Applied Managerial Economics | 4 |
| FINC615 | Applied Managerial Finance | 4 |
| HRMT620 | Strategic Human Capital Management | 4 |
| INTD670 | Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making | 4 |
| MGMT600 | Applied Managerial Decision-Making | 4 |
| MGMT690 | Strategic Management in Dynamic Environments | 4 |
| MKTG630 | Applied Managerial Marketing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Courses: Concentration
| BADA610 | Data Analytics for Business | 4 |
| BADA620 | Time Series Analysis | 4 |
| BADA630 | Data Analytics Visualization and Presentation | 4 |
| MGMT655 | Management Capstone | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 48
MBA Foundation Requirements
The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is built upon the expectation that students will enter the program with a solid business background to succeed in some of the core MBA courses. Therefore the MBA requires students to have prior foundational knowledge in all core business disciplines to be successful.
Students entering in the MBA program without an undergraduate degree in business will be required to successfully complete three MBA foundation courses (MGMT501, MGMT502, and MGMT503) covering the following areas of business: accounting; economics; finance; marketing; statistics; management; business law; ethics; business policy; business strategy; information technology; operations management; and global leadership.
If the student can show evidence of a GMAT score of 500 or above the foundation requirements may be waived. Students that can show evidence of successfully completed business law and business ethics courses may have the MGMT501 requirement waived. Students continuing from any of CTU’s non-business bachelor programs are exempt from MGMT501, but must complete the other MBA Foundation Requirements. The foundation courses are also available to students with an undergraduate business degree who wish to refresh their knowledge in these subject areas.
MBA foundation courses must be completed prior to respective MBA required courses that hold MGMT501, MGMT502, or MGMT503 as a prerequisite. Students must successfully complete and pass MGMT501 prior to starting INTD670 and complete and pass MGMT502 and MGMT503 prior to the end of the first quarter. Students who do not meet the MBA foundation requirements will be withdrawn, canceled or transferred from the MBA program. Students must be able to exhibit proficiency by successfully completing the foundation course with a minimum 70% passing score. If after 5 attempts (applies to each course separately) students do not pass the foundation course, students are encouraged to work with the Student Advising department if they have questions regarding these foundation courses, timeframes for completion, or for alternative programs of study as needed.
This program is not for students who are uncomfortable with mathematics and/or unable to analyze complex data.
Locations
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus