Zimpleman College of Business

Data Analytics

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The information on this page pertains to program requirements for students who matriculated in the 2024-2025 academic year.  View requirements for previous catalog years here.

Program Overview

Data Analytics is a joint program of the Zimpleman College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences designed to develop analysts who can work with data to uncover practical insights and support sound and ethical decision-making.  The foundation of the program is a core of computer science and statistics classes that build problem-solving skills.


Data Analytics Major Requirements

The requirements below apply to the B.S.B.A. Data Analytics major within the Zimpleman College of Business.  See the Arts & Sciences section for the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Data Analytics major within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Course

Credits

Business Core Courses

 

ACCT 041 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 042 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3

BLAW 060 - Business Law I

3

BUS 001 – Welcome to Business

1

BUS 002 – Career Readiness and Professionalism

1

BUS 003 – Personal Branding Excellence

1

BUS 004 – Pursuing Your North Star

1

BUS 070 - Globalization

3

BUS 195 - Business Strategy and Policy

3

ECON 002 - Principles of Microeconomics

3

IS 044 - Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis

2

IS 075 - Information Technology and Business

3

FIN 101 - Corporate Finance

3

MGMT 110 - Organizational Behavior

3

MGMT 120 - Management of Operations

3

MKTG 101 - Marketing Principles

3

STAT 071 - Statistics I, or
ACTS 131/L - Introduction to Probability I, or
STAT 130 - Probability for Analytics

3, or

3.5, or

3

STAT 072 - Statistics II, or
ACTS 135 - Mathematical Statistics

3

Data Analytics Major Courses

 

CS 065 - Introduction to Computer Science I

3

CS 066 - Introduction to Computer Science II

3

CS 083 - Digital Ethics

3

CS 167 - Machine Learning

3

CS 178 - Cloud Computing and Database Systems

3

IS 160 - Database Management

3

MATH 050 - Calculus I

3

MATH 070 - Calculus II

3

MATH/STAT 130 - Probability for Analytics, or
ACTS 131/L – Introduction to Probability + lab

3, or
3.5

STAT 040 - Introduction to R and SAS

3

STAT 170 – Regression and Time Series

3

STAT 172 –Generalized Linear Models and Data Mining

3

STAT/CS 190 – Capstone: Case Studies in Data Analytics and Big Data

3

TOTAL

84-85


Data Analytics Minor Requirements

The Data Analytics minor is available for all undergraduate students who meet the following course requirements.

Course Credits
CS 065 - Introduction to Computer Science I 3
CS 167 - Machine Learning 3
IS 044 - Microsoft Office for Business Analytics 2
IS 160 - Database Management 3
STAT 040 - Introduction to R and SAS 3
STAT 071 - Statistics I, or
ACTS 131/L - Introduction to Probability I, or
STAT 130 - Probability for Analytics
3, or 3.5, or 3
STAT 072 - Statistics II, or
ACTS 135 - Mathematical Statistics
3
TOTAL 20-21

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