Business Analytics Major

Learning outcomes for BA major:

Student seeking a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a Major of business analytics are expected to acquire the following learning outcomes:

  1. The student demonstrates ability to identify complex problems in terms of analytical models (ISLO 1)

  2. The student demonstrates ability to apply appropriate analytical methods to find solutions to the problem that achieve stated objectives (ISLO 2)

  3. The student demonstrates ability to translate results of the project into effective courses of action (ISLO 3)

  4. The student demonstrates ability to conduct appropriate analysis of the treated problems (ISLO 4)

  5. The students demonstrate ability to produce responsible and ethical business decisions (ISLO 5)

  6. The student demonstrates competence for managerial decision-making (ISLO 6)

  7. The student demonstrates ability to exhibit effective collaboration and leadership skills (ISLO 7)

Curriculum for BA major:

Freshmen level

CourseEarned creditsContact hours/week
Intensive General English39
Debating Skills11.5
Calculus for Business34.5
French I13
Algorithms and Data Structures34.5
TBS Organization Seminar01
Principles of Management34.5
Linear Algebra for Business34.5
Financial accounting34.5
Introduction to Microeconomics34.5
Probability & Statistics for Business I34.5
French II11:30
Information System Design & Database33

Sophomore level

CourseEarned creditsContact hours/week
Business English21:30
Managerial Accounting34.5
Introduction to Macroeconomics34.5
Web Development33
Probability & Statistics for Business II34.5
Introduction to Management of Information Systems (MIS)34.5
Business law33
Fundamentals of Marketing34.5
Business Optimization34.5
Principles of Finance34.5
Technical writing23
Advanced Web Development33

Junior level

CourseEarned creditsContact hours/week
Decision & Game theory34.5
Production & Operations Management34.5
Data Analysis34.5
Econometrics34.5
Operations Research34.5
Data Mining34.5
Time Series Analysis34.5
Advanced Econometrics34.5
Business Simulation (elective)34.5

Senior level

CourseEarned creditsContact hours/week
Project Management34.5
Supply Chain Management34.5
Network Analysis34.5
Decision Support System (elective)34.5
Capstone Project6 or 12NA

The Capstone project is worth 12 credit hours when taken as an internship project. The student may also take a project at the school having 6 credits and must supplement the needed credits to satisfy graduation requirements of 130 credits.

Minors

For Junior & Senior classes, the student must also choose a minor from other disciplines. A minor includes at least five classes as specified by discipline.

Minor Finance

Junior levelSenior Level
Financial MarketsInternational Financial Management
Corporate FinanceFinancial Statement Analysis
Investments and Portfolio Management
Reporting Skills

Minor IT

Junior levelSenior Level
Business Intelligence and Database AdministrationObject-Oriented Programming
System Administration (Linux)Standards for IT Project Management or Web Services
Information Systems Assurance and Security
Reporting Skills

Minor International Economics

JuniorSenior
International Trade Theory and Policy
International and Global PoliticsInternational Political Economy
Political Economy of DevelopmentInternational Financial Economics
Reporting Skills

Minor Marketing

JuniorSenior
Consumer BehaviorMarketing Research
International MarketingServices Marketing
Digital Marketing