Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics
The Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics (MSABA) is a 33 credit hour program designed for individuals who desire the analytical skills, technologies, practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. The aim of this program is to educate tomorrow’s leader in acquiring diverse technical skill sets, including building data repositories, techniques to visualize the data, designing statistical models, developing and implementing predictive models, building optimization models and using IT to analyze the data that can be helpful making effective strategic decisions.
Admission Requirements
For a list of admission requirements to the MSABA program, see Graduate Admission – MSABA Program Admission in the Admissions section of this catalog.
Part- And Full-Time Status
MSABA program students can attend part-time or may elect to register for full-time status and complete the program in as little as one year. To qualify for full-time status, a student must be registered for six or more graduate hours in the College of Business for the fall, spring and summer semesters. Attendance during the summer semester is optional.
Program Completion
The program can be designed to be completed in as little as 12 months, but all students must successfully complete all course work no later than five years after the completion of the first graduate-level course taken after entrance into the program.
Program Requirements
The MSABA program consists of 33 credit hours.
Foundation Courses
These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor’s degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines:
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MSABA Program Courses
(MSABA) Applied Business Analytics Requirements:
| DSIM 602 | Introduction to Applied Business Analyt | 3 |
| DSIM 603 | Applied Statistical Modeling and Analys | 3 |
| DSIM 604 | Applied Data Visualizaation and Analysi | 3 |
| DSIM 605 | Applied Data Management | 3 |
| DSIM 606 | Data Mining and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| DSIM 607 | Leading Projects | 3 |
| DSIM 608 | Applied Managerial Analytics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Four Core Business Electives
Choose four three-credit hour courses from any of the following disciplines: Accounting (ACCT), Decision Science & Information Technology (DSIM), Finance (FIN), Management (MGT), or Marketing (MKG). The core business course electives are selected by students and their advisor to provide the foundation to meet their specific career goals. The selected electives wil provide the core business techniques needed when applying analytical skills to decision making in a variety of business scenarios.
Total Credit Hours: 33