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. It is offered a fully online program.
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.
Tuition and Other Costs
Tuition – Fall, spring & summer semesters - $800 per semester hour
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 Quantitative Methd | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantatv Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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CON 510
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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 | Intro Applied Bus Analytics | 3 |
| DSIM 603 | Applied Stat Modelng & Analys | 3 |
| DSIM 604 | App Data Visualizatn & Analys | 3 |
| DSIM 605 | Applied Data Management | 3 |
| DSIM 606 | Data Mining Predictive Analyt | 3 |
DSIM 607
| | 3 |
| DSIM 608 | Applied Managerial Analytics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Four (4) Core Business Electives
Choose four (4) 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