Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics/Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
Jacksonville University offers a dual degree program in which qualified students may obtain a Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics (MSABA) and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) degree. This innovative program allows cross crediting of coursework.
This dual degree program is designed for leaders in a wide variety of organizations and management-
level careers that want to apply business analytic skills to leadership activities. Jacksonville University’s program offers broad exposure to advanced-level analytical skills and core business leadership knowledge. Students enrolled in the dual MSABA/MSOL degree program complete graduate level core courses in the MSOL and all the required analytical courses in the MSABA. Graduates are awarded a Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership. The degree is a dual degree and will be conferred at the completion of both programs.
Students who choose the dual MSABA/MSOL degree program will be required to apply to and be admitted into both the MSABA and MSOL programs. They will be required to complete 54 credits in the Davis College of Business & Technology Graduate Programs in addition any foundation courses required. Because the MSABA curriculum includes core business graduate courses and the MSOL has some courses that crossover, the cross crediting of coursework reduces the total courses required by three classes (nine credits) while still including all the analytical skills and the leadership knowledge necessary in a broad range of organizations.
Program Requirements
Foundation Courses
Foundation courses can be waived with permission of the Graduate Director, if demonstration of knowledge is adequate based on undergraduate equivalent course performance or by testing-out of the knowledge area. If Foundation Courses are waived, students may need to select elective course(s) to achieve the total credits required to graduate.
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
(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 Visualization and Analysis | 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 |
(MSOL) Organizational Leadership Requirements:
| DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| DSIM 518 | Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People and Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 630 | Teamwork & Organizational Transformation | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Required Business Elective:
Choose two three-credit hour course from Accounting (ACCT), Decision Science and Information Management (DSIM), Finance (FIN), Management (MGT), or Marketing (MKG). These electives are designed to expand the application of analytical techniques in a business scenario that advances the student’s career goals.
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| Business Electives | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 54