Business Analytics
Acquire the skills and knowledge required to become a successful manager in today’s competitive environment. Our courses emphasize analysis and policy formulation and prepare students to pursue careers in a vast array of fields, from finance and healthcare to technology, government, and the nonprofit world.
The department includes three disciplines:
Business Analytics
Uses business data to guide the decision-making and competitive capabilities in enterprises, examining what has happened, predicting what will happen, and exploring what should happen.
Information Systems
A highly analytical and data-driven discipline that studies how to strategically employ technology in organizations to improve business processes, productivity, and competitive advantage.
Operations Management
A multi-dimensional, highly integrative business area that uses both quantitative analytical skills and cognitive problem solving to examine how organizations execute their missions and goals.
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Undergraduate Programs
Information Systems Concentration
Our Information Systems Concentration provides undergraduate students with the knowledge and skills required to plan, develop, and deploy technology-based business solutions—both within organizations and society at large.
Please Note: The Information Systems Concentration will not be offered after the Class of 2028.
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Required Courses
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN/ISYS3350 | Data Management for Analytics and Applications* |
| BZAN/ISYS4258 | Systems Analysis and Design |
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Course from this list
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN3307 | Machine Learning & AI |
| BZAN2165 | Intro to Programming using Swift for iOS App Development |
| BZAN2175 | Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good |
| BZAN3445 | Data Visualization |
| BZAN/ISYS6655 | Introduction to Blockchain and its Business Applications |
Operations Management Concentration
With a focus on analysis and decision-making, the Operations Management Concentration is explicitly designed to deliver the skills and knowledge required to successfully manage people, processes, and systems in today's competitive environment.
Please Note: The Operations Management Concentration will no longer be offered after the class of 2028.
2
Required Courses
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN3375 | Operations Stategy and Consulting |
| BZAN6604 | Management Science |
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Course from this list
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN2255 | Managing Projects |
| BZAN3307 | Machine Learning & AI |
| BZAN3385 | Applied Statistical Modeling |
| BZAN6632 | Supply Chain Management |
Business Analytics Concentration
Business Analytics draws upon a portfolio of methods and tools including statistics, forecasting, experimental design, data mining, and modeling to turn data into information and insights.
2
Required Courses
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN3307 | Machine Learning & AI |
| BZAN3385 | Applied Statistical Modeling |
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Courses from this list*
Students must take two electives; any BZAN class can count as an elective. Electives are grouped into three areas of focus, and students can take both electives within one area of focus or can take classes from multiple areas.
The following BZAN elective options are listed below by area of focus, but in any semester there may be additional BZAN courses listed in EagleApps that will also count as an elective for the concentration.
Courses can be taken in any order; required courses do not have to be taken before electives.
Data Analytics Focus
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN3310 | Sports Analytics |
| BZAN2/ISYS3350 | Data Management for Analytics and Applications |
| BZAN3445 | Data Visualization |
| BZAN6612 | Forecasting |
Operations Focus
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN2265 | Managing Projects |
| BZAN3375 | Operations Strategy and Consulting |
| BZAN6604 | Management Science |
| BZA6632 | Supply Chain Management |
Information Systems Focus
| Course # | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BZAN2165 | Intro to Programming using Swift iOS App Development |
| BZAN2175 | Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics and Tech for Good |
| BZAN4258 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| BZA6641 | Cybersecurity |
| BZAN6655 | Introduction to Blockchain and its Business Applications |
Full-Time Faculty
Our faculty are dedicated teachers and researchers who utilize innovative approaches in addition to the traditional blend of case studies, lectures, and texts.
Our Students
Careers
The demand for managers with these skills is strong and continues to increase as firms recognize that they compete not only with new products, good marketing, and skillful finance, but by leveraging a high degree of competence in managing their data, operations, and business intelligence.
Sample List of Employers
Bank of America
Barclays
BNY Mellon
Boston Consulting Group
Cambridge Associates
Citi
Converse
Dell Technologies
Deloitte
E&J Gallo Winery
Ernst and Young
Goldman Sachs
IBM
JPMorgan Chase
KPMG
Liberty Mutual
Mastercard
New York Jets
Study Abroad
Immerse yourself in a different culture, discover aspects of your discipline and yourself, gain new perspective, and cultivate important contacts.