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.

Contact

Fulton Hall 350 | 617-552-0460

Jiří Chod, Chairperson

Brianna Walker, Administrative Assistant

At a Glance



Learn the importance of environmental, ethical, and social issues in management decision making.


Prominent members of the business community are often integrated into the classroom experience.


Faculty utilize innovative approaches in addition to a traditional blend of case studies, lectures, and texts.

Undergraduate Programs

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.

Curriculum

4 courses

Note: Starting with the class of 2027, students cannot double count any Business Analytics concentration requirements with another concentration. All 12 credits in the Business Analytics concentration must be unique. 

The following requirements listed are for students in the graduating class of 2027 and later. Students in graduating years 2026 and earlier should refer to this document for their requirements.

2

Required Course

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN3307
Machine Learning & AI
BZAN3385Applied Statistical Modeling

2

Courses from this list

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN3310Sports Analytics
BZAN6604Management Science
BZAN6612Forecasting for Business Analytics
BZAN/ISYS3350Data Management for Analytics and Applications
BZAN/ISYS6641Cybersecurity Strategy and Management
BZAN/ISYS6645Data Visualization
BZAN/ISYS6655Introduction to Blockchain and its Business Applications
MFIN2270Data Analytics in Finance
MFIN2260Active Portfolio Management
MFIN6650FinTech and Cryptocurrencies
MKTG2153Customer Research and Marketing Decisions

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.

Curriculum

4 courses

Note: Starting with the class of 2027, students cannot double count any Information Systems concentration requirements with another concentration. All 12 credits in the Information Systems concentration must be unique.

The following requirements listed are for students in the graduating class of 2026 and later. Students in graduating years 2025 and earlier should refer to this document for their requirements.

2

Required Courses

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN/ISYS3350
Data Management for Analytics and Applications
BZAN/ISYS4258Systems Analysis and Design

2

Courses from this list

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN3307 Machine Learning & AI
BZAN/ISYS2160Intro to Programming using Swift for iOS App Development
BZAN/ISYS2170Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good
BZAN/ISYS6641Cybersecurity Strategy and Management
BZAN/ISYS6645Data Visualization
BZAN/ISYS6655Introduction to Blockchain and its Business Applications
MFIN6650FinTech and Cryptocurrencies
MGMT3315Managing Digital Innovation

 


Operations Management

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. 

Curriculum

4 courses

Note:  Starting with the class of 2027, students cannot double count any Operations Management concentration requirements with another concentration. All 12 credits in the Operations Management concentration must be unique.

The following requirements listed are for students in the graduating class of 2027 and later. Students in graduating years 2026 and earlier should refer to this document for their requirements.

2

Required Courses

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN3375
Operations Strategy and Consulting
BZAN6604
Management Science

2

Courses from this list

 

Course #Course Name
BZAN2255Managing Projects
BZAN3307Machine Learning & AI
BZAN3385Applied Statistical Modeling
BZAN6612Forecasting for Business Analytics
BZAN6632Supply Chain Management

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

students abroad
Immerse yourself in a different culture, discover aspects of your discipline and yourself, gain new perspective, and cultivate important contacts. 

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