

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 courses
1
Required Course
Course # | Course Name |
---|---|
BZAN3385 | Applied Statistical Modeling |
2
Courses from this list
Course # | Course Name |
---|---|
ISYS3350 | Data Management for Analytics and Applications |
BZAN6604 | Management Science |
BZAN3307/ISYS3360 | Machine Learning* |
*Only one Machine Learning class can count toward the Business Analytics concentration
2
Courses from this list (or a class not taken as a required course from the above list)
Course # | Course Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
ISYS2160 | IOS/Swift Programming | |
ISYS2170 | Physical Computing | |
BZAN3310 | Sports Analytics | |
ISYS4258 | Systems Analysis and Design | |
BZAN6612 | Forecasting for Business Analytics | |
ISYS6625 | Geographic Information Systems | |
ISYS6641 | Cybersecurity | |
ISYS6645 | Data Visualization | |
ISYS6655 | Introduction to Blockchain and its Business Applications | |
ACCT6640 | Dive, Dissect and Decide with Big Business Data | |
MFIN2270 | Data Analytics in Finance | Prereq: MFIN1151 (Investments) |
MKTG2153 | Customer Research and Marketing Decisions |
Note: All 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.
Business analytics is a collection of tools and techniques used to turn data into insights for business decision making.
Analytics Magazine regularly features applications of analytics. The BC Library has a subscription, so you can access it through their website (search for “analytics journal”).
The most important skill to have is an aptitude for problem solving, but it is also helpful to have a familiarity with:
Analytics has a wide range of applications. The tools you learn in the Business Analytics co-concentration apply not only to traditional business problems but to any issue of interest where data is collected. Below are a few examples.
Social impact
There are lots of competitions and hackathons for students to practice their analytics skills, and experience with these can help to build students' resumes.
Found a good resource that should be listed here? Email Stephanie Jernigan.
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.
4 courses
2
Required Courses
Course # | Course Name |
---|---|
ISYS3350 | Data Management for Analytics and Applications |
ISYS4258 | Systems Analysis and Design |
2
Courses from this list
Course # | Course Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACCT6640 | Dive, Dissect and Decide with Big Business Data | |
ISYS2160 | Intro to Programming using Swift for iOS App Development | |
ISYS2170 | Physical Computing - Interactive Art, Robotics, and Tech for Good | |
ISYS2255/BZAN2255 | Managing Projects | |
ISYS2267 | Technology and Culture | |
ISYS3178 | Design Thinking and Strategy | |
ISYS3315 | Management of Digital Innovation | |
ISYS3360 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (fall) | |
ISYS6618/ACCT6618 | Accounting Information Systems | |
ISYS6621/MKTG6621 | Social Media and Digital Business | |
ISYS6625 | Geographic Information Systems | |
ISYS6635 | New Media Industries (spring) | |
ISYS6641 | Cybersecurity Strategy and Management | |
ISYS6645 | Data Visualization | |
ISYS6655 | Business Applications of Blockchain (fall) | |
MFIN2270 | Data Analytics in Finance | Prereq: MFIN1151 (Investments) |
BZAN3307 | Machine Learning |
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.
4 courses
2
Required Courses
Course # | Course Name |
---|---|
BZAN3375 | Operations Strategy and Consulting (fall) |
BZAN2255 | Managing Projects (spring) |
2
Courses from this list
Course # | Course Name |
---|---|
BZAN3307 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence |
BZAN3310 | Sports Analytics (fall) |
BZAN3385 | Applied Statistical Modeling |
BZAN6604 | Management Science (fall/spring) |
BZAN6612 | Forecasting for Business Analytics |
BZAN6632 | Supply Chain Management (spring) |
Our faculty are dedicated teachers and researchers who utilize innovative approaches in addition to the traditional blend of case studies, lectures, and texts.
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.
Immerse yourself in a different culture, discover aspects of your discipline and yourself, gain new perspective, and cultivate important contacts.