The request to establish a MBA Concentration in Business Analytics

Date: April 3, 2012
To: Belk College of Business
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: April 3, 2012
Implementation Date: 2012

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Summary

The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program proposes a new concentration in Business Analytics. Students electing to pursue the Business Analytics concentration will be required to take MBAD 6201, MBAD 6122, MBAD 6207, and one approved elective.

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Concentration & Elective Component (12 credit hours)

Students complete twelve hours of elective courses specified for a concentration. Students may enroll in electives as soon as they complete the prerequisites for each course. MBAD 6890 (Directed Individual Study) and MBAD 7090 (Special Topics in Business) may be included in a concentration with permission of the MBA Director and the related Department.

Concentration and elective requirements:

Business Analytics

Required Courses:

MBAD 6201 Data & Knowledge Management (3)

MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)

MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)

Plus one of the following courses:

MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems: Analysis, Design, and Management (3)

MBAD 6203 Info Systems Economics, Strategy, & Policy (3)

MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications (3)

MBAD 6208 Supply Chain Management (3)

MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)

MBAD 6177 Pricing and Positioning Strategy (3) – Course Pending Approval

MBAD 7090 Special Topics in Business: Advanced Analytics

ECON 6112 Econometrics (3)

ECON 6218 Business & Economic Forecasting