The Master of Business Administration degree program with a concentration
in Data Analytics is a STEM-designated program designed to assist business professionals in advancing their careers by providing a solid foundation of graduate-level business courses to apply insights from data in business decisions. A major challenge in today’s business environment is how professionally competent practitioners make the transition to managing people and business operations without losing their professional knowledge and expertise. Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to: • Gather, interpret and analyze research to inform decision-making at operational and strategic levels of an organization. • Use advanced communication skills and awareness of cultural differences in global and domestic business interactions. • Analyze problems from a diverse perspective, propose effective solutions and evaluate the impact of executive decisions. • Assess and evaluate business entities taking into account cross-functional environments as they affect ethical decision making in domestic and global organizations. • Integrate the knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and computer science to collect, analyze and interpret data.
Graduates learn executive business competencies, professional leadership,
and strategic and creative thinking skills that help them ethically solve problems that occur in the global business environment in culturally sensitive ways. This program allows data analysis professionals to develop both their professional skills (concentration courses) and management skills while learning to think strategically in a complex, cost-competitive, knowledge- based environment. This MBA concentration allows successful graduates to excel at both leading and doing. In this challenging employment environment, data analysis professionals must not only be competent in their elds, but be known as “can-do” leaders. This combination gives our graduates that clear edge to succeed. Master of Business Administration — Data Analytics Concentration Master of Business Administration Foundation Courses BUS5000 Business Fundamentals 3 BUS5010 Quantitative Methods in Business 3 Core Courses DATA5025 Tools for Data Analytics 3 DATA5100 Statistical Analysis 3 FISV5600 Financial Management 3 FISV5720 Financial Reporting and Control 3 IBUS5511 Global Economic Environments 3 MGMT5800 Effective Leadership 3 MRKT5500 Strategic Marketing 3 Data Analytics Courses * DATA5200 Data Visualization 3 DATA5300 Big Data Analytics 3 DATA5400 Introduction to Predictive Modeling 3 DATA5600 Research Methods in Data Analytics 3 Career Capstone Course MGMT6800 Business Policy and Strategy 3 Total Credits 36.0-42.0
* Note for Providence Campus students: MBA concentration courses
may only be available online. Students should consult with their academic advisor regarding course availability and for planning.