Full-Time MBA in Business Analytics
Benefit From the Big Data Talent Gap
With a Business Analytics concentration in your Full-Time MBA, you increase professional options and earning potential with technical and quantitative skills. A concentration in Business Analytics equips you with a solid foundation in statistical methods, data analysis, and modeling techniques.
This concentration, offered in a hybrid modality, enhances your degree and prepares you for industries that have grown increasingly reliant on data for decision-making. For this reason, our core curriculum is built around Decision Sciences and Information Systems and Technology Management. We also provide global business and elective course requirements to round out your education.
Business Analytics MBA Concentration Curriculum
Required Concentration Courses (8 Units)
| Course No. | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ISTM 632 |
Introduction to Business Analytics Technology |
2 |
| DESC 617 |
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Data Science |
2 |
| PGBS 610 | Business Analytics Consulting Spring of Second Year |
4 |
Concentration Elective Courses (4 Units)
| DESC 621 | Valuation of Real Options | 2 |
| PGBS 693 | Global Business Intensive | 1-4* |
| DESC 698 | Special Topics in Decision Science | 2-4 |
| ISTM 630 | Information Security Data Analytics | 2 |
| ISTM 660 | Business Analytics and Intelligence | 2 |
| ISTM 698 | Special Topics in Digital Innovation and Information Systems | 2-4 |
| Course No. | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| DESC 627 | Supply Chain Management Analytics | 2 |
| DESC 636 | Project Management | 2 |
*Students are limited to a maximum of 2 units of PGBS 693. The selected topic for
the Global Business Intensive course must be relevant to the concentration, otherwise,
approval is needed by the program office prior to registering for the course to confirm
it can be applied toward the concentration.
Elective course availability will vary per term and year based on instructor availability, enrollment, and program needs. Although elective courses are not guaranteed to be scheduled on a regular cycle, students will be provided a choice of relevant options from the program’s elective list during course registration.