Big Data and Business Analytics, BSBA (46-640) (120 hours)

Major Requirements: 77 Semester Hours

• ACCT 1101 - Foundations of Financial Reporting (3) *
• ACCT 2102 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3) *
• BLAW 2720 - Legal Environment of Business (3) *
• CIS 1625 - Programming With Visual C# (3)
• CIS 2625 - Web Application Architecture (3)
• CIS 2665 - Principles of Data Communications and Local Area Networking (3)
• CIS 3630 - Management Information Systems (3)
• CIS 3650 - Database Management Systems (3)
• CIS 4645 - Network and System Security (3)
• CIS 4680 - Data Resource Management (3)
• CIS 4681 - Big Data for the Enterprise (3)
• CIS 4683 - Big Data Visualization & Reporting (3)
• ECON 1011 - Principles of Microeconomics GE (3) *
• ECON 4085 - Predictive Analytics (3)
• ECON 4090 - Analytical Applications to Business (3)
• FIN 2801 - Business Statistics I (3) *
• FIN 3801 - Business Statistics II (3)
• FIN 3850 - Principles of Finance (3)
• MGT 3315 - Management of Organizations (3)
• MGT 3325 - Business Communication (3)
• MGT 3360 - Supply Chain and Operations Management (3)
• MGT 4357 - Organizational Policy and Strategy (3) ¹⁰
• MKT 3405 - Principles of Marketing (3)

Electives from the Following: 8 Semester Hours

• CIS 3690 - Internship in Big Data and Business Analytics (3-9) (3-6)
• CIS 4610 - Special Projects (1-3)
• CIS 4640 - Web Application Development (3)
• CIS 4655 - Software Engineering (3)
• ECON 4030 - Directed Studies in Economics (1-3) (3)
• Other CIS 3000/4000 level courses can also be taken as electives, subject to course prerequisites.

General Education Requirements: 40 Semester Hours

All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. Some majors require additional hours due to required coursework. See The General Education Program Requirements for full listing of requirements. The following general education classes are required by this major:

• CIS 1600 - Business Information Management GE (3)
• CIS 1612 - Ethics in Information Technology GE (3)
• ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3) *
• ECON 1011 - Principles of Microeconomics GE (3)
• MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) *

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• COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3)

• OR

• COMM 1050 - Communication in Practice GE (3)

• OR

• MKT 1401 - Professional Speaking and Presentation GE (3)

Minimum Total: 120 Semester Hours

¹⁰ Competency 10 course

* Students expecting to receive the B.S.B.A. degree must meet all pre-admission requirements to be admitted to this program. See the Statement of Policy on Admission  to a B.S.B.A. degree program. Pre-admission courses include: ACCT 1101 , ACCT 2102 , BLAW 2720 , CIS 1600 , ECON 1010 , ECON 1011 , FIN 2801 , and MATH 1111 .