Program Contact: Kiku Jones 203-582-5040
The BS in Business Analytics program teaches the skills needed to extract and manage data, as well as design and implement analytics-based solutions. Upon graduating, you’ll be positioned for a rewarding career as an analyst in marketing research, finance, advertising, management and supply chain operations, to name just a few. Our multidisciplinary curriculum combines core business knowledge with a strong foundation in skills including data mining and analysis, database management and predictive modeling. Courses utilize the same tools and software used by professional data analysts, including SQL programming language, Tableau and Python.
BS in Business Analytics Curriculum
As with all programs within the School of Business, students must meet the requirements of the University Curriculum, the School of Business Core Curriculum, and the specific requirements of the major for a total of 122 credits:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the Business Core Curriculum | 43 | |
| University Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Curriculum for School of Business | 34 | |
| Business Analytics Core | ||
| CIS 245 | Programming With Python | 3 |
| CIS 255 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| CIS 350 | Data Analysis with Excel (AC 350) | 3 |
| CIS 351 | Database Programming and Design | 3 |
| BAN 220 | Data Mining for Business Insights | 3 |
| BAN 300 | Statistical Programming With R | 3 |
| BAN 420 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Business | 3 |
| BAN Elective Courses | ||
| Select 2 of the following electives: | 6 | |
| Web Analytics | ||
| Big Data | ||
| Social Media Analytics | ||
| Programming in Excel | ||
| Financial Analytics | ||
| Health Care Analysis | ||
| Cross-Cultural Business Research Part 1 | ||
| Marketing Analytics | ||
| Supply Chain Analytics | ||
| Business Internship | ||
| Open Electives | ||
| Select 18 credits | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with this degree will demonstrate:
- Business Knowledge: Students apply basic business theories and concepts to understand and solve business problems.
- Business Analytics: Students effectively gather, assess and utilize data to understand, improve and communicate business decisions using Excel and other analytical tools.
- Communication: Students communicate business ideas effectively through written communications, oral communications and presentations, and digital media.
- Critical Thinking: Students utilize information and research findings to analyze problems and determine appropriate solutions.
- Business Ethics: Students apply ethical frameworks to evaluate situations and determine appropriate solutions.
- Cultural Adaptability: Students recognize and apply knowledge of diversity within and across individual and groups.
- Professionalism: Students exhibit professional behavior, including a strong work ethic in their classes, in their interactions with faculty, staff and colleagues, and in their team assignments.
Admission Requirements: School of Business
The requirements for admission into the undergraduate School of Business programs are the same as those for admission to Quinnipiac University.
Admission to the university is competitive, and applicants are expected to present a strong college prep program in high school. Prospective first-year students are strongly encouraged to file an application as early in the senior year as possible, and arrange to have first quarter grades sent from their high school counselor as soon as they are available.
For detailed admission requirements, including required documents, please visit the Admissions page of this catalog.
Seamless Transfer Agreement with Gateway Community College (GCC), Housatonic Community College (HCC) and Norwalk Community College (NCC)
Under this Transfer Agreement, GCC, HCC and NCC graduates will be guaranteed admission into a bachelor’s degree program with third year (junior) status at Quinnipiac University on the condition that they:
- Graduate with an associate in arts, an associate in science in business, College of Technology engineering science, nursing or an allied health degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (this may be higher in specific programs).
- Satisfy all other Quinnipiac University transfer admission requirements and requirements for intended major.
Suggested Transfer Curriculum for BS in Business Analytics
A minimum of 60 credits is required for transfer into the BS in Business Analytics program. Below is a sample plan of study for the first two years prior to matriculation at Quinnipiac University.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| English I | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Business Statistics | 3 | |
| History Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| English II | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| Information Systems | 3 | |
| Marketing | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| Finance | 3 | |
| International Business | 3 | |
| Management | 3 | |
| Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Operations Management | 3 | |
| Business Law | 3 | |
| Science Elective with Lab | 4 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Additional Elective (Business or other) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 61 | |