Business Analytics Degree
Learn to lead in a data-driven world with the Business Analytics Degree
The Business Analytics Degree provides students with cutting edge tools, up-to-date knowledge, and critical thinking skills to address real-world problems and confront humanity’s urgent challenges. Data analysts are in high demand across many industries and fields as data has become a large component of every organization.
The ability to utilize data has fundamentally transformed how organizations operate and improve performance. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in business analytics careers will grow 23% by 2031. Responding to this situation, the Business Analytics program prepares students for careers in a world increasingly dependent on data. Today's modern fields require the application of interdisciplinary scientific and statistical methods, processes, and systems to extract knowledge and insights from data with the goal of improving the speed and quality of decision-making.
Empowering you to facilitate actionable decisions to move organizations forward, our program leverages the Bay Area's culture of innovation to give you hands-on experience and the opportunity to learn from industry leaders. Our aim is to provide students the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to be successful in today's marketplace and in pursuing lifelong learning and personal enrichment.
Learn to Lead in a Data-Driven World
Saint Mary’s students pursuing a degree in Business Analytics have unequaled opportunities to work hand-in-hand with knowledgeable faculty and experienced business leaders in a city known for some of the world’s biggest brands. With hands-on practice and expert insight, you’ll be making waves in no time.
Curriculum
Major Requirements
Students who wish to double major in Business Analytics and another SEBA major or Computer Science major must fulfill the separate requirements of each major, and the equivalent of at least 18 Carnegie units must be unique to each major.
Statistics
Take one course in statistics:
Take one lab that covers Excel fundamentals:
Business Core Courses
Accounting
Take two courses in Accounting:
Economics
Take two courses in Economics:
- ECON 101 - Microeconomic Principles and Applications
- and EITHER:
- ECON 102 - Macroeconomic Principles and Applications (Transfer or AP)
- OR
- ECON 201 - Macroeconomic Principles and Applications
Business
Take six core courses in Business. Note that MKT 227 is not required for the Business Analytics major.
- BSAN 301 - Operations Management
- FIN 301 - Financial Management
- MKT 301 - Marketing
- ORB 231 - Managing & Leading Organizations
- ORB 290 - Business Law
- ORB 301 - Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Business Analytics
Take one course in programming (BSAN 205 preferred):
Take the following business analytics required courses:
- BSAN 325 - Project Management
- DATA 305 - Spreadsheet Modeling & Optimization
- DATA 310 - Data Visualization and Storytelling
- DATA 315 - Database Programming
- DATA 320 - Machine Learning
Capstone
Take the following capstone course
Electives
Take one of the following courses, which must be at least 3 units
- BSAN 355 - Blockchain and Digital Currency
- BSAN 495 - Internship
- BSAN 497 - Independent Study
- CS 222 - Programming II (Data Structures)
- CS 322 - Web Programming
- CS 360 - Tech Ethics
- DATA 405 - Design of Experiments
- DATA 485 - Special Topics in Data Science/Analytics
- FIN 309 - Financial Analytics
- KINES 321 - Data and Analytics in Sport
- MKT 314 - Online Content Creation
- BSAN 205 - Programming in Business
- BSAN 301 - Operations Management
- BSAN 325EL - Project Management EL
- BSAN 325 - Project Management
- BSAN 355 - Blockchain and Digital Currency
- BSAN 357 - Smart Contract, NFTs & Machine Learning
- BSAN 359 - Advanced Blockchain Design & Analytics
- BSAN 495 - Internship
- BSAN 497 - Independent Study
Saint Mary's Testimonials
“Saint Mary’s did a great job providing the initial push and resources for many to get their career search going. I felt this was done well among the faculty in SEBA. There were instances within resume help and asking professors for advice that got the ball rolling. Personally, that was all I needed…. I took the foundational help Saint Mary’s provided and put the rest in my hands.”
ALEXANDER SAN '20
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