Program Overview

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Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Business Analytics

The Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Business Analytics at Southeast Missouri State University provides students with the flexibility to study on their own time and prepares them to use data to make decisions and drive business innovation.

Degree Type

• Bachelor's Degree

Program Type

• Undergraduate

Location

• Online

College

• Business & Computing

Department

• Accounting, Economics & Finance

Program Overview

The program prepares students for a high-demand, high-salary career in business analytics. Students learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret data to help businesses make better decisions. The online courses allow students to take the next step while balancing the responsibilities of life.

Where Bold Ideas Take Shape

As a business analytics major at SEMO, students develop the skills to mine and visualize data, learn how to responsibly use data, and work on their critical thinking skills. Key skills include:

• Utilizing machine learning to learn from data and make predictions
• Using statistical methods to analyze data and draw conclusions
• Planning, executing, and tracking projects
• Writing code to manipulate data and build models

Career Opportunities

Business analytics is a high-demand degree with the potential for a high salary. Career paths include:

• Data analyst
• Business intelligence analyst
• Data scientist
• Marketing analyst
• Operations research analyst

Degree Requirements

Business Administration Core – 30 Hours Required

A grade of 'C' is required in each core course.

• AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
• AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
• BA101 The Business Universe (3)
• BA490 Business Policy and Strategy (3)
• BL255 Business Law (3)
• FI361 Financial Management (3)
• MG301 Principles of Management (3)
• MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
• MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)

International Course Requirement

Choose 3 hours from:

• AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
• BA550 Global Logistics (3)
• BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
• BL560 International Business Law (3)
• EC580 International Economics (3)
• FI540 International Finance (3)
• MG560 International Management (3)
• MK560 International Marketing (3)

Support Courses – 27 Hours Required

A grade of 'C' or better is required in each support course.

• BA252 Business Communication (2)
• BA452 Professionalism (1)
• EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• EN140 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking (3)
• MA116 Precalculus A (3)
• MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
• SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)

Business Analytics Major - 36 Hours – No Minor Required

Required Courses:

• CS101 Introduction to Computer Programming (3)
• CS155 Computer Science I (3)
• CS265 Computer Science II (3)
• CS453 Machine Learning (3)
• CS505 Data Mining (3)
• MA223 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
• MA323 Statistical Methods (3)

Elective Courses:

Choose 3 hours from:

• AC333 Accounting and Data Analytics (3)
• AC555 Forensic Accounting Analytics (3)
• EC351 Econometrics (3)
• EC490 Business Forecasting (3)
• ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
• FA315 Retail Buying (3)
• FI550 Financial Modeling (3)
• MG516 Acquiring Talent (3)
• MG536 Compensating Talent (3)
• MK345 Intro to Business Research (3)
• QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)
• QM358 Production/Operations Management (3)

Choose 6 hours from:

• AC330 Accounting Analytics and Information Systems (3)
• AC333 Accounting and Data Analytics (3)
• AC555 Forensic Accounting Analytics (3)
• CS433 Data Analytics (3)
• EC351 Econometrics (3)
• EC490 Business Forecasting (3)
• ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
• FI550 Financial Modeling (3)
• HA540 Healthcare Informatics (3)
• HA545 Healthcare Database Systems (3)
• MA530 Statistical Learning (3)
• MG516 Acquiring Talent (3)
• MG536 Compensating Talent (3)
• MK345 Introduction to Business Research (3)
• QM352 Quantitative Decision Models (3)
• QM358 Operations Management (3)
• QM558 Principles of Supply Chain Management (3)

Choose 6 hours from:

• AC/BA/BL/CS/CY/EC/ER/FA/FI/HA/HM/MG/MI/MK/QM 300-599

Additional Requirement:

• MI001 Microsoft Excel Certification (0)

General Education Requirements

• Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
• Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
• Written Communication – 6 hours
• Oral Communication – 3 hours
• Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
• Mathematics – 3 hours
• Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
• Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
• Civics examination

Sample 4-Year Plan

First Year

Fall Semester (16 hours)

• UI100 (1)
• EN100 (3)
• BA101 (3)
• MA116 or MA123 (3)
• MI001 (0)
• MI101 (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (15 hours)

• CS101 (3)
• EN140 (3)
• SC105 (3)
• General Education (3)
• General Education (3)

Second Year

Fall Semester (16 hours)

• AC221 (3)
• CS155 (4)
• EC215 (3)
• QM257 (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (16 hours)

• AC222 (3)
• BL255 (3)
• CS265 (4)
• EC225 (3)
• QM258 (3)

Third Year

Fall Semester (14 hours)

• BA252 (2)
• FI361 (3)
• MG301 (3)
• MK301 (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (13 hours)

• BA452 (1)
• CS453 (3)
• MI375 (3)
• Major Elective (3)
• General Education (3)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester (15 hours)

• CS505 (3)
• HCBC Elective (3)
• Major Elective (3)
• Major Elective (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (15 hours)

• BA490 (3)
• International course (3)
• HCBC Elective (3)
• General Education (3)
• Elective (3)

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