Program Overview

Business Analytics (BUAL) Program

The Business Analytics (BUAL) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in business analytics, including data management, acquisition, and analysis.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 123 hours, which are distributed across four years.

• Freshman Year:
  • Fall:
    • ENGL 1100 English Composition I (3 hours)
    • World History I or II (3 hours)
    • Core Science I (4 hours)
    • MATH 1680 Calculus with Business Applications I (4 hours)
    • BUSI 1010 Professional and Career Development in Business I (1 hour)
  • Spring:
    • ENGL 1120 English Composition II (3 hours)
    • World History I or II or Social Science Core Elective (3 hours)
    • Core Science II (4 hours)
    • Core Fine Arts (3 hours)
    • COMM 1000 Public Speaking (3 hours)
• Sophomore Year:
  • Fall:
    • ACCT 2110 Principles of Financial Accounting (3 hours)
    • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
    • BUAL 2600 Business Analytics I (3 hours)
    • Core Literature (3 hours)
    • SCMN 2150 Principles of Supply Chain Management (2 hours)
    • BUSI 2010 Professional and Career Development in Business II (1 hour)
  • Spring:
    • ACCT 2210 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 hours)
    • ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)
    • BUAL 2650 Business Analytics II (3 hours)
    • Core Literature II or Humanities Core Elective (3 hours)
    • CTCT 3250 Information Analysis (3 hours)
• Junior Year:
  • Fall:
    • BUAL 3010 Professional Development in Business Analytics (1 hour)
    • BUAL 5500 Business Data Management and Acquisition (3 hours)
    • FINC 3610 Principles of Business Finance (3 hours)
    • ISMN 2140 Introduction to Management Information Systems (2 hours)
    • Elective (6 hours)
  • Spring:
    • BUAL 5600 Principles of Predictive Modeling (3 hours)
    • BUAL 5660 Descriptive Analytics for Business Decisions (3 hours)
    • Business Analytics Elective (3 hours)
    • ACCT 2700 Business Law (3 hours)
    • MKTG 3310 Principles of Marketing (3 hours)
    • Elective (1 hour)
• Senior Year:
  • Fall:
    • BUAL 5610 Predictive Modeling for Business Decisions (3 hours)
    • Business Analytics Elective (3 hours)
    • Business Analytics Elective (3 hours)
    • MNGT 3100 Principles of Management (3 hours)
    • BUSI 4010 Professional and Career Development in Business IV (1 hour)
    • Elective (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • BUAL 5860 Communicating Quantitative Results in Business (3 hours)
    • Business Analytics Elective (3 hours)
    • Business Analytics Elective (3 hours)
    • MNGT 4800 Strategic Management (3 hours)
    • Elective (3 hours)
    • UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed (0 hours)

Business Analytics Electives

Students must choose approved Business Analytics electives, which can be found on the Harbert College advising website.