Data Analytics
With data and analytical methods increasingly in demand, managers continuously synthesize and utilize, everything from supply chains, social networks, customer engagement, revenue modeling, and the list goes on and on. The MBA specialization in Data Analytics allows students to build upon the predictive analytics knowledge acquired in the MBA core courses and hones into the big data principles that aid in business strategies. It allows students to go back to their workplace with knowledge in-hand to make an impact.
Turning big data into actionable intelligence is an important facet to many organization's strategies to gain a competitive advantage and growth. The Merrick School of Business is home to one of the best examples of using data to improve outcomes in the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance's (BNIA) annual report "Vital Signs." This important project is spearheaded by researchers in the Jacob France Institute—the nonpartisan economic research center housed in the school—and produces reliable and actionable quality of life indicators for Baltimore’s neighborhoods.
MBA Program Requirements and Specialization Courses
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Foundation Courses (0-12 Credits)
Up to 12 Foundation Credits may be waived. Please speak with your adviser. Course No. Title Credits ACCT 505 Accounting Essentials
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 ECON 505 Micro Economics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 ECON 506 Macro Economics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 FIN 505 Essentials of Finance 1.5 MKTG 505 Marketing Essentials
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPM 505 Introduction to Operations Management
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPRE 505 Fundamentals of Statistics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPRE 506 Managerial Statistics
Prerequisite: OPRE 5051.5 -
Required Core Courses (13.5 Credits)
All students in the MBA program take these Required Core Courses. Course No. Title Credits ACCT 605 Performance Management and Accounting Controls
Prerequisites: ACCT 505 or equivalent.3 ECON 605 Business and Public Policy in a Global Economy
Prerequisites: ECON 505 and ECON 506.1.5 ENTR 605 Creativity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.1.5 FIN 605 Financial Management
Prerequisites: FIN 505 or with permission.1.5 INSS 605 IT for Business Transformation
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing3 MGMT 605 Leading with Integrity
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPRE 605 Business Analytics
Prerequisites: OPRE 504 or OPRE 505 and OPRE 506, or with permission.1.5 -
Flexible Core Courses (9 credits)
Are you more the corporate type or do you have an entrepreneurial mindset?
These Flexible Core Courses can be tailored to fit your career goals.Course No. Title Credits FIN 615 Entrepreneurial Finance
Prerequisites: FIN 605 or with permission.1.5 FIN 625 Corporate Finance
Prerequisite: FIN 6051.5 MGMT 615 Managing in a Dynamic Environment
Prerequisites: MGMT 605 or MGMT 6003 MGMT 625 Collaboration, Negotiation and Conflict Management
Prerequisites: MGMT 605 or MGMT 6003 MKTG 635 Entrepreneurial Marketing
Prerequisite: MKTG 5053 MKTG 645 Customers and Markets
Prerequisite: MKTG 5053 OPM 615 Innovation and Project Management
Prerequisites: OPM 505 or MGMT 5063 OPM 625 Operations and Supply Chain Management
Prerequisites: OPM 505 or MGMT 5063 -
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
You are close to graduating. It's time to step up your game with the experiential Capstone Course. Course No. Title Credits MGMT 790 Strategic Management Capstone
Prerequisites:
ACCT 605, ECON 605,
ENTR 605, FIN 605,
INSS 605, MGMT 605,
MKTG 605, OPRE 6053
Data Analytics Specialization Courses (9 Credits)
Check the course schedule for online offerings.
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INSS 611 | Data Science Toolkit I | 1.5 |
| INSS 612 | Data Science Toolkit II | 1.5 |
| INSS 722 | Visual Business Intelligence Prerequisite: INSS 605 |
3 |
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INSS 651 | Database Management Systems Prerequisite: INSS 605 or INSS 640. |
3 |
| MKTG 780 | Marketing Information and Analysis Prerequisite: MKTG 605 |
3 |