Data Analytics | University of Baltimore

What You'll Learn

As a data analytics major you'll be studying topics in business management and digging deeper into topics of data analytics.

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 38 General Education credits are required. Non-Business General Education credits are indicated below. Business Core Requirements satisfy an additional 15 credits hours of General Education.
Course No.	Title	Credits
IDIS 101	First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning (Only for UBalt Freshman)	3
INFO 110	Introduction to University Learning (Only for UBalt Freshman)	3
	Arts and Humanities	3
	Arts and Humanities (Must be from a different discipline)	3
	Social and Behaviorial Sciences (Other than Econ)	3
	Biological and Physical Sciences	3
	Biological and Physical Sciences (with a lab)	3-4
WRIT 101	English Composition	3
IDIS 302	Upper-Division Ethics	3
WRIT 300	Upper-Division Writing (Placement Test required)	3

Lower-Division Business Requirements (24 Credits)

All students in the BSBA program take these Lower-Division Business Required Core Courses.
Course No.	Title	Credits
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 202	Introduction to Managerial Accounting Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.	3
BULA 151	Business Law I	3
CMAT 201 - or- CMAT 303	Oral Communications Laboratory fee required.	3
ECON 200	The Economic Way of Thinking	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 115	Introductory Statistics	3
OPRE 202	Statistical Data Analysis Prerequisites: OPRE 201 and basic computer skills.	3

Upper-Division Business Requirements (31 Credits)

All students in the BSBA program take these Upper-Division Business Required Core Courses.
Course No.	Title	Credits
ECON 308	Money and Banking	3
FIN 331	Financial Management Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 200 or 3 hours of micro- or macroeconomics, and MATH 115.	3
INSS 300	Management Information Systems	3
MGMT 301	Management and Organizational Behavior Prerequisite: WRIT 300	3
MGMT 302	Global Business Environment	3
MGMT 315	Human Resource Management Prerequisite: MATH 115	3
MGMT 330	Personal and Professional Skills for Business There is a lab fee associated with this course.	1
MGMT 339	Process and Operations Management Prerequisite: MATH 115	3
MKTG 301	Marketing Management	3
OPRE 315	Business Application of Decision Science Prerequisite: MATH 111 and Math 115	3
MGMT 475	Strategic Management Prerequisites: all business upper-division core courses / Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3

Data Analytics Specialization Requirements (15 credits)

Choose from five courses from the following to complete the data analytics specialization requirements:

Course No.	Title	Credits
INSS 310	Coding for Analytics	3
INSS 421	Design of Database Management Systems Prerequisite: INSS 300/ Merrick School of Business student or permission of the instructor.	3
INSS 422	Business Intelligence Prerequisite: INSS 421 or permission of instructor/ Merrick School of Business student.	3
	Approved Data Analytics elective	3
	Approved Data Analytics elective	3

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The information on this page may change without notice. All official program information and academic requirements will be found in the course catalog. Students are responsible for the selection of courses, completion of degree requirements, and acquainting themselves with academic policies.

All new students are required to meet with an adviser prior to registering for their first semester to receive a personalized program checklist.

Although your academic adviser will assist you in planning your program, it is ultimately your responsibility to complete the degree requirements and acquaint yourself with the University’s academic policies.

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