Bachelor of Science with a Major in Business Analytics (STEM)

The bachelor of science (BS) in business analytics program is designed to prepare students for the data driven business world of the century and to provide students with leadership aspirations with both the technical and quantitative skills and abilities necessary to effectively use data and strong communication, organizational management, and general consulting skills and knowledge. Program graduates are able to transform large, unclean data sets into usable and actionable information, while also presenting and communicating these results and recommendations to business leaders in order to create results and enact change.

The business analytics curriculum provides a deep foundation in the methodologies and technologies of analytics, as well as the team and project skills necessary to apply them in the real world. Students in the BS in business analytics program will:

Understand how analytics can improve decisions throughout an organization’s value chain and how to assess and improve the analytic competency of a firm.
Understand the different forms of analytics (descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive) and develop a sound understanding of the methods used in each.
Develop hands‐on experience with analytical tools and software that are widely used in practice including emphasis on the SAS tools suite, R Programming, Python, SQL, no-SQL, Tableau, and other current and trending technologies.
Understand the dynamics of leading and participating in successful analytics teams and projects.
Develop an ability to communicate the analysis and findings of an analytics project in an effective manner to decision makers and policymakers.

This is a STEM-designated program.

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The following requirements must be fulfilled: a minimum of 120 credits, including University General Education, pre-business, business core, and business analytics major courses.

Students pursuing business analytics as a second major should reference the business analytics as a second major requirements section at the end of this page.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
General Education courses
UW 1020	University Writing
Six credits in a combination of Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses ¹
One critical analysis in the humanities course. ²
One scientific reasoning with lab course. ²
Pre-business courses
BADM 1001 & BADM 1002	Business Leader Foundations I and Business Leader Foundations II ³
or BADM 1003	Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students
BADM 3001	Business Leader Career Strategy
BADM 4001	Business Leader Launch
DNSC 1001	Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics
or APSC 3115	Engineering Analysis III
or STAT 1051	Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
or STAT 1053	Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
or STAT 1111	Business and Economic Statistics I
DNSC 2001	Business Analytics II: Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics ⁴
or ECON 2123	Introduction to Econometrics
or STAT 2112	Business and Economic Statistics II
or STAT 2118	Regression Analysis
or STAT 2123	Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 1011	Principles of Economics I
ECON 1012	Principles of Economics II
One of the following sequences in mathematics: ⁵
MATH 1231 & MATH 1232	Single-Variable Calculus I and Single-Variable Calculus II
or MATH 1051 & MATH 1252	Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences and Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Business core courses
ACCY 2001	Introduction to Financial Accounting
Four courses selected from the following:
ACCY 2002	Introductory Managerial Accounting
BADM 2001W	Markets and Politics
or BADM 2001	Markets and Politics
BADM 2301	Management Information Systems Technology
BADM 3103	Human Capital in Organizations
BADM 3401	Contemporary Marketing Management
or BADM 3401W	Contemporary Marketing Management
BADM 3501	Financial Management and Markets
BADM 3601	Operations Management
BADM 4101	Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
or BADM 4101W	Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
BADM 4801	Strategy Formulation and Implementation
IBUS 3001	Introduction to International Business
Business analytics major courses
DNSC 3288	Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and Ethics
or DNSC 3288W	Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and Ethics
DNSC 3403	Decision Models
DNSC 4211	Programming for Analytics
DNSC 4219	Forecasting Analytics
DNSC 4279	Data Mining
DNSC 4280	Machine Learning
DNSC 4289	Capstone in Business Analytics
ISTM 4212	Data Management for Analytics
Two courses selected from the following:
DNSC 4233	Social Network Analytics
DNSC 4281	Revenue Management Analytics
DNSC 4282	Supply Chain Analytics
DNSC 4900	Special Topics
Electives
In general, students complete 43 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. 18 of those credits must be taken outside of GWSB. Elective courses may be applied to a GWSB concentration, a non-GWSB minor, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. Reference the GWSB undergraduate policies section for course restrictions.

Business analytics as a second major

Students pursuing business analytics as a second major are required to complete the courses listed below. Non-GWSB students may declare business analytics as a second major directly with their home school advisor; a signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
DNSC 3288	Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and Ethics
or DNSC 3288W	Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and Ethics
DNSC 3403	Decision Models
DNSC 4211	Programming for Analytics
DNSC 4219	Forecasting Analytics
DNSC 4279	Data Mining
DNSC 4280	Machine Learning
DNSC 4289	Capstone in Business Analytics
ISTM 4212	Data Management for Analytics
Two courses selected from the following:
DNSC 4233	Social Network Analytics
DNSC 4281	Revenue Management Analytics
DNSC 4282	Supply Chain Analytics
DNSC 4900	Special Topics

¹Qualifying courses must be taken in separate semesters, and only after successful completion of UW 1020.

²See Undergraduate Education at GW for information about approved courses.

³First-year students are required to take BADM 1001 and BADM 1002; transfer students are required to take BADM 1003.

⁴BS in business analytics students should complete DNSC 2001 as their advanced statistics requirement.

⁵Students should meet with a GWSB academic advisor to discuss other options for fulfilling the mathematics requirement.