STEM MBA - Business Analytics Concentration

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The STEM MBA will give students the quantitative and technical expertise and technical management leadership to be practical data strategists and analytic managers. The program covers topics including statistical modeling, data mining, forecasting, and optimization theory.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation students will be able to:

Demonstrate advanced knowledge in the functional areas of business (Advanced Knowledge in Business).
Analyze business situations, identify external opportunities and threats with a view toward proposing comprehensive strategic recommendations (Strategic Analysis).
Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills (Complex Problem Solving).
Identify and evaluate strategic-level ethical dilemmas and apply ethical decision-making techniques to resolve them (Strategic-Level Ethical Reasoning).
Use information technology as a tool for business strategy (Strategic Use of Information Technology).
Communicate effectively in a business setting (Strategic Communications).

Bridge Core

MBA 6000 - Analytics Boot Camp Credit(s): 3 *Required depending on previous coursework

Total Credits Required: 3

Business Administration Core

MBA 5050 - Executive Leadership Credit(s): 3
MBA 5125 - Economic Decision Making for Managers Credit(s): 3
MBA 5140 - Accounting and Finance Decision Making for Managers Credit(s): 3
MBA 5225 - Marketing and Innovation Credit(s): 3 *
MBA 5400 - Statistical Learning and Analytics Credit(s): 3
MBA 5410 - Operations and Technology Management Credit(s): 3 *
MBA 7000 - Business Policy and Strategy Credit(s): 3

Total Credits Required: 21

International Student Note

International students may replace one (1) of the two (2) MBA core courses identified with an asterisk (*) with MBA 6990 , which may be repeated for one (1) credit after the initial three (3) credit course is completed to extend CPT experience.

STEM Business Analytics Concentration

MBA 6010 - Data Wrangling and Big Data Credit(s): 3
MBA 6020 - Actionable Analytics and Model Building Credit(s): 3
MBA 6050 - Forecasting Methods Credit(s): 3
MBA 6100 - Problem Framing and Sense-Making Credit(s): 3
MBA 6520 - Data Communication and Visualization Credit(s): 3