Business Analytics (M.B.A.)

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This program is designed to graduate professionals who can manage data driven decision making, problem-solving and performance improvement. The data savvy manager can perform intermediate analytics as well as act as the bridge between deep analytic talent (data scientists) and the rest of the organization. Business Analytics consists of asking the right business questions, collecting the right data, deriving insights from the data, and taking action; action that is data driven and effective.

The graduate will be able to

assess strategic and tactical performance so as to identify the right questions to be asked and the right data to be collected,
analyze and interpret the data (with the support of the deep analytic talent, as needed), leading to actionable insights, and
prescribe and manage the actions to completion.

M.B.A. Degree Requirements

Prerequisite Sequence

There are two options to satisfying the Prerequisite Sequence. Option 1 are two graduate courses that can be taken at Brenau. Option 2 are a series of undergraduate courses which could have been taken at Brenau, or transferred in as appropriate undergraduate classes from a regionally accredited university. For either option, the class must be taken within the last 5 years with a minimum grade of B. Students may use option 1 for one course and option 2 for the other.

Option 1

Option 2

In place of BA 514:
AC 201 - Accounting Principles I (Financial)
and BA 327 - Managerial Finance
In place of BA 508:
BA 206 - Microeconomics *
and BA 207 - Macroeconomics

Introduction Sequence

To enhance their success in the program, students are required to take the following introduction sequence. All MBA students must pass all introduction sequence courses before moving into the core or global sequence.

Global Sequence

Choose one course from the list below.

Core:

Major Coursework:

M.B.A. total hours:

Total semester hours required for degree, after the Prerequisite Sequence is completed and beginning with the Introduction Sequence: 42-45

The total hours depend on the major chosen.