Business Analytics Concentration

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Frank Lee, Coordinator, 404-413-7543, flee@gsu.edu

The Business Analytics concentration provides students with knowledge of advanced analytics techniques to aid decision-making. These include descriptive techniques such as data visualization and segmentation, predictive techniques like linear and logistic regression, neural networks, and prescriptive techniques such as simulation, optimization, and decision analysis. This concentration will prepare students for careers that require analytics skills applied to any aspect or functional area of a business, including finance, marketing, operations, and human resource management.

Required Courses (9 Hours)

The required courses for the concentration (nine semester hours) follow:

MGT 8020 - Business Intelligence 3 Credit Hours
MGT 8040 - Data Mining 3 Credit Hours
MGT 8150 - Business Modeling 3 Credit Hours

Electives (3 Hours)

For electives, select an additional three semester hours (1 course) for a concentration from the following list:

MGT 8170 - Statistical Modeling 3 Credit Hours
MGT 8710 - Managing Logistics and Supply Chains 3 Credit Hours
MGT 8730 - Project Management 3 Credit Hours
MGT 8760 - Quality Management in Supply Chains 3 Credit Hours

Note

Electives can be substituted by other relevant courses through prior approval by a faculty adviser.