Business Analytics (M.S.)

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Program Overview

The M.S. Business Analytics program prepares students for the effective application of analytics to solve business problems. Our approach focuses on leveraging the combined power of mathematical statistics, computing technology and data analysis to construct business-data-based predictions. The program prepares you to: Positively impact the bottom line through data-driven decision making; Transform data into insights and solutions to solve business problems; Build computer applications; Analyze and display data; Gain an understanding of short-term and long-term forecasting methods Implement market performance analysis. The Beacom School of Business is the region’s leader in business education offering quality programs that are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International since 1949. Learn more at usd.edu/BA.

DELIVERY: On Campus

Master of Science, Business Analytics: Total 36 credit hours

Required Core: Total 24-33 credit hours *

Required for students without a baccalaureate or graduate degree in business (6 cr hours):
BADM 501 - Business Essentials I 3 cr
BADM 502 - Business Essentials II 3 cr
BADM 720 - Quantitative Analysis 3 cr
DSCI 505 - Business Analytics Fundamentals 3 cr (required for students without a baccalaureate or graduate STEM degree)
DSCI 507 - Business Analytics Modeling 3 cr
DSCI 519 - Advanced Business Analytics Modeling 3 cr
DSCI 723 - Data Management and Warehousing 3 cr
DSCI 724 - Data Mining for Managers 3 cr
DSCI 725 - Data Mining for Competitive Advantage 3 cr
DSCI 726 - Operational Analytics 3 cr
DSCI 784 - Project Capstone 3 cr

Note:

* The degree will have twenty-seven required core credit hours for business baccalaureates, thirty required core credit hours for STEM baccalaureates, and thirty-three required core credit hours for those students with baccalaureates in neither STEM disciplines nor business disciplines only.

Electives/Nondepartmental Requirements: Total 3-12 credit hours

Select 1-4 courses as needed depending on program of study:
ACCT 541 - Forensic Auditing and Fraud Examination 3 cr
ACCT 781 - Managerial Accounting 3 cr
BADM 525 - Production Operations Management (C) 3 cr
BADM 710 - Managerial Finance 3 cr
BADM 760 - Operations Management 3 cr
BADM 770 - Managerial Marketing 3 cr
BADM 794 - Internship in Business 1 to 8 cr (3 cr hrs)
DSCI 527 - Supply Chain Management 3 cr
DSCI 541 - Project Management 3 cr
DSCI 727 - Quality and Six Sigma Management 3 cr
ECON 521 - Econometrics 3 cr
ECON 782 - Managerial Economics II 3 cr

General Application Requirements

Completed application
$35 application fee
Official transcripts*
Letters of recommendation*
Statement of purpose
Resume/CV*

*Requirements for admission vary by program and may require different documentation and have different deadlines. This list is not all-inclusive, to view specific program requirements and submission deadlines, follow the “Admissions Information” hyperlink at the top of this page OR visit the specific program/dept. page found here: link.usd.edu/grad-catalog

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

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Questions?

Beacom School of Business
605-658-6532 | business@usd.edu | usd.edu/business

Graduate Admissions
605-658-6140 | gradadmissions@usd.edu | usd.edu/grad