Curriculum

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Core Curriculum (12 Credits)

  • MGQ 606 Statistical Foundations of Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 613 Database Management Systems (3 credits)
  • MGS 617 Programming for Data Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 626 Data Visualization (1.5 credits)
  • MGS 649 MS Practicum (culminating experience) (1.5 credits)

Foundational Analytics Flexcore (6 Credits)

  • MGG 633 Model Managerial Process (Data Modeling) (3 credits)
  • MGS 616 Predictive Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGQ 603 Prescriptive Analytics (3 credits)

Applied Domain Analytics Flexcore (3 Credits)

Choose one course. Availability varies by session and is subject to change. 

  • MGB 626 People Analytics and AI (3 credits)
  • MGF 634 Quantitative Methods in Finance (3 credits)
  • MGM 653 Digital Marketing Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGO 636 Supply Chain Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGQ 610 Sports Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 618 Special Topics in Information Systems (3 credits)
  • MGS 670 Health Care Analytics (3 credits)

Electives (9 Credits)

Select a minimum of 3 courses, not previously completed, from:. Availability varies by session and is subject to change.

  • MGF 637 Financial Modeling (3 credits)
  • MGH 632 Health Care Strategy and Operations (3 credits)
  • MGH 633 Health Care Economics (3 credits)
  • MGH 641 Business of Health Care (3 credits)
  • MGM 651 Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
  • MGM 659 Marketing Planning (3 credits)
  • MGM 667 Marketing Research (3 credits)
  • MGO 619 Business Forecasting
  • MGO 630 Operations and Service Management (3 credits)
  • MGO 631 Product and Inventory Planning (3 credits)
  • MGS 616 Predictive Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 639 Cybersecurity, Privacy and Ethics (3 credits)
  • MGS 653 Social Network Analytics (3 credits)
  • MGS 657 Cloud Data Washing and Data Engineering (3 credits)
  • MGS 659 Web Analytics and Optimization Techniques for eCommerce (3 credits)
  • MGS 662 Optimization Methods for Machine Learning (3 credits)

NOTE REGARDING ELECTIVES: Any Applied Domain Analytics Flexcore course that isn’t used toward the Applied Domain Analytics Flexcore requirement can be taken as an elective. Additional elective courses are also available. 

Summary

12 core credits + 6 foundational Flexcore credits + 3 analytics Flexcore credits + 9 elective credits = 30 credits required for degree 

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