bsba-data-analytics

DegreeRequirements

It takes 120-credits to earn your UBalt degree. You have the opportunity to specialize in data analytics when you enroll in the B.S. in Business Administration program.

Requirements

This curriculum is effective as of spring 2025.

What you'll learn.

General Education credits are required. Non-business General Education requirements are indicated below. Business core requirements satisfy an additional 15 credits

Browse the course descriptions of all courses that the Merrick School of Business offers, or view the course catalog.

Course Title Credits Note
IDIS 101 First-Year Seminar: Intro to University Learning 3 Only for UBalt Freshman
INFO 110 Introduction to Information Literacy 3 Only for UBalt Freshman
  Arts & Humanities (AH) 3 Must be an approved ART course for transfers or completed at UBalt.
  Arts & Humanities (AH) 3 Must be a different discipline.
  Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) 3 Other than Economics
  Biological & Physical Sciences (BPS) 3  
  Biological & Physical Sciences with a Lab (BPSL) 3-4  
  English Composition (COMP) 3  
IDIS 302 Upper-Division Ethics (UETH) 3  
WRIT 300.MSB Upper-Division Writing (UCOMP) 3 Placement test is required.

 

Lower-Division Business Core Requirements (24 credits)

Course TitlE Credit Note
ACCT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3  
ACCT 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
BULA 151  Business Law 3  
CMAT 201  Oral Communications 3 Lab fee required.
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3  
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
MATH 111 College Algebra 3  
MATH 115 Introductory Statistics 3  
OPRE 202 Statistical Data Analysis 3  

 

Upper-Division Business Core Requirements (31 credits)

Course TitlE Credit Note
ENTR 305 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3  
FIN 331 Financial Management 3 Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 200 or 3 hours of micro- or macroeconomics, and MATH 115  
INSS 300 Management Information Systems  3  
INSS 305  Data Driven Decision Making 3  
MGMT 301 Management and Organizational Behavior 3  
MGMT 302 Global Business Environment 3 Prerequisites: (ECON 200 or ECON 202) and (CMAT 201 or CMAT 303).
MGMT 330 Personal and Professional Skills for Business 1 There is a lab fee associated with this course.
MKTG 301 Marketing Management 3  
MGMT 339 Process and Operations Management 3  
MGMT 470  Enterprise Management and Strategy 3 Capstone Course
OPRE 315 Business Application of Decision Science 3 Prerequisites: MATH 115 and OPRE 202

Data Analytics Specialization Requirements (9 credits)

Course TitlE Credit Note
INSS 310 Coding for Data Analytics 3 Prerequisite: MATH 111 or MATH 115.
INSS 421 Design of Database Management Systems 3 Prerequisite: INSS 300/ Merrick School of Business student or ­permission of the instructor.
INSS 422 Business Intelligence 3 Prerequisites: INSS 300 or permission of the instructor.

Choose two courses from the following:

Course TitlE Credit Note
FIN 330 Excel for Financial Analysis 3 Prior or concurrent enrollment in FIN 331
INSS 370 Project Management 3 Prerequisites: INSS 300 or permission of instructor
INSS 495 Internship in Management Information Systems 3 Prerequisites: completion of 15 hours of INSS courses (excluding INSS 300) with a minimum GPA in those courses of 3.0 and permission of the instructor.
INSS 497 Special Topics 3 Merrick School of Business student and by permission of the instructor.
INSS 499 Independent Study 1-3 Prerequisite: Merrick School of Business student and by permission of the instructor.
MKTG 410 Buyer Behavior and Market Analysis 3 Prerequisite: MKTG 301 and MATH 115

 

Sample 4-Year Plan

Below is an example plan of study for the B.S. in Business Administration - Data Analytics Specialization. This is meant to act as a guide, but need not be followed in the same order for every student. Part-time students and those students transferring in credits from another university or college will need to adjust their plan accordingly. This plan does not account for courses taken during summer sessions. Students should consult with their adviser each semester prior to registration.
Fall Semester SPRING SEMESTER
IDIS 101 - Applied Learning and Study Skills CMAT 201 - Communicating Effectively -or-
CMAT 303 - Oral Communications in Business 
INFO 110 - Introduction to Information Literacy WRIT 101  - College Composition
MATH 082, 086 or 111 - College Algebra General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective General Education or Lower-Level Elective
Fall Semester Spring Semester
ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
INSS 310 - Programming for Analytics ECON 202 - Macroeconomics
MATH 115 - Introductory Statistics OPRE 202 - Statistical Data Analysis
ECON 201 - Microeconomics General Education or Lower-Level Elective
General Education or Lower-Level Elective  

 

FAll Semester Spring Semester
INSS 300 - Management Information Systems INSS 305 - Data Driven Decision Making
MGMT 330 - Personal and Professional Skills for Business INSS 421 - Design of Database Management Systems
OPRE 315 - Business Applications for Decision Science MGMT 302 - Global Business Environment
WRIT 300 - Advanced Expository Writing MKTG 301 - Marketing Management
Data Analytics Elective  

 

FAll Semester Spring Semester
ENTR 305 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation IDIS 302 - Ethical Issues in Business and Society
FIN 331 - Financial Management MGMT 339 - Process and Operations Management
INSS 422 - Business Intelligence MGMT 470 - Enterprise Management and Strategy (The Program Capstone)
MGMT 301 - Management and Organizational Behavior Data Analytics Elective
   
NOTE: Be sure to apply for graduation early in this semester.  
   
  • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
  • Earn a minimum grade of “C” in all lower- and upper-division business core and specialization requirements  (including business elective requirements). 
  • Earn a minimum grade of “C-” in all lower-level general education requirements taken at UBalt and a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all upper-level general education requirements.
  • Students are limited to three attempts to successfully complete all lower-and upper-division business core and specialization requirements.
  • Apply up to 63 credits of community college work or up to 90 credits of four-year college or university work toward degree requirements, unless an articulation agreement stipulates otherwise.
  • Complete at least 30 credits at The University of Baltimore.
  • Placement testing is required for:
  • Please check the current catalog for all courses that satisfy general education requirements.
  • The last 30 credit hours of your program must be taken at UBalt. To take courses outside UBalt toward your program, you must obtain approval from your academic adviser.
    Note: The provisions of this fact sheet are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and the University of Baltimore. The Merrick School reserves the right  to change courses, schedules, calendars, and any other provisions or requirements. Students are responsible for the selection of courses, completion of degree  requirements, and acquainting themselves with academic policies.