Business Administration, Data Analytics Concentration, MBA

The Master of Business Administration Data Analytics Concentration allows for an intensive dive into the utilization of data to drive leadership practices, operational processing and the cultivation of business solutions.  This program brings data science and analytics into real-world business interactions.   

Sample Courses:

• Topics in Regression Analysis
• Topics in Categorical Data Analysis
• Special Topics in Data Analysis 

The graduate management core courses, the heart of the MBA program, focus on organizational decision making, behavioral factors impacting decision making and the environment in which the organization functions.

The foundation courses consist of 12 hours of graduate-level courses. The foundation courses should be completed with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.  Some or all of the foundation courses may be waived for students with prior appropriate course work. The following comprise the foundation courses:

• BUS 5100, Essentials of Marketing and Management for MBA (3)
• ECON 5015, Survey of Economics for MBA (3)
• FIN 5100, Fundamentals of Managerial Finance for MBA (3)
• STQM 5050, Foundation of Quantitative Methods (3)

• ACCT 5510, Managerial Accounting (3)
• CIS 5520, Management Information Systems (3)
• DSC 5200, Managerial Statistics (3)
• DSC 5530, Productions and Systems Management (3)
• ECON 5540, Economic Analysis (3)
• FIN 5550, Financial Policies (3)
• MGT 5560, Behavioral and Management Theory and Analysis (3)
• MKT 5570, Marketing Strategy (3)

The current capstone course for the MBA is MGT 5565, Management Strategy and Policy Analysis (3). For the Data Analytic Concentration, there are three electives (9 hours) plus a capstone course (3 hours).

All individuals who would like to apply to an NC Central graduate program (except the law program) must apply using the correct online graduate admission application.  

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