Business Analytics: The Perfect Complement

The availability of massive quantities of data has resulted in a need for special skills to analyze this data. To be an effective analyst, one must be able to extract, clean, and analyze data. Once the analysis is complete, results must be communicated to stakeholders in a clear and appropriate manner based on the underlying data source and audience.

Being an effective analyst isn’t enough, though. The only way to address business problems is to understand business problems. This combination of business and technical expertise is in short supply within Omaha, across Nebraska, and in businesses across the country. The UNO College of Business Administration has created a unique concentration to offer training that combines business expertise with the skills to be an excellent analyst.

The College of Business Administration’s Business Analytics concentration is designed to train the interested student in the skills necessary to excel in Business Analytics. Our core curriculum trains students to extract dirty data from data storage systems, programmatically clean the data using advanced algorithms, analyze the data using appropriate statistical methods, and report these results using visuals and business reporting software.

According to IBM, there is a nation-wide shortage of available talent; year-over-year job growth in related positions ranges from 17 to 45 percent. Salaries for these positions reflect this shortage: average position salaries start at $67,000 to well over $100,000 per year.

Required Economics and Business Analytics Courses:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ECON 2200	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO)	3
ECON 2220	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO)	3
ECON 3300	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS	3
ECON 3310	SQL, DATABASES, AND DATA CLEANING FOR DATA SCIENTISTS	3
ECON 4350	BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND REPORTING	3

Math Foundation Courses:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BSAD 2130*	PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS	3
MATH 1370*	APPLIED ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH DATA ANALYSIS	4
*BSAD 2130 and MATH 1370 are recommended by the department. However, there are other math courses that will satisfy these requirements. See your undergraduate advisor for details.

Electives

You must take an additional 3 to 9 hours (typically 1-3 courses) from the elective list depending on if you are earning a minor, secondary concentration, or concentration in Business Analytics. Please see your advisor for details.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ACCT 3050	INTERMEDIATE MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 4020	ANALYTICS FOR ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 4060	ADVANCED MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 4080	PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING	3
ECON 4300	QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS	3
ECON 4510	ECONOMICS INTERNSHIP	3
ECON 4570	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ANALYSIS	3
FNBK 3400	INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES	3
FNBK 4150	INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	3
FNBK 4610	PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	3
MKT 4340	MARKETING RESEARCH	3
MKT 4370	MARKETING ANALYTICS	3
SCMT 4370	SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS	3

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