Master of Science

Business Analytics

Benedictine University Benedictine University’s Master of Science (M.S.) in Business Analytics

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Business Analytics at Benedictine The program is appropriate for students in information University is an exciting program that leverages the decades-long technology or other areas of business because it leverages expertise of our faculty members. Benedictine’s graduate information technology and business thinking to turn data into business programs have been preparing professionals for rapid actionable intelligence. The program is designed for students advances in technology, intense global competition and more who have an interest in quantitative methods, exploring and complex business environments for more than 50 years. uncovering relationships through data analysis, using data to solve business problems, and entering or advancing a career in The M.S. in Business Analytics program focuses on the business analytics. skills, technologies, applications and practices for iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance Benedictine offers an innovative course of study that integrates in order to gain valuable insights that drive business planning. the M.S. in Business Analytics body of knowledge with the It makes extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative student’s choice of a concentration. Students may choose analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and fact-based from concentrations in Business Administration, Forensic management to drive decision-making. Data-driven companies Accounting, Health Information Systems Management, treat their data as a corporate asset and leverage it for Management Information Systems, Marketing and Professional competitive advantage. Internship. These concentrations and additional electives are not only applicable to a student’s profession, but are also key in Examples of business analytics uses include: broadening a student’s perspective. • Exploring data to find new patterns and relationships • Explaining why a certain result occurred The program gives students the unique opportunity to interact • Simulating business decisions to facilitate business with graduate students in all of Benedictine’s Accountancy, planning and execution Business Administration, Management Information Systems and • Forecasting future results Public Health programs. The exposure to other students with different talents, experiences and job responsibilities is a major component in each student’s development of business analytics skills.

Program Overview • • • Program Concentrations • • •

Business Administration Health Information Marketing The Business Administration concentration Systems Management The Marketing concentration is for students provides exposure to the major business The Health Information Systems Management interested in developing a broad range of functions of accounting and finance along concentration establishes a foundation for skills in marketing or more focused skills with operations management and supply the M.S. in Business Analytics student to in data analysis for direct mail, advertising chain management. It is most appropriate pursue an interest in the health care field. It and strategic marketing communications. for students who have or expect to have is important for business analytics and health Students who have experience or are interested significant experience within these areas care professionals to effectively manage and in pursuing roles in marketing management, of an organization. It is also appropriate apply appropriate tools to solve health care planning and agency marketing are able to for those students who are considering a issues and problems. This concentration is also enhance their skills with this concentration. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) appropriate for students considering a Master as a dual degree. of Public Health (M.P.H.) as a dual degree. Professional Internship The full-time internship program is developed Forensic Accounting Management Information Systems specifically for recent college graduates and The Forensic Accounting concentration is The Management Information Systems offers a professional internship experience intended for students with a background in concentration addresses the current as part of the M.S. in Business Analytics accounting who are interested in gaining competitive environment in business, health concentration. Students complete 64 quarter the skills and knowledge necessary for the care and other settings that rely on information credit hours in M.S. in Business Analytics certified public accountant (CPA) exam or systems and resources for the successful courses, including 12 quarter credit hours in certified fraud examiner (CFE) exam. It is also management of day-to-day operations and the internship courses. The goal of the internship appropriate for students who are considering implementation of long-term strategies. For experience is to prepare students for a career by a Master of Science (M.S.) in Accountancy many organizations, the creative application of providing them with an experience that allows as a dual degree. information technology is directly associated them to adapt and demonstrate future roles with a substantive competitive advantage. and responsibilities in the workplace. The M.S. in Business Analytics program requires 64 quarter credit hours, integrating 36 quarter credit hours of core courses, 12 quarter credit hours of elective Dual Degree Options courses and 16 quarter credit hours of courses in one of several concentrations: Business Administration, Students who earn the M.S. degree in Business Forensic Accounting, Health Information Systems Analytics may wish to consider completing a second Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing and Professional Internship. graduate degree for an additional 32 quarter credit hours in Accountancy, Business Administration or The curriculum is offered in a structured yet flexible format with required and elective courses offered annually. By completing Management Information Systems. Application and two courses (8 quarter credit hours) per term as a full-time course of admission are required to each graduate program, study, professionals may earn their M.S. degree in Business Analytics in two years. Program advisors can help students matriculate into the and students must complete all requirements for the program at each of the four quarters (Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer). selected dual degree. An advisor may also devise a part-time program of study.

Curriculum • • • Program Options • • •

Business Analytics Core Courses (36 quarter credit hours) 4+1 M.S. in Business Analytics Program MBA 541 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions (4) Well-qualified Benedictine University students who MIS/MSBA 659 Business Analytics (4) complete an undergraduate major in Accounting, MIS 674 Database Management Systems (4) Business Analytics, Business and Economics, Business MIS/MSBA 663 Machine Learning (4) with Science Applications, Computer Information MSBA 685 Data Visualization (4) Systems, Economics, Finance, International Business MSBA 686 Analytics for Big Data (4) and Economics, Management and Organizational MSBA 687 Data Warehousing (4) Behavior or Marketing may be eligible to complete MIS/MBA 683 Project Management (4) MSBA 689 Business Analytics Capstone (4) the M.S. in Business Analytics in one additional year of full-time graduate study. The full-time 4+1 M.S. Business Analytics Elective Courses (12 quarter credit hours) in Business Analytics program is developed MSBA 600 Independent Study (1-4) specifically for recent college graduates. Admission MSBA 623 Web Analytics (4) to the program is not automatic and an application MSBA 641 Optimization Techniques for Management Decisions (4) MSA 606 Forensic Accounting (4) must be completed during the student’s senior MSA 607 Fraud Examination (4) year of undergraduate coursework. Classes are MBA/MSA 608 Fraud and the Legal Environment (4) conducted on evenings and weekends to meet the MIS 609 Computer Fraud (4) needs of busy students. MIS 616 Information System Auditing (4) MIS 677 Decision Support and Knowledge-based Systems (4) MBA 613 Business and Economic Forecasting (4) MBA 626 Strategic Managerial Communications (4) MBA 630 Operations Management (4) MBA 632 Supply Chain Management (4) MBA 662 Brand Management (4) “Business analytics has become a requirement of conducting MBA 665 Principles of Marketing Research (4) business today. It’s no longer optional. Analytics provides MGMT 530 Organizational Behavior (4) an infrastructure for making informed decisions. MGMT 581 Team Building (2) Today’s data-driven companies are able to remain MSBA 690 Business Analytics Internship (1-4) competitive by relying on decisions derived from analytics Business Analytics Concentrations (16 quarter credit hours) rather than anecdotal evidence. • Business Administration Companies are moving beyond basic reporting and • Forensic Accounting dashboards to robust predictive analysis and optimization. • Health Information Systems Management The demand for analytics professionals has far outstripped • Management Information Systems the supply of competent analysts. To be successful, today’s • Marketing analysts need to pair technical skills with business • Professional Internship knowledge. Balancing technical skill and business Please visit ben.edu/registrar for more program information, knowledge is critical for any analytics implementation including course descriptions. Please visit ben.edu/benulive to be successful.” for the online schedule of M.S. in Business Analytics, M.S. in —Nathan Patrick Taylor, M.S.’08, M.P.H.’06 Accountancy, M.S. in Management Information Systems, M.B.A., Lecturer in the M.S. in Business Analytics program M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior and M.P.H. courses available each quarter. • • • M.S. in Business Analytics Benedictine University •5700CollegeRd. Lisle,Benedictine University IL60532 email [email protected] orvisitben.edu. For more information, callthe EnrollmentCenterat(630)829-6300, areavailable atben.edu/police. Safety Report andAnnualFire The AnnualSecurityReport and 20graduateprograms. Illinois, andMesa, Arizona.Founded in1887, asaCatholicuniversity Benedictineenrolls10,058studentsin56undergraduate Benedictine University Full-Time Faculty University ofIllinois M.S., 1977,B.S.,1973, of Technology Ph.D., 1990, Illinois Institute Information Systems Program (1987) Professor, ComputerScienceand Daniel E. Nohl, Ph.D. B.S., 1977,George Mason University Law School J.D., 1988,ThomasM.Cooley Program (2013) Business Administration Chair, ofGraduate Department ProfessorAssistant andDepartment Ricky M.Holman, J.D. B.S., 1970,University ofIllinois M.B.A., 1981,DePaul University Program (2008) Master ofScience inAccountancy Instructor andProgram Director, John C.Draut, M.B.A. B.S., 1982,Elmhurst College M.B.A., 1992,Roosevelt University Ph.D., 2003,Benedictine University Taxation Programs (2005) Accountancy andMaster ofSciencein Administration, Master ofSciencein Professor,Associate Master ofBusiness Sharon Borowicz, Ph.D., EA B.Sc., 1973,Hebrew University New SchoolforSocial Research Ph.D., 1992,M.A.,1981, Program (2013) Graduate Business Administration Professor,Assistant of Department Ron P. Baiman, Ph.D.

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