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Business Analytics

Program Overview

The Business Analytics major involves collecting and analyzing data using computational, statistical and mathematical models and methods to achieve competitive advantage through better decisions in uncertain business environments. 

All businesses and not-for-profit organizations nowadays use Business Analytics.  Thanks to the rapid development of information technology and telecommunications, these organizations have an opportunity to make use of various types of big data and sophisticated analytics tools at a cost more affordable than ever before.  The numerous tools and techniques developed for descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics help the organizations make informed decisions on day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning.

Skills for Business Analytics majors include:

  • Organizational skills
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Business process skills
  • Communication skills
  • Information technology skills

Program Contact

Chandrasekar Subramaniam

Department Chair and Associate Professor, Business Information Systems and Operations Management (BISOM)

csubrama@charlotte.edu

Business Analytics, B.S.B.A. at a Glance

Students who apply for this major and are accepted into the Belk College of Business are initially classified as Pre-Business (PBUS) majors. Once the progression course requirements are complete, students may declare the upper-division major in Business Analytics. The Business Analytics major is a relatively structured program of courses that are completed in the junior and senior years after admission to the major.

Delivery
On-Campus
Credit Hours
120 Credit Hours
student support

Niblock Student Center

From the beginning of your undergraduate career until graduation, the Niblock Student Center is designed to help you achieve academic and professional success. It provides comprehensive and transformative support for Belk College of Business undergraduate students in order to help students discover, develop and move toward their academic and career destination.

Accreditation

UNC Charlotte was the first university in the Charlotte region to earn accreditation by AACSB International, and has now held that distinction for more than 30 years. UNC Charlotte is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees.