The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business and Data Analytics is a STEM-designated program that provides students with the knowledge and skills for careers in the fields of data science, business analytics, and data analytics. The program equips students with the technical and analytical skills necessary to make informed decisions in a variety of industries.
The BBA in Business and Data Analytics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Admission Requirements
- Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Graduation Requirements
- Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
- For 3 credits of Tier 1 Quantitative Skills, choose MATH A121 or MATH A151.
- For 3 credits of Tier 1 Written Communication Skills, choose WRTG A212.
- For 3 credits of Tier 1 Oral Communication Skills, choose COMM A111 or COMM A241.
- For 6 credits of Tier 2 Social Sciences, choose ECON A101 and ECON A102.
- Complete the CBPP Bachelor of Business Administration Requirements.
- Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BADA A210 | Introduction to Programming for Business Analytics | 3 |
| BADA A310 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| BADA A330 | Database Systems | 3 |
| BADA A370 | Data Mining and Machine Learning | 3 |
| BADA A412 | Ethics and Privacy Issues in AI, Big Data and Business Analytics | 3 |
| BADA A487 | Business Analytics Senior Project 1 | 3 |
| Complete 15 credits of the following upper-division program electives: 2 | 15 | |
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Artificial Intelligence with Business Applications | ||
| Selected Topics in Management Information Systems | ||
| Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems | ||
| Systems Analyst/User Support Internship | ||
| Individual Research Project | ||
| Econometrics for Business and Economics | ||
| Economic and Business Forecasting | ||
Advisor approved elective | ||
| Total | 33 | |
- 1
BADA A487 and 9 credits of major requirements must be completed at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
- 2
Other upper-division electives may be approved by the department.
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division.
Honors in Business and Data Analytics
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Business and Data Analytics recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in business and data analytics. In order to receive honors in business and data analytics, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Declare BBA in Business and Data Analytics as their major;
- Meet the requirements for the BBA in Business and Data Analytics;
- Earn a minimum cumulative UAA GPA of 3.50;
- Meet the requirements for graduation with honors as published in the UAA catalog.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business and Data Analytics will be able to have:
- A baccalaureate content knowledge of their major discipline;
- Knowledge of business environments;
- Analytical skills;
- Professional communication skills.
Sample Plan
The academic plan below is one pathway through the degree/certificate. It includes all requirements, taking into account recommendations from program faculty. Each student’s plan may vary according to their initial course placement, intended course load, additional majors and/or minors, and their placement into required prerequisite courses. Any change in the plan below can have an unforeseen impact on the rest of the plan. Therefore, it is very important to meet with your academic advisor to verify your personal academic plan.
Please review the following terms, definitions, and resources associated with the sample academic plan below.
- Each course in the far left column links to a pop-up bubble with a course description, prerequisite requirements, and associations with university requirements. For example, if a course fulfills a general education requirement, you will see that in the pop-up bubble.
- GER: indicates a General Education Requirement. GERs that also count toward degree/certificate requirements appear as a specific course in the plan. For these courses, "GER" is not indicated explicitly in the table, but if you click on the course, you will see the course's GER status in the pop-up bubble.
- Program Elective: indicates a specific course selection determined by program faculty to fulfill a degree/certificate requirement. Students should seek assistance from their academic advisor.
- Elective: indicates an open selection of 100-400 level university courses to fulfill elective credits needed to meet the minimum total credits toward the degree/certificate.
- Upper Division Program Elective: indicates a specific 300-400 level course selection determined by the program faculty to fulfill a degree/certificate requirement. Students should seek assistance from their academic advisor.
- Upper Division Elective: indicates an open selection of 300-400 level courses to fulfill elective credits needed to meet the minimum total credits toward the degree/certificate. These courses must be upper division in order to meet General University Requirements for the particular degree/certificate type.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BA A151 | Business Foundations | 3 |
| COMM A111 or COMM A241 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Public Speaking | 3 |
| MATH A121 or MATH A151 | Applied College Algebra or College Algebra for Calculus | 3-4 |
| WRTG A111 | Writing Across Contexts | 3 |
| GER Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BADA A110 | Computer Concepts in Business | 3 |
| MATH A221 | Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences or Calculus I or F.A.T. Calculus I | 3-6 |
| WRTG A212 | Writing and the Professions | 3 |
| GER Humanites | 3 | |
| GER Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| GER Natural Sciences Lab | 1 | |
| Credits | 16-19 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT A201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA A241 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BA A280 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| BADA A210 | Introduction to Programming for Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON A101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT A202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BADA A330 | Database Systems | 3 |
| ECON A102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON A227 | Introductory Statistics for Economics and Business | 3 |
| GER Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BA A300 | Organizational Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| BA A325 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BADA A310 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| BADA A470 | Business Analytics, Data Science, and Machine Learning | 3 |
| GER Alaska Native-Themed or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA A343 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BA A376 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| GER Humanities | 3 | |
| GER Intercultural Fluency or Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BADA A370 | Data Mining and Machine Learning | 3 |
| BADA A412 | Ethics and Privacy Issues in AI, Big Data and Business Analytics | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Program Elective (BADA or ECON or BA) | 3 | |
| Upper Division Program Elective (BADA or ECON or BA) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BADA A487 | Business Analytics Senior Project | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Program Elective (BADA or ECON or BA) | 3 | |
| Upper Division Program Elective (BADA or ECON or BA) | 3 | |
| Upper Division Program Elective (BADA or ECON or BA) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 121-125 | |