Entrepreneurial Analytics Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)
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Graduates with this degree will combine rigorous analytical skills with a strong foundation in entrepreneurship, new venture creation, and value proposition design. Graduates will be able to analyze data in a variety of forms. They will be skilled at interpreting finding to help guide decision-making and organizational development. Analytical skills developed include programming, information systems, applied statistics, data analysis, qualitative data analysis, and data visualization.
The program goal of the new BS in Entrepreneurial Analytics will prepare graduates to apply their analytical skills in order to lead new product or service launch initiatives. or to work in entrepreneurial companies that are either in the capital raising or in early growth phases of their life-cycles. These companies disproportionately account for new job growth.
Program prerequisites to be completed before declaring into this major: ENGL 201 or equivalent English proficiency, MATH 142 or MATH 161/HONS 161 or equivalent math proficiency, CSCD 210 or CSCD 211 and MISC 311.
| Required Decision Science Courses | ||
| DSCI 245 | BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
| DSCI 346 | BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 | 4 |
| DSCI 352 | MIXED RESEARCH METHODS, SECURITY AND ETHICS FOR ANALYTICS | 4 |
| DSCI 353 | DATA MANAGEMENT, CLEANING AND IMPUTATION | 4 |
| DSCI 445 | OPTIMIZATION VIA MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | 4 |
| DSCI 450 | DATA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| Required Entrepreneurship Courses | ||
| ENTP 388 | LEARNING FROM OTHERS: ENTREPRENEURIAL CASE ANALYSIS | 4 |
| ENTP 411 | FINDING AND EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES | 4 |
| ENTP 412 | BUSINESS MODEL DESIGN | 4 |
| Required Management Information Systems Courses | ||
| MISC 373 | BUSINESS DATABASE APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| MISC 374 | SPREADSHEET MODELING FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| MISC 485 | ADVANCED DATABASE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| Electives–choose at least three from the following, or see your department advisor for other approved options | 12 | |
| DATA STRUCTURES | ||
| ALGORITHMS | ||
| RANDOMIZED ALGORITHMS AND PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS | ||
| LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| PUBLIC RELATIONS IN BUSINESS AND FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| BUSINESS FORECASTING | ||
| DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | ||
| BUSINESS SIMULATION | ||
| MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| SEMINAR (variable credit course) | ||
or MISC 498 | SEMINAR | |
| BUSINESS STARTUP RESEARCH | ||
| BUSINESS FEASIBILITY: PLAN AND PITCH | ||
| ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE | ||
| BUSINESS APPLICATIONS PROGRAM DESIGN | ||
| DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS | ||
| INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT | ||
| DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Required Capstone | ||
| DSCI 490 | ANALYTICS SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 64 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
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