Loyola students may choose to combine an MBA with a Master of Science in Business Analytics to provide the breadth and depth of knowledge often required of information systems and business data analytics professionals.

Related Programs

Curriculum

Students completing the dual degree will earn an MBA with a specialization in information systems and an MS degree.

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May be waived.

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Co-requisite:  ACCT 400 Financial Accounting for Business Decisions

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Pre-requisite:  INFS 400N Quantitative Methods I

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Some courses may be substituted based on previous coursework with the permission of the program director.

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Additional courses may be approved by the program director.

Suggested Sequence of Courses 

Students in a dual program should seek guidance from their assigned Academic Advisor each quarter to build a course sequence. This ensures appropriate courses to fulfill requirements and electives while maintaining pace toward program completions.

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Consult the Academic Advisor to select an elective course.

Dual Degree Programs

Students in dual degree programs are responsible for abiding by academic policies and graduation requirements of both academic units to which they are enrolled. It is strongly recommended that students schedule regular meetings with academic advisors from both units to ensure timely degree completion. Dual degree programs may have slightly different degree requirements from the standard for one or both of the degrees earned. Students should closely read through all degree requirements and ask for clarification as needed.

Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations

Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supersede school policies.

Learning Outcomes

• Integrative Business Knowledge: Graduates will be proficient in integrating the techniques, processes, and procedures of the fundamental business disciplines (accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, human resource management, operations management, and information technology). They will be able to apply theory, skills, and knowledge from these disciplines to business practice. [MBA]
• Critical Decision Making: Graduates will demonstrate their capacity for critical analysis in processing, interpreting, and managing the quantitative and qualitative information necessary for effective managerial decision making. [MBA] 
• Ethics and Responsible Leadership: Graduates will understand how to be a leader in business who exhibits personal integrity, ethical awareness, and an ability to apply ethical principles to business practice. [MBA]
• Global Perspective and Awareness of Diversity: Graduates will have a global perspective by recognizing international business issues and appreciating diversity, including culture, race, religion, and gender. [MBA]
• Communication: Graduates will be able to communicate effectively, orally. Graduates will be able to communicate effectively, in writing. [MBA]
• Use data to drive strategic and tactical business decisions [MS]
• Utilize sophisticated database, data warehousing, data mining, and data visualization methodologies and techniques to capture and apply data as a corporate asset [MS]
• Demonstrate competence with various languages and tools, SQL, R, Tableau, and Python [MS]
• Lead, supervise, and manage information systems projects of varying levels of complexity [MS]
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with technical and non-technical individuals and groups [MS]
• Show ability to effectively collaborate with and provide technical leadership to a variety of business units and organizations [MS]
• Demonstrate a high level of technical aptitude in design, development, and use of information systems components [MS]
• Integrate values and ethics into data analysis and information systems projects and solutions [MS]