Would you like to try a Business Analytics class at Shenandoah? Register now as a visiting student to sample a class. These sequential, eight-week courses (3 sem hr each), are offered in a hybrid format that allows students to attend classes face-to-face in the classroom or synchronously via Zoom.

1. QM 520 Descriptive Analytics for Business

   • Take QM 504 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
   • This course introduces commonly used code-based business analytics software packages. The covered topics include descriptive analytics, data visualization and data management and organization using these business analytics software packages. The focus will be on analyzing large-scale realistic data.
   • Credits: 3

2. QM 521 Predictive Analytics for Business

   • Take QM 520 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
   • This course focuses on data mining and commonly used predictive analytics tools such as classification, clustering and regression methods. The students will apply these techniques using code-based business analytics software for analysis of large-scale data that will be used in business decision-making.
   • Credits: 3

3. QM 522 Prescriptive Analytics for Business | Course Registration Currently Unavailable 

   • Take QM 520 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
   • This course focuses on modeling large-scale real-life deterministic and stochastic optimization problems mathematically, solving them using code-based business analytics software and analyzing uncertainty in decision modeling.
   • Credits: 3

4. QM 523 Business Analytics Capstone

   • Take QM 521 and QM 522 – Must be completed prior to taking this course.
   • This course focuses on applications of business analytics skills on large-scale real-life problems. The students will work on a project and analyze a given data set to be able to provide solutions to the problems that are present within a selected organization.
   • Credits: 3

How to Register for Individual Business Analytics Courses

Current SU MBA and degree-seeking students must contact their Advisor for approval to register for these courses.

Questions or application issues for the certificate? Please contact our Graduate Admissions Office at sugradadmissions@su.edu, 540-665-4581, or text us at 540-401-5709.

Earn a Business Analytics Graduate Certificate to gain the skills to analyze large-scale data. You can complete this certificate in as little as 8 months! The four sequential, eight-week courses blend class meetings and asynchronous assignments.

How to Apply

Apply now to enroll in the 4-course certificate program:

Apply Now for the Business Analytics Graduate Certificate

Questions or application issues for the certificate? Please contact our Graduate Admissions Office at sugradadmissions@su.edu, 540-665-4581, or text us at 540-401-5709.

Explore the four courses required to earn the certificate: 

QM 520 Descriptive Analytics for Business

This course introduces commonly used code-based business analytics software packages. The covered topics include descriptive analytics, data visualization, and data management. The focus will be on analyzing large-scale realistic data. Credits: 3

QM 521 Predictive Analytics for Business

This course focuses on data mining and machine learning methods. The students will apply these techniques using code-based business analytics software for analysis of large-scale data. Credits: 3

QM 522 Prescriptive Analytics

This course focuses on modeling and solving large-scale, real-life business problems using code-based business analytics. Credits: 3

QM 523 Business Analytics Capstone

This course focuses on applications of business analytics skills on large-scale, real-life problems problems. The capstone project will analyze data to provide solutions to the problems that are present within a selected organization. This may include collaboration with industry and/or local nonprofit organizations. Currently employed students can also work on a problem relevant to their position. Credits: 3

 

Should you choose to continue your studies, you can apply these courses toward a Shenandoah MBA with a Business Analytics Concentration or MBA with a Business Analytics Certificate! 

Become a business leader with a business analytics focus. Earn your Shenandoah MBA with a Business Analytics Concentration to advance in your analytics career or stand out as a analytics job applicant. Complete the same amount of coursework as Shenandoah’s regular MBA program and graduate at the same time. 

How to Apply

Apply now for the MBA program! Once you are accepted into the MBA program, your advisor will work with you to to incorporate your Business Analytics Concentration courses into your program. 

Apply Now for the MBA     

Questions or application issues for the certificate? Please contact our Graduate Admissions Office at sugradadmissions@su.edu, 540-665-4581, or text us at 540-401-5709.

Course requirements for the MBA with a Business Analytics Concentration include:

Foundation Course (12 credits)

Up to 12 foundation credits may be waived for students with the appropriate undergraduate or graduate preparation.

• ACCT 501 Foundations of Accounting (3)
• FIN 502 Foundations of Finance (1.5)
• ECN 501 Foundations of Economics (3)
• MKT 502 Foundations of Marketing (1.5)
• QM 502 Business Statistics (1.5)
• 504 Business Analytics (1.5)

MBA Core Courses (27 credits)

Core MBA curriculum includes ten required courses.

• ACCT 511 Accounting for Decision Making and Control (3)
• MKT 511 Marketing Management and Strategy (3)
• ECN 516 Global Economics (3)
• MGT 513 Organizational Structure & Behavior (3)
• MIS 514 Management Information System (3)
• FIN 517 Financial Management (3)
• SCM 530 Operations and Supply Chain Management (3) 
• MGT 535 HR Management and Legal and Ethical Perspectives (3)
• MGT 611 Integrative Management (3)

Business Analytics Concentration Courses (9 Credits)

Take any three of the following courses to complete your concentration. 

• QM 520 Descriptive Analytics for Business (3)
• QM 521 Predictive Analytics for Business (3)
• QM 522 Prescriptive Analytics (3)
• QM 523 Business Analytics Capstone (3)

 

Should you choose to continue your Business Analytics studies, you can apply these courses toward a Shenandoah MBA with a Business Analytics Certificate by completing just one extra course! 

Become a business leader with Business Analytics credentials! Earn your Shenandoah MBA with a Business Analytics Certificate with only one extra course to have Business Analytics credentials that display on your official Shenandoah transcript. 

How to apply

Apply now for the MBA program and Business Analytics Management Certificate. 

Apply Now for the MBA

Apply now for the Business Analytics Graduate Certificate

Questions or application issues? Please contact our Graduate Admissions Office at sugradadmissions@su.edu, 540-665-4581, or text us at 540-401-5709.

Course requirements for the MBA with a Business Analytics Certificate include:

Foundation Course (12 credits)

Up to 12 foundation credits may be waived for students with the appropriate undergraduate or graduate preparation.

• ACCT 501 Foundations of Accounting (3)
• FIN 502 Foundations of Finance (1.5)
• ECN 501 Foundations of Economics (3)
• MKT 502 Foundations of Marketing (1.5)
• QM 502 Business Statistics (1.5)
• 504 Business Analytics (1.5)

MBA Core Courses (27 credits)

Core MBA curriculum includes ten required courses.

• ACCT 511 Accounting for Decision Making and Control (3)
• MKT 511 Marketing Management and Strategy (3)
• ECN 516 Global Economics (3)
• MGT 513 Organizational Structure & Behavior (3)
• MIS 514 Management Information System (3)
• FIN 517 Financial Management (3)
• SCM 530 Operations and Supply Chain Management (3) 
• MGT 535 HR Management and Legal and Ethical Perspectives (3)
• MGT 611 Integrative Management (3)

Business Analytics Certificate Courses (12 Credits)

Four required courses.

• QM 520 Descriptive Analytics for Business (3)
• QM 521 Predictive Analytics for Business (3)
• QM 522 Prescriptive Analytics (3)
• QM 523 Business Analytics Capstone (3)

After completing this degree, the participants may seek roles as an entry-level business analyst or data analyst.

• Entry-level Business Analyst salary range: $65K-$75K
• Business Analyst average base salary in D.C. area: $92K
• Data Analyst average base salary in D.C. area: $75K

 

The Career & Professional Development provides a comprehensive range of services and resources to assist Shenandoah students in their career search. Services offered include resume and cover letter building, mock interviews, and professional dining etiquette workshops.

Career & Professional Development at Shenandoah

There’s a special bond between School of Business students and their professors. Students enjoy close professional relationships with academically and professionally experienced faculty who mentor them in and out of the classroom. This remains a hallmark of a Shenandoah University business education. Students also benefit from our executive-in-residence who works with both professors and students to broaden the student’s focus beyond the classroom.

Bernadine Dykes
Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Management

 

Meet School of Business Faculty

Shenandoah University enjoys a strong reputation locally, regionally and nationally. Our graduates are recognized within the business community as knowledgeable, capable, and able to excel in the workplace.

Our programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management and business education. It represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide, and it recognizes that the School of Business offers high-quality business programs. Processes are in place to ensure continuous improvement in the future. Therefore students and alumni can be proud of earning a degree from an institution that has taken its place among other world-wide leaders in business education.