Business Analytics, Bachelor of Science

Our business analytics major will enable you to understand the role of evidence-based data in decision-making and how to transform data into a powerful and predictive strategic asset that will ultimately drive optimal results.  Business analytics is critical in preparing organizations to solve 21st-century business challenges and participants of this program will have exposure to innovative methodologies that support data-driven decision making.  With the interdisciplinary nature of business analytics, this major offers a broad yet rigorous curriculum in business (accounting, finance, insurance, marketing, operations, organizational behavior, strategy), data science (statistics, econometrics, data mining, data visualization), and management science (optimization, stochastic modeling, simulation, supply chain management).

If you are interested in learning about business analytics in a particular functional area, such as finance, insurance, marketing, or operations, you will have that opportunity. You will also benefit from the extensive industry experience of our faculty and seasoned professionals in the field.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Ahmad Vakil, Chair
Department of Business Analytics and Information Systems
[email protected]

Admission

For more information about admission to this and other acclaimed undergraduate programs at St. John’s University, please visit Undergraduate Admission online. Or contact us directly at the campus of your choice:

Admission Office - Queens Campus
718-990-2000
[email protected]

Admission Office -  Staten Island campus
718-390-4500
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Courses

In addition to the Common and Distributed Core, and Business Core courses, the business analytics major consists of seven courses (21 credits) comprised of five required Business Analytics (BUA) courses, a Business Analytics elective, and an applied elective selected from a list of analytics courses offered by the various departments in the Tobin College.

Required

The following five courses (15 credits):

Business Analytics Electives

One course from the following (3 credits):

Applied Electives

One course from the following (3 credits):

Additional Information

Along with outstanding courses and renowned professors, students in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's benefit from world-class academic and technological resources.

The Financial Information Lab boasts state-of-the-art learning tools including 29 computer workstations. Each computer offers the latest FactSet financial software. The lab provides access to Bloomberg systems as well as news, stock market information and financial data to enrich every student’s understanding of the business world.

Drawing on St. John's extensive contacts in New York City's business sector, the Executive-in-Residence Program (EIRP) is a unique feature of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Guided by leading executives who serve as teachers and mentors, students engage in real-world consulting for actual businesses and non-profit organizations.

The Undergraduate Student-Managed Investment Fund is a highly selective program that gives students hands-on experience with managing a substantial portfolio.

Students gain an academic and professional edge by joining any one of St. John's more than 180 student clubs and organizations. Business-related clubs in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business include the following:

• Advertising Club
• APICS, The Educational Society for Resource Management
• ASCEND – Pan Asian Student Organization
• Economics and Finance Society
• Internal Audit Student Organization (IASO)
• Marketing Club
• National Association of Black Accountants 

The Tobin College also offers membership in the following honor societies:

• Beta Alpha Psi: The national scholastic honor society in accounting
• Beta Gamma Sigma: The Iota Chapter of this honor society for colleges of business administration
• Omicron Delta Epsilon:  The Theta Chapter of this national honor society in economics
• Sigma Iota Epsilon: The Sigma Chapter of the national honor society in management

Dean’s Honors Program

This elite program offers opportunities for high-achieving undergraduate business students to share their academic journey with fellow scholars in the program. It features enriched curricular activities designed to stimulate intellectual, professional, and personal growth by combining opportunities for career development, global study, research projects with faculty, and academic service-learning.

Students are selected for the program by Tobin faculty. Only the highest performing entering freshman are considered for selection for this prestigious program. 

The Dean’s Honors Program participation requirements include:

• Enrollment in Dean's Honors-designated courses
• Participation in a subsidized Global Destination Course
• Completion of at least one internship course
• Participation in workshop/speaker/career development activities each semester
• Maintenance of a 3.5 cumulative GPA, both overall and within student’s major

The benefits of the program are many, notably:

• Participating students receive funding toward the Tobin Global Destination course
• Participating students have the option to conduct research with a faculty member within the student’s major
• Participating students may live with other Honors Program participants in one of the University’s residence halls
• Participating students get early exposure to and counseling by career services professionals