All students earning their undergraduate degree in a Business discipline from the OSU College of Business complete a common business core. This core, consisting of about 100 credits across all four years, provides students with a strong business foundation.

The following learning goals and objectives are in addition to those in the business core learning goals and objectives.

Graduates from the Business Analytics degree program will be able to:

  • Identify business opportunities for data-driven solutions.
  • Bridge business problems with analytical models.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis methods and in data analytic tools.
  • Develop data-driven solutions to support decision-making in real-world business situations.
  • Communicate technical information and analysis results to people both with and without technical backgrounds.
  • Estimate the financial, operational and ethical consequence of a data-driven solution developed in structured or unstructured and ambiguous situations.