Dual MS-MBA Program, Business Analytics - Business Administration

Option Available

Business Analytics (Coursework Only without Comprehensive Exams)

Business Administration (Coursework Only without Comprehensive Exams)

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Applicants for the MS-MBA Business Analytics program must make separate application to and be accepted by the Office of Graduate Admissions for the Master of Science with a major in Business Analytics and the Master of Business Administration.
  • Students should indicate on both applications the intent to pursue the dual MS-MBA program.
• After the MBA application deadline of December 15, applications by United States citizens and permanent residents will be considered as space allows.
  • Additional information is required and different application dates are established by Graduate Admissions for international students.
• The MBA Program requires a GMAT score for admissions consideration.

Academic Standards

• Students accepted for both the MS and MBA degree programs will be assigned to an advisor from the business analytics MS program and another from the MBA program.
• These advisors will be responsible for course approval and supervision of the students’ progress through the dual program.
• A grade of D or below in any core course is grounds for dismissal from the Master’s in Business Analytics Program.

Credit Hours Required

• 63 graduate credit hours
• Dual Course Requirements
  • The Department of Business Analytics and Statistics will award up to 9 credit hours toward the MS Business Analytics for acceptable performance in approved courses offered in the Master of Business Administration.
  • The Master of Business Administration will award up to 15 credit hours toward the MBA for acceptable performance in approved graduate-level courses offered in the MS Business Analytics Program.
  • The approval of courses is the responsibility of the student and the student’s assigned advisors.

Required Courses

• Core Requirements for Business Analytics (25.5 credit hours)

• BZAN 530 - Business Skills Development
• BZAN 531 - Decision Optimization
• BZAN 533 - Probability and Statistics for Business Analytics
• BZAN 535 - Statistical Methods for Business
• BZAN 536 - Case Studies in Business Analytics
• BZAN 537 - Data Security and Ethics
• BZAN 540 - Applied Regression Analysis for Business
• BZAN 542 - Data Mining Methods for Business Applications
• BZAN 545 - Data Engineering for Business Applications
• BZAN 550 - Business Analytics Experience

• Core Requirements for MBA (24 credit hours)

• ACCT 505 - Financial Accounting I
• ACCT 506 - Managerial Accounting I
• BZAN 505 - Operations Management
• BZAN 507 - Supply Chain Models
• ECON 503 - Economics in a Global Environment
• ECON 505 - Economics of Strategy
• FINC 505 - Financial Management I
• FINC 506 - Financial Management II
• FINC 507 - Essentials of Financial Statement Analysis
• MGT 505 - Leading Complex Organizations
• MGT 506 - Competitive Strategy
• MARK 505 - Marketing Strategy I
• MARK 506 - Marketing Strategy II
• SCM 505 - Supply Chain Management Strategy, Customer Value, and Innovation
• SCM 506 - Supply Chain Management Operating Elements, Enablers, and Execution
• BUAD 516 - Business Skills Development II
• 10.5 additional hours of BZAN 500-level courses approved by the advisor and for which the student is eligible to register
• Three additional hours of Haslam College of Business 500-level courses approved by the advisor and for which the student is eligible to register

Non-Course Requirements

• Program Enrollment
  • Students must begin their studies in the MS Business Analytics program. During the first year in the MSBA program, students register as Master of Science in Business Analytics program students. After the first year, they are classified and registered as MBA students.
• Graduation Requirements
  • A dual program candidate must satisfy the graduation requirements of both the MS in Business Analytics and the Master of Business Administration.
  • Students withdrawing from the dual program before completing both degrees will not receive credit toward graduation in either degree program for courses taken in the other degree program, except as such courses qualify for credit without regard to the dual degree program.
  • The MS and the MBA degrees will be awarded upon successful completion of the requirements of the dual program.